• Detail of a miniature of a siren, depicted as a woman with the tail of a fish, pulling a sailor from a boat by the hair, while another sailor stops his ears to avoid hearing the siren's song, with a centaur holding a bow below., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

a centaur holding a bow below. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and

• Miniature of elephants, a dragon, and a mandrake., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

elephants, a dragon, and a mandrake. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and

• Detail of a miniature of a wild ass (onager)., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

miniature of a wild ass (onager). 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and

• Miniature of lizards (lacerta) with wings, on the left, and to the right, a sawfish (serra), a winged sea monster, and a ship, and below this, vipers (vipera) mating with the male putting his head into the female's mouth, and giving birth, with the young gnawing through her side., Aviarium (index Bestiary); Bestiary, in the Dicta Chrysostomi form (index Physiologus)

the young gnawing through her side. 1 full-page diagram with frame and central roundel in colours and gold (f. 2v). Numerous large miniatures in colours (29 of the aviarium; 24 of the bestiary). 1 large puzzle initial in blue and

• Coloured initials., De architectura

3-sided white vine border, in colours and gold (f. 1). 11 large white vine initials, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue and of the 10 books (ff. 1, 2, 16v, 33v, 49, 54, 63v, 81v, 95v,

• Historiated initial 'I' of Augustine dressed as a Bishop enthroned blessing two groups of kneeling Augustinian canons., Cutting from a Gradual or Antiphoner (index antiphoner; antiphonal)

MS Typ 981, f. 2 (f. 1 from the same manuscript), pf MS Typ 982, ff. 1-2, pf Ms Typ 983, ff. 1-3, pf Ms Typ 985, f. 1, pf Ms Typ 986, f. 1, pf Ms Typ 990, f.

• Full white vine border, inhabited by birds and animals, with a large white vine initial 'Q'(uamquam) with a portrait and, in the lower margin, a wreath designed for a coat of arms, supported by two putti., De officiis

designed for heraldic arms, supported by two putti (f. 1). Three-sided white vine border with a large white vine initial in colours and gold (f. 4). Incipits in gold (ff. 1, 4). 2 large white vine initials (ff. 68, 111v).

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uondam)., De remediis utriusque fortunae, De felicitate, Historia de duobus amantibus, Various moral treatises, including Dialogus A consolantis B mestum propter casum Republicae in Francia, De vita curiali detestanda, Controversia de Nobilitate, Dialogue veritatis et philalithis, De felicitate et miseria, Tyrannus, De miseria curialium, In avaritiam, Epistola ad Mahumetum Turorum Pricepem (dated 1461/62)

blank leaves after f. 171.3 blank leaves after f. 178.1 blank leaf after f. 209. 1 large initial in red with brown pen-flourishing (f. 1 ). Initials in red, some large, some small. Rubrics in red. Capitals marked in yellow.

• null, One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime

pink backgrounds with white or black filigree (f. 1). Paraphs in blue. LIne-fillers in blue. Rubrics in red. One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime The remainder of the manuscript (ff. 5-87v) is an 18th-century

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ow a man shal have Cristeis passion in mynde . . .') and full decorated border at the beginning of a list of the chapters in English. The lower margin has a quartered heraldic shield, whose quartered arms have been identified as those of Shirley and Brewes., The Prickynge of Love (ff. 1-72v), Mixed Life (ff. 73-82)

surviving complete copies of The Prickynge of Love, according to Kane 1983. 1 large initial and full border with marginal heraldic decoration in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Note in Latin of the contents, followed by: 'Thys boyk longeth to Da(me) Alys Braintwath / the worchypfull p(ri)oras of Dartford'; then (in Latin): 'Pray for the soul of Lady Elizabith Rede of this place', and 'Pray for the soul of Joanna Newmarche'., The Prickynge of Love (ff. 1-72v), Mixed Life (ff. 73-82)

surviving complete copies of The Prickynge of Love, according to Kane 1983. 1 large initial and full border with marginal heraldic decoration in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Decorated initial 'P'(ater) within the 'Pricking of Love' is this section, headed 'A devoute exposition of ye Pater Noster [the Lord's Prayer]'. It begins with the first line of the Our Father in Latin, and continues in English: 'Pater noster qui es in celis. A ye unspekable goodenesse of god . . .', The Prickynge of Love (ff. 1-72v), Mixed Life (ff. 73-82)

surviving complete copies of The Prickynge of Love, according to Kane 1983. 1 large initial and full border with marginal heraldic decoration in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Historiated initial of Benedict with a partial border., Dialogues (ff. 1-98v), and a letter (ff. 99-107)

and gold (ff. 1, 19, 39v, 68). 1 large decorated foliate initial with a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 18). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials

• Historiated initial of a seated bishop and kneeling woman, with a partial border., Dialogues (ff. 1-98v), and a letter (ff. 99-107)

and gold (ff. 1, 19, 39v, 68). 1 large decorated foliate initial with a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 18). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials

• Partial white vine border inhabited by birds, deer, and putti, with the initial 'V'(oi), and an unidentified and damaged coat of arms., Rime (ff. 1-142v) ; Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 143-179v)

animals and putti, with 1 large initial in colours and gold and a coat of arms, supported by putti, in the lower margin (the initial is damaged and the coat of arms effaced) (f. 1).1 white vine initial in

• Text page., Retractatio de animae quantitate (index On the Size of the Soul) (ff. 1-32v); Paschalis operis (index Carmen paschale), libri 5 (ff. 33-70v), Commentary on the Apocalypse (ff. 71-84v)

Ganz, 'the hands show marked Tours influence especially in the half uncial.' Title in rustic capitials and 1 large initial in red (f. 1). Plain initials in black. Rubrics and abbreviations of protagonists' names in red. Retractatio de animae quantitate

• Partial white vine borderwith a large historiated initial 'H' (ieronimus) of Jerome., Epistles and other works

ruled parchment leaf.Horizontal catchwords.The rubric on f. 324 has been erased. 1 partial white vine border in colours and gold with a large historiated initial of Jerome (f. 1).1 partial white vine border with a large white vine initial

• Decorated Initial 'Q'(uoniam) and the ownership stamp of the monastery of Sancta Maria Annunciata Varisii., Dictionary of Canon Law

initials in red. 1 plain intial in blue (f. 1). Rubrics in red. Dictionary of Canon Law The Franciscan monastery of Sancta Maria Annunciata, Varese (near Lake Como): ownership inscription (f. 430v), bookstamp with letters SMAV (ff. 1 and 438v)

• Historiated initial 'A'(rma) with a man in profile (probably Virgil), and an unfinished coat of arms., Aeneid (omitting Book 2, lines 567-88)

Historiated initial 'A'(rma) in brown ink with a man in profile (probably Virgil), and an unfinished coat of arms (f. 1). 10 initials in brown ink with foliate motifs (ff. 13, 25, 36v, 47v, 61, 75, 99v, 112, 126v, 140v).

• Decorated initial 'S'(emper) entwined in foliage on a blue ground at the beginning of Juvenal's Satires; with two heraldic shields in the lower margin., Satires (index Saturae, Satirae)(ff. 1-69v; ff. 70v-83)

also bore the same arms. 1 large faceted initial with foliate decoration, in colours, heraldic decoration, and square capitals used as display script with alternating lines in gold, blue, purple, and olive green (f. 1).1 large unfinished initial, and