• Miniature of a group of men adoring God the Father appearing in the sky, and a statue of a idole oposite, with a partial border, at the beginning of book 7., City of God (La cite de Dieu)

by Raoul des Presles for Charles V, king of France, preceded by the translator's prologue.Catchwords and bifolium signatures (volume 2). 1 large miniature in colours and gold with a full border bearing the royal arms of England, and a puzzle

• Miniature of a group of philosophers, with a partial border and a puzzle initial 'V'(ous), at the beginning of book 10., City of God (La cite de Dieu)

by Raoul des Presles for Charles V, king of France, preceded by the translator's prologue.Catchwords and bifolium signatures (volume 2). 1 large miniature in colours and gold with a full border bearing the royal arms of England, and a puzzle

• Miniature of a group of philosophers discussing, with a partial border and a puzzle initial 'A'(ulscuns), at the beginning of book 9., City of God (La cite de Dieu)

by Raoul des Presles for Charles V, king of France, preceded by the translator's prologue.Catchwords and bifolium signatures (volume 2). 1 large miniature in colours and gold with a full border bearing the royal arms of England, and a puzzle

• Miniature of Augustine in discussion with a group of men, with a partial border, at the beginning of the prologue to book 4., City of God (La cite de Dieu)

by Raoul des Presles for Charles V, king of France, preceded by the translator's prologue.Catchwords and bifolium signatures (volume 2). 1 large miniature in colours and gold with a full border bearing the royal arms of England, and a puzzle

• Text page with decorated initials., Anglo-Norman romance

(now Additional 40143, ff. 1-6) Large puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration in brown and green (f. 1). Initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour at the beginning of each verse. Anglo-Norman romance

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'E'(cce)., Miscellany, including the Prick of Conscience and the Expanded Northern Homily Cycle

A religious miscellany copied by four scribes (1: ff. 1-132, 2: ff. 133-164v, 3: ff. 165-205v, 4: ff. 206-258v). The contents include the expanded version of the Northern Homilies, saints' lives in verse, the Prick of Conscience (IMEV 3428.44), and

• Detail of cadels with human and animal faces., Miscellany, including the Prick of Conscience and the Expanded Northern Homily Cycle

faces. A religious miscellany copied by four scribes (1: ff. 1-132, 2: ff. 133-164v, 3: ff. 165-205v, 4: ff. 206-258v). The contents include the expanded version of the Northern Homilies, saints' lives in verse, the Prick of Conscience (IMEV 3428.44),

• Detail of cadels in the Gospel of Nichodemus with faces, abstract shapes, and on the left, part of a fish.., Miscellany, including the Prick of Conscience and the Expanded Northern Homily Cycle

on the left, part of a fish.. A religious miscellany copied by four scribes (1: ff. 1-132, 2: ff. 133-164v, 3: ff. 165-205v, 4: ff. 206-258v). The contents include the expanded version of the Northern Homilies, saints' lives in verse,

• Detail of text page., Miscellany, including the Prick of Conscience and the Expanded Northern Homily Cycle

religious miscellany copied by four scribes (1: ff. 1-132, 2: ff. 133-164v, 3: ff. 165-205v, 4: ff. 206-258v). The contents include the expanded version of the Northern Homilies, saints' lives in verse, the Prick of Conscience (IMEV 3428.44), and the

• Detail of illuminated initial 'A' and lower border with angels., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 1)

4335-4339.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 3 full-page miniatures with large decorated foliate initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10, 27). Large decorated foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in gold on red or

• White vine initial 'E'(t si) with the head of a ?bird, wreath enclosing unidentified arms in the lower margin at the beginning of the Rhetorica ad Herennium., Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)(ff. 1-76), Synonyma ad Lucium Veturium (ff. 77-93), Epitaph of St Bernardino (f. 93v)

with the head of a ?bird, and a wreath enclosing an unidentified coat of arms in the lower margin (f. 1). Smaller coloured initials in alternating red and blue. Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)(ff. 1-76), Synonyma

• White vine initial 'O', the first word of the Senectute, whoch begins, 'O Tite'., De amicitia (ff. 1-21v); De senectute (ff. 22-40v); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 41-51)

leaf with an inscription on the verso. 3 large white vine initials in colours and gold, 1 at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 22, 41). 6 initials in red (ff. 41v, 43v, 44, 45v, 47, 49). Incipits, explicits,

• Decorated initial 'V'(ideo) with pen-flourishing in Cicero's In catilinam., Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 1-67v), Orationes in Catilinam (ff. 67v-85v)

part 1 (ff. 67-72v) are by the hand of Jean Blanchard and were probably written in 1463 (see Watson 1979).Catchwords written horizontally and vertically. Leaf signatures. 9 initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour (ff. 1,

• Decorated initial 'C'(armina) with acanthus leaves and naturalistic flowers at the beginning of the text., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

in gold and colours with acanthus leaves and naturalistic flowers extending into the margins at the beginning of book 1 (f. 1). A very large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours at the beginning

• Pen-flourished initials 'C'(orduba); 'B'(ella); and 'Q'(uis)., Pharsalia

some framed or marked in red.Italian manuscript with initials in a Northern style. 1 large initial in blue with red and purple penwork decoration (f. 1).1 large initial in red with purple penwork decoration (f. 118v). 4 initials in

• Decorated initial 'I'(inter)., De bello hispaniensis (Liber V: anno 1412 ad 1444) (index De bello Hispano libri quinque)

small piece of the spine from a previous binding is pasted onto f. [i]. 1 large initial in colours and gold with a foliate extension (f. 1). 3 initials in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 28v, 53). 2

• Initial 'H' with pen-work decoration., Collection of letters attributed to Hippocrates and others in Rinuccini's Latin translation, preceded by dedications to Cardinal Antonio de la Cerda y Llosa (elected 1448, d. 1459) and Pope Nicholas V (elected 1447, d. 1455) (ff. 1-1v)

1447, d. 1455) (ff. 1-1v) Sparse marginalia in a contemporary hand.John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: sold to Edward Harley on 1 June 1720 (see Wright and Wright 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724),

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uantum) with foliate extensions and a man in academic dress (probably Aristotle)., Compendium of natural philosophy

1* is a paper flyleaf with a table of contents.Vertical catchwords. 1 large initial in colours with foliate extensions and a man in academic dress (probably Aristotle) (f. 1). Plain initials in red. Some rubrics and marginal notes in red,

• Initial 'A' with foliate penwork decoration including birds., Catena on the Psalms and Odes

text is preced by a Latin translation of Psalm 1 preceded by preface and catena (ff. 1-12v).Several long marginal additions. Decorated headpieces and initials with penwork decoration in red (ff. 13-355v). Headpieces decorated with flowers and birds in pen and

• Miniature of Boethius in his library and decorated initial 'S'., Le Livre de Boece de Consolacion (index Consolation of Philosophy; De Consolatione Philosophiae) (Book 1)

4335-4339.Anonymous verse-prose French translation. 3 full-page miniatures with large decorated foliate initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 10, 27). Large decorated foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials, paraph marks and line fillers in gold on red or