• Detail of illluminated initial., Epistolae 1-7 and 9

colours and gold, at the beginning of each book except book 3 (ff. 1, 14v, 42v, 56v, 69, 83v, 97v). Small initials alternately plain red or blue. Epistolae 1-7 and 9 Colophon(?), erased (f. 111v), in pink ink like that

• Initial 'V' with filigree penwork decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Historiated initial 'V' of Michael weighing a soul., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Historiatd initial 'A' of the Presentation in the Temple., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Historiated initial 'S' of Saint Peter dressed as a pope and holding a book., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Historiated initial 'L' of Lucy holding eyes on a dish and a palm leaf., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Historiated initial 'F' of John the Baptist., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Historiated initial 'B' of Longinus holding a spear., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Historiated initial 'D' with Simon and Andrew fishing on Lake Galilee., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Initial 'A' with filigree decoration., Leaves from an Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary)

4v, 5v, 6v, 7v, 8v), with foliate extension and bezants. 2 large initials in colours with filigree penwork decoration (ff. 1, 9v). 16 small initials with penwork decoration (ff. 1v, 2v-4, 5, 6, 7, 8v, 9). Leaves from an Antiphoner

• Partial border with floral and foliate decoration and a large decorated intial 'T'(ractatulus)., De quercu Julii pontificis sive de lapide philosophico

and gold with floral and foliate decoration and a large intial in gold on a blue ground (f. 1). Large initials in brown or blue. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or brown. De quercu Julii pontificis sive de lapide

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

for Psalms 26, 38, 51, 80, 101, and 109. 1 large painted initial with acanthus leaf decoration at the beginning of Psalm 68 (f. 111), and other large and small red, blue, green, and yellow simple initials, some decorated around

• null, Commentary on the Psalms (imperfect, starting in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 9 and ending in the middle of the commentary on Psalm 146)

for Psalms 26, 38, 51, 80, 101, and 109. 1 large painted initial with acanthus leaf decoration at the beginning of Psalm 68 (f. 111), and other large and small red, blue, green, and yellow simple initials, some decorated around

• Decorated initial 'A'(lvredus) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 6., Polychronicon (to the 25th year in the reign of Henry VI, i.e. 1445), including 2 extracts from the Latin Brut Chronicle of England (ff. 227-228v) (imperfect)

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘13 die mensis Augusti, A.D. 1724’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Historiated initial 'G'(loriosissimam) with Augustine as a bishop, with stigmata, combined with a three-sided white vine border including the coats of arms of the Hungarian humanists Janus Vitez (index John Vitez) and Petrus Garazda (index Peter Garazda), medallions with saints (probably the Fathers of the Church: three of them are bishops and the fourth one is probably Peter), a wolf and hen, winged putti, a dog, birds and flowers., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)

bishops and the fourth one is probably Peter), a wolf and hen, winged putti, a dog, birds and flowers (f. 1). White vine initial in colours and gold at the beginning of each subsequent book (ff. 13, 24v, 36v, 48,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(urge) of the Adoration of the Magi, at the reading for Ephiphany., Epistolary of the Sainte-Chapelle, Use of Paris

in colours and gold (ff. 1, 13, 15, 84, 99v, 108v, 116v (x2)). Large puzzle initials in gold and blue, with pen-flourishing in blue (and red) and red (and blue), developing decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys, 1 developing a full border

• Puzzle initial 'F'(ratres) with penwork extensions., Epistolary of the Sainte-Chapelle, Use of Paris

in colours and gold (ff. 1, 13, 15, 84, 99v, 108v, 116v (x2)). Large puzzle initials in gold and blue, with pen-flourishing in blue (and red) and red (and blue), developing decorated extensions with fleur-de-lys, 1 developing a full border

• Miniature of the destruction of Thebes., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

97, 105, 108v, 115v, 119v, 132v, 139, 141v, 148, 153, 163, 174v, 180, 188, 192, 198, 201, 211v, 216, 218v). 1 space left for a one-column miniature (f. 208). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration

• Miniature of Charles the Bold receiving the book from the translator, Vasco de Lucena, and a foliate initial 'T'(res), with a full border containing a man with a cross-bow and an added shield bearing the Tudor royal arms of England crowned and supported by a red dragon and a white greyhound, at the beginning of the prologue., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

97, 105, 108v, 115v, 119v, 132v, 139, 141v, 148, 153, 163, 174v, 180, 188, 192, 198, 201, 211v, 216, 218v). 1 space left for a one-column miniature (f. 208). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration

• Detail of a miniature of Charles the Bold receiving the book from the translator, Vasco de Lucena, at the beginning of the prologue., Historia Alexandri (Quinte Curse Ruffe des faiz du grant Alexandre)

97, 105, 108v, 115v, 119v, 132v, 139, 141v, 148, 153, 163, 174v, 180, 188, 192, 198, 201, 211v, 216, 218v). 1 space left for a one-column miniature (f. 208). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration