• Detail of an illuminated initial with knotwork motifs 'S'(equitur)., Ab urbe condita (index De gestis romanorum; Historia romana)

a black eagle poised on a sword on a gold ground in the upper half, two crossed swords on a blue ground in the lower half, and the initials 'V' and 'B' on either side (f. 1).Nathaniel Noel (fl. 1681,

• Decorated initial 'C'(UM) with interlace accompanied by a partial decorated border with flowers and arms of Schioppo of Verona., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi

and colours with interlace combined with a partial decorated border with flowers and heraldry (f. 1). A smaller initial in blue marks the beginning of each book. Marginal notes in green, purple, and red ink, sometimes accompanied by a small

• Miniature of Francis of Assisi appearing to his biographer, Bonaventure, and Thomas Aquinas entering the cell, folllowed by a Dominican and a Franciscan. Coat of arms of Giovanni Francesco di Malatesta. The Franciscan saints in the four corners of the border are (clockwise): Anthony of Padua, Louis of Toulouse, Bernardino of Siena and Clare., Legend and Life of Francis of Assisi (with Miracles)

59, 64, 68v, 72, 76v, 85v, 88). Numerous smaller initials in colours and gold. Numerous pen-flourished initials in red and blue. Legend and Life of Francis of Assisi (with Miracles) Written by Alessandro da Bologna, Augustinian friar and scribe, at

• Illuminated initial 'N'(ulle), at the beginning of the Nova statuta., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'N'(ulle), at the beginning of the Nova statuta., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(ome) of Edward III, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'R'(ichard) of Richard II, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H'(enry) of Henry IV, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Henry VI, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Detail of an historiated initial 'N'(ostre) of Henry V, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'C'(ome) of Edward III, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'R'(ichard) of Richard II, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'H'(enry) of Henry IV, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Henry VI, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Historiated initial 'N'(ostre) of Henry V, and a full foliate border, at the beginning of his Statutes., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from Edward III to Henry VI, ending in the year 1451

on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. At the end, 3 large initials in gold on pink and light blue foliate grounds (ff. 246v, 250v, 252v). Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index

• Illuminated initial 'H'(enry) and three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the statutes of the reign of Henry IV, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 31 Henry VI

foliate borders (ff. 2, 150, 238, 241, 252, 266, 271, 274, 275v). Small initials in blue with red flourishing. Paraph marks alternately red or blue. Probably by more than one artist. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute

• Puzzle initial 'D'(omino) with penwork decoration, and rubric with cadels at the beginning of the prologue., Liber de virtutibus Philippi Burgundie et Brabancie ducis

f. 83), which may be part of the same watermark. Puzzle initial in red and blue with blue penwork decoration (f. 1). Coloured initials in blue or red. Some cadels. Some ascenders decorated with ink drawings in red and brown

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, to 1245

are originally unwritten ruled pages.f. [69] is blank. Initial in blue with reserved lines and pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Coloured initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Capitals marked with red. Marginal drawing of a head

• Three puzzle initials 'M'(atheus), 'M'(atheus) and 'L'(iber), with pen-flourishing and one with a lion, at the beginning of two prologues to and at the beginning of Matthew; in the outer margin is a threaded book-mark., Bible (ff. 3-476); Interpretation of Hebrew Names (ff. 477-579)

383). 1 large initial in blue with pen-flourishing in both colours (f. 50v). Small initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour or, occasionally, in both colours. Simple initials in red or blue. Running headers, chapter numbers

• Decorated initial 'P'(atri) with acanthus leaves at the beginning of the Epistola de morte Hieronomi ad Damasium., Various texts including Pseudo-Eusebius, Epistola de morte Hieronomi ad Damasium (ff. 2-44); Pseudo-Augustine, Epistola de magnificentiis Hieronymi ad Cyrillum (ff. 44v-52v); Pseudo-Cyrillus, Epistola ad beatum Augustinum de miraculis Hieronymi (ff. 53-91v);Jerome, Vita S. Pauli primi heremitae (ff. 96-102); Leonardo Aretino, De bello italico adversus Gothos (ff. 102v-109), Timoteo Maffei's Letter of renunciation of the archbishopric of Milan (ff. 109v-118); Petrarch, Letter to Nicolo Azaiolo of Florence, seneschal to the king of Sicily (ff. 118v-124v), etc.

gold and colours with acanthus leaves (f. 2). Large blue initials (ff. 53, 124v), some with reserved lines (ff. 44v, 96, 102v, 109v). Smaller coloured initials in alternating red and blue. Various texts including Pseudo-Eusebius, Epistola de morte Hieronomi ad