• Foliate initial 'Q'., Historia scolastica

Sens (f. 1).Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold (f. 1), and 15 foliate initials, sometimes with small animals, in colours and gold, with display script, at the beginning of chapters and prologues (ff. 1, 24v, 37v, 42v,

• Foliate initials 'L'(iber) and 'F'(actum est ) at the beginning of Josue., Historia scolastica

Sens (f. 1).Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold (f. 1), and 15 foliate initials, sometimes with small animals, in colours and gold, with display script, at the beginning of chapters and prologues (ff. 1, 24v, 37v, 42v,

• Illuminated initial 'F'(uit) and 'M'(ense)., Historia scolastica

Sens (f. 1).Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold (f. 1), and 15 foliate initials, sometimes with small animals, in colours and gold, with display script, at the beginning of chapters and prologues (ff. 1, 24v, 37v, 42v,

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nno)., Historia scolastica

Sens (f. 1).Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold (f. 1), and 15 foliate initials, sometimes with small animals, in colours and gold, with display script, at the beginning of chapters and prologues (ff. 1, 24v, 37v, 42v,

• Decorated initial 'C'(oment) with pen-flourishing and line-fillers at the beginning of the statutes., Nova statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III (ff. 30-115) to 17 Richard II (ff. 116-171v)

29v and 115v are blank. Initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour including foliate motifs (ff. 1, 20, 30, 30v, 32v, etc.). Line-fillers in red and blue. Paraphs in red and/or blue. Some catchwords decorated with

• Detail of an illuminated white vine-stem initial 'Q'(uamquam), and display script in alternating colours in the style of Felice Feliciano of Verona, at the beginning of Cicero's De Imperio Cn. Pompei., Orations and letters (ff. 1-147); Invectivum in Ciceronem (ff. 147v-149)

Cicero's De Imperio Cn. Pompei. 1 large white vine initial and a full white vine border, incorporating heraldry, in colours and gold (f. 1). 14 large white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 30v, 37, 44v, 53v, 69v,

• Detail of an illuminated white vine-stem border and initial 'C'(redo) of strapwork, at the beginning of Cicero's Pro Roscio Amerino., Orations and letters (ff. 1-147); Invectivum in Ciceronem (ff. 147v-149)

of Cicero's Pro Roscio Amerino. 1 large white vine initial and a full white vine border, incorporating heraldry, in colours and gold (f. 1). 14 large white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 30v, 37, 44v, 53v, 69v,

• Large initial 'B' with penwork decoration in the form of leaves., Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50

17v). Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50 The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 946 ' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 and in the catalogue of

• Large puzzle initial 'P' with penwork decoration in the form of leaves., Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50

17v). Enarrationes in Psalmos 1-50 The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 946 ' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 and in the catalogue of

• Decorated scribal formula at the end of Tractate Neziqim., Fragment of the commentary on Seder Nashim of the Mishnah

Decorated scribal formula at the end of Tractate Neziqim. Numerous drawings of geometric motifs at the end of the sections, in black ink. Decorated initial words at the beginning of chapters, in colours (ff. 6, 10). Fragment of the

• The last page of the text, with explicit, Iudica me deus (ff. 1-19); 'Tractatus de xii utilitatibus tribulacionis' (ff. 19v-31v); Theologia mystica (ff. 32-50v); Meditationes (ff. 51-55v); 'Contricio beati Bernardi' (ff. 55v-59v)

various sizes in red with blue and green foliate decoration (ff. 1, 19v), the first with zoomorphic features; or in red and blue, with brown penwork decoration (e.g. ff. 51, 55v); or in red with brown penwork decoration (e.g. f.

• Scholia before Dionysius Periegetes's Orbis descriptio, with a life of Dionysios and diagrams of the twelve winds., Orbis descriptio, with preceding scholia

(f. 1). Small red initials, some with foliate decoration. Brown and red diagrams, with foliate decoration (ff. 41v, 42). Small coloured marginal diagram (f. 48v). Orbis descriptio, with preceding scholia Marcos Mamuna and George Count of Corinth (inscriptions, ff. 1,

• Puzzle initial 'A'(d) with penwork decoration in foliate forms at the beginning of the prologue to a Life of Thomas Becket., Vita Sancti Thomae Becket

blue with red and blue penwork decoration, often with foliate forms, and pen-flourishing extending into the margins (ff. 3, 8v). 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (f. 45). Highlighting of letters in yellow. Vita Sancti

• Puzzle initial 'B'(eatus) with penwork decoration in foliate forms at the beginning of a Life of Thomas Becket labelled in the rubric 'edita a magistro Willielmo filio Stepheni'., Vita Sancti Thomae Becket

blue with red and blue penwork decoration, often with foliate forms, and pen-flourishing extending into the margins (ff. 3, 8v). 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing (f. 45). Highlighting of letters in yellow. Vita Sancti

• null, Iudica me deus (ff. 1-19); 'Tractatus de xii utilitatibus tribulacionis' (ff. 19v-31v); Theologia mystica (ff. 32-50v); Meditationes (ff. 51-55v); 'Contricio beati Bernardi' (ff. 55v-59v)

with blue and green foliate decoration (ff. 1, 19v), the first with zoomorphic features; or in red and blue, with brown penwork decoration (e.g. ff. 51, 55v); or in red with brown penwork decoration (e.g. f. 32); or in plain

• Miniatures of the Adoration of the Three Magi, the Three Magi seeing the star from Bethlehem, three knights bringing water to King David, and the throne of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, in the Speculum humanae salvationis., Speculum humanae salvationis (ends imperfectly)

1 large initial in red with simple pen-flourishing in red (f. 120). Small initials in plain red. Speculum humanae salvationis (ends imperfectly) Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector: inscribed 'Bibliotheca Sloaniana Min: 188' (f.

• Illuminated initial., Alchemical tracts, including the Secretum secretorum, imperfect

initial. 1 large initial in colours and gold with foliage decoration, damaged (f. 100v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, and in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue.

• Flourished initials, at the beginning of Isaac Israelita's Liber de urinis., Liber de urinis

to the Royal Society in 1667.Inscribed 'H' (f. 1) as in many other Arundel manuscripts.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XIII.7.17’,

• Ink drawings for an unfinished initial and miniature., Gentil Milicia (a treatise on chivalry)

with foliate extensions into the margin, unfinished, only the pen-drawing executed (ff. 1, 80). 17 roundels including figures or little scenes, unfinished, only the pen-drawing executed (ff. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10v, 11v, 13, 16, 26, 43v, 45v,

• Roundel including a figure and flourished initial., Gentil Milicia (a treatise on chivalry)

with foliate extensions into the margin, unfinished, only the pen-drawing executed (ff. 1, 80). 17 roundels including figures or little scenes, unfinished, only the pen-drawing executed (ff. 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10v, 11v, 13, 16, 26, 43v, 45v,