• Decorated initials., Livre de Sydrac (index Book of Sydrac; Book of Sidrac; La Fontaine de toutes sciences; Le Tresor des sciences; Le Roman du philosophe Sydrac)

half empty and only framed in blue with gold corners (f. 3). 1 large and 2 smaller decorated initials including heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 19). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue

• Illuminated initial 'E'(go) and a full border with the arms probably of the Del Drago family of Rome, at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares., Epistolae ad familiares

Del Drago family of Rome, at the beginning of Cicero's Epistolae ad familiares. 1 large decorated initial and a full decorated border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and

• null, Libro Imperiale

1 large white-vine initial including a human head and a three-sided white-vine border with heraldic arms and birds in the lower margin, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large white-vine initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours

• Illuminated initial 'E'(xpositionem) with a foliate border, at the beginning of chapter 1., Commentary on Matthew

of chapter 1. Catchwords, and bifolium signatures which begin with 'a2' suggesting one missing leaf at the beginning of the volume. 8 foliate initials in colours and gold with foliate borders, at the beginning of each chapter (ff. 1, 25,

• Detail of decorated initial with a lion., De apibus

in red and blue with foliate or zoomorphic penwork decoration (ff. 1, 18). Large and small initials in plain red, a few with penwork decoration. Capital letters highlighted in red. De apibus Franciscans of Dordrecht, 15th century: inscribed 'liber conventus

• Illuminated initials., Il Canzoniere

Illuminated initials. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in

• Added text page written by a 15th-century scribe with the decorated initial 'O'(mnis)., Catiline

in hardpoint.Interlinear and marginal notes.f. 1* is a paper leaf pasted onto a former parchment pastedown. 1 large initial in red and blue (f. 1). Rubrics in red. Capitals marked in yellow. Catiline A note in a humanistic hand, beginning

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(e) formed by a quadruped, foliage, and an animal head., Unum ex quatuor

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n), formed by a peacock., Unum ex quatuor

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

• Decorated initial 'T'(hees) and three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the Mirror of the Life of Christ., Mirror of the Life of Christ (ff. 1-221v), and the first leaf of the Traité pour Essamples les Amantz Marietz (ff. 223-223v)

foliate border, at the beginning of the Mirror of the Life of Christ. 1 large decorated initial, developing a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum., Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum (ends imperfectly)

initial 'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum. 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1).1 smaller initial with reserved designs (f. 4). Small initials in plain

• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

Detail of historiated initial. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph

• Detail of miniature., Il Canzoniere

Detail of miniature. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks

• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

Detail of historiated initial. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph

• Decorated initial 'T'(hees), at the beginning of the Mirror of the Life of Christ., Mirror of the Life of Christ (ff. 1-221v), and the first leaf of the Traité pour Essamples les Amantz Marietz (ff. 223-223v)

initial 'T'(hees), at the beginning of the Mirror of the Life of Christ. 1 large decorated initial, developing a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain

• Flourished initial 'P'(er), at the beginning of Bartolus de Saxoferrato's Lectura super secunda parte Infortiati., Lectura super secunda parte Infortiati

Saxoferrato's Lectura super secunda parte Infortiati. 1 large initial in blue, with reserved designs, with red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Large and small initials (2 lines) in red or blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) and paraph marks in

• Flourished initial 'C'(um), and three-sided border, at the beginning of Alanus de Insulis's De planctu naturae., De planctu naturae (ff. 1-57v); Philobiblon (ff. 58-101v)

De planctu naturae. Marginal drawings of human faces, 15th century (ff. 10, 50, 61). 1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing, developing a three-sided border (f. 2). Large and smaller initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Paraph

• Detail of decorated initial., De consolatione philosophiae, imperfect

colophon (f. 53v).? The Carthusians of Mainz: 14th-century inscription ? 'liber Carthus(iensium) p(ro)pe Mogu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, obscured by ink stamp).Inscribed '77' and '9' (f. 1); similar inscriptions occur in other Arundel manuscripts.? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl

• Illuminated initial 'S'(equitur) with foliate decoration and partial border at the beginning of Book 9 of Livy's Ab urbe condita, first decade., Ab urbe condita, first decade, imperfect (ff. 5-108v); preceded (ff. 1-4v) by a table of chapters

the beginning of Book 9 of Livy's Ab urbe condita, first decade. 1 large foliate initial, in colours and gold, with a partial border incorporating heraldry (f. 1). 8 large foliate initials in colours and gold with partial borders at

• Decorated initials 'D' and 'P' in red and green in the liturgy of Basil, each with foliate and geometric patterns., Liturgy of Basil of Caesarea

f. 1).Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818 (inscription 'E Libri Caroli Parr Burney 1818', f. 1). Decorated initials Eastern Mediterranean