• Detail of a historiated initial 'D' of the Annunciation, at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin., Leaves and bifolia of a Book of Hours, containing text from the Hours of the Virgin, use of Rome

(now in a private collection, Japan); Sotheby's, Western Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 14 July 1981, lot 25 (Private Collection, Switzerland). 1 large historiated initial 'D' in colours and gold, of the Annunciation, with heraldry with a swan crest flanked by

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uo) and catchword., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

Piece of paper pasted onto f. 1 with Seneca's epitaph, apparently written in the same hand as the rest of the manuscript.ff. 1-[2a] are medieval flyleaves.Watermark visible (f. 2).Quires numbered in the top right corner of the pages. Numerous initials

• Illuminated initial 'A'([d]tingam]) with foliate decoration at the beginning of Book 3 of Valerius Maximus's Facta et dicta memorabilia., Facta et dicta memorabilia

Maximus's Facta et dicta memorabilia. 6 large white vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et

• A diagram of Old Testament genealogy, including Noah, with diagrams of the world and Noah's ark., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Noah's ark. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 2). Numerous small medallions containing portrait busts, some with biblical scenes, on every folio, in colours and gold. Diagrams, in colours and gold (ff. 2v (x2), 6, 17). 1 large

• A diagram of the genealogy of the kings of England, including Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Richard III, and Henry VII., Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England)

Henry VII. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 2). Numerous small medallions containing portrait busts, some with biblical scenes, on every folio, in colours and gold. Diagrams, in colours and gold (ff. 2v (x2), 6, 17). 1 large

• Puzzle initial 'A'(pocalipsis), in Haimo Halberstatensis's In Apocalypsim., In Apocalypsim (ff. 1-106), In Cantica Canticorum (ff. 107-135v)

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.8.5’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with human head, in Haimo Halberstatensis's In Apocalypsim., In Apocalypsim (ff. 1-106), In Cantica Canticorum (ff. 107-135v)

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.8.5’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Detail of illuminated initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia

vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit

• Detail of illuminated initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia

vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit

• Decorated initial 'KL', accompanied by a bar developing foliate extensions with a dragon, at the beginning of August in the Calendar., Kalendarium, cum figuris eclipsum, tabulis, et canonibus

15v, 18, 20v, 23, 25v, 27v, 29v). 1 large initial in gold on a red and blue ground (f. 40v). Smaller initials (2 lines) in blue with foliate pen-flourishing in red. Small initials (1 line) in blue with foliate pen-flourishing

• Diagrams of the eclipse of the moon., Kalendarium, cum figuris eclipsum, tabulis, et canonibus

15v, 18, 20v, 23, 25v, 27v, 29v). 1 large initial in gold on a red and blue ground (f. 40v). Smaller initials (2 lines) in blue with foliate pen-flourishing in red. Small initials (1 line) in blue with foliate pen-flourishing

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ost) with human head, in Haimo Halberstatensis's In Apocalypsim., In Apocalypsim (ff. 1-106), In Cantica Canticorum (ff. 107-135v)

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.8.5’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Puzzle initial 'A'(pocalipsis), in Haimo Halberstatensis's In Apocalypsim., In Apocalypsim (ff. 1-106), In Cantica Canticorum (ff. 107-135v)

Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its book-plate with the pencil inscription: ‘XV.8.5’, inside upper cover).Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of

• Calendar page with illuminated initials., Kalendarium, cum figuris eclipsum, tabulis, et canonibus

15v, 18, 20v, 23, 25v, 27v, 29v). 1 large initial in gold on a red and blue ground (f. 40v). Smaller initials (2 lines) in blue with foliate pen-flourishing in red. Small initials (1 line) in blue with foliate pen-flourishing

• Decorated initials., Facta et dicta memorabilia

initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber

• Illuminated initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia

initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber

• Illuminated initial., Facta et dicta memorabilia

initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit liber

• Detail of colophon., Facta et dicta memorabilia

vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 20, 31v, 44v, 57, 67). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate decoration. Facta et dicta memorabilia Scribal colophon dated April 1400: ‘Explicit

• Illuminated initial 'A'(nno), with a partial border, at the beginning of book 2., Commentary on Unum ex quatuor

with a marked change on f. 195.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 8 foliate initials in colours and gold, with full (f. 1) or partial foliate borders (ff. 45v, 70v, 73v, 82v, 99v, 144v, 189), at the beginning of the prologue and

• Illuminated initial 'P'(ost) with a partial border, at the beginning of book 5., Commentary on Unum ex quatuor

with a marked change on f. 195.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 8 foliate initials in colours and gold, with full (f. 1) or partial foliate borders (ff. 45v, 70v, 73v, 82v, 99v, 144v, 189), at the beginning of the prologue and