• null, De bello Judaico

the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42, 72, 90, 100v, 112, 132v). De bello Judaico

• null, De bello Judaico

the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Books 2-7 (ff. 42, 72, 90, 100v, 112, 132v). De bello Judaico

• Detail of puzzle initial 'G'(aufridus de mandeville comes)., Cartularium abbatiae de Walden (Cartulary of Walden made for Abbot John Pentelowe, arranged mainly topographically, with sections of foundation, royal and episcopal charters (ff. 18-42), papal privileges (ff. 69v-75).

'G'(aufridus de mandeville comes). ff. 1, 2, 3, [iiii], 266, 267 are parchment flyleaves.ff. 26, 193, 216 are added parchment fragments with texts.ff. 28v-29, 36v-37, 51-52, 75v, 154, 164, 233v are parchment leaves with added texts.1 blank parchment leaf occurs

• Pen-flourished initials., Cartularium abbatiae de Walden (Cartulary of Walden made for Abbot John Pentelowe, arranged mainly topographically, with sections of foundation, royal and episcopal charters (ff. 18-42), papal privileges (ff. 69v-75).

initials. ff. 1, 2, 3, [iiii], 266, 267 are parchment flyleaves.ff. 26, 193, 216 are added parchment fragments with texts.ff. 28v-29, 36v-37, 51-52, 75v, 154, 164, 233v are parchment leaves with added texts.1 blank parchment leaf occurs after the following

• Pen-flourished initials., Cartularium abbatiae de Walden (Cartulary of Walden made for Abbot John Pentelowe, arranged mainly topographically, with sections of foundation, royal and episcopal charters (ff. 18-42), papal privileges (ff. 69v-75).

initials. ff. 1, 2, 3, [iiii], 266, 267 are parchment flyleaves.ff. 26, 193, 216 are added parchment fragments with texts.ff. 28v-29, 36v-37, 51-52, 75v, 154, 164, 233v are parchment leaves with added texts.1 blank parchment leaf occurs after the following

• Pen-flourished initials., Cartularium abbatiae de Walden (Cartulary of Walden made for Abbot John Pentelowe, arranged mainly topographically, with sections of foundation, royal and episcopal charters (ff. 18-42), papal privileges (ff. 69v-75).

initials. ff. 1, 2, 3, [iiii], 266, 267 are parchment flyleaves.ff. 26, 193, 216 are added parchment fragments with texts.ff. 28v-29, 36v-37, 51-52, 75v, 154, 164, 233v are parchment leaves with added texts.1 blank parchment leaf occurs after the following

• Decorated initials 'Q'(uid) and 'U'(nde) with penwork decoration in Seneca's Hercules., Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29), Thyestes (ff. 29-50), Phoenissae (ff. 50v-62v), Phaedra (ff. 63-86), Oedipus (ff. 86v-106), Troades (ff. 106v-128), Medea (ff. 128v-147v), Agamemnon (ff. 148-166), Octavia (ff. 167-185), Hercules Oetaeus (ff. 185v-221v)

initials unfinished or in brown ink. Small initials in blue with red penwork. 1 diagram showing the family relationship of Nero and Claudius (f. 166v). Some marginal sketches (e.g. ff. 76v, 81v, 82, 94). Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff.

• Text page written by Bartolomeo of San Gimigniano in 1387., Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29), Thyestes (ff. 29-50), Phoenissae (ff. 50v-62v), Phaedra (ff. 63-86), Oedipus (ff. 86v-106), Troades (ff. 106v-128), Medea (ff. 128v-147v), Agamemnon (ff. 148-166), Octavia (ff. 167-185), Hercules Oetaeus (ff. 185v-221v)

unfinished or in brown ink. Small initials in blue with red penwork. 1 diagram showing the family relationship of Nero and Claudius (f. 166v). Some marginal sketches (e.g. ff. 76v, 81v, 82, 94). Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29),

• Coloured initial 'E'(t) in Oedipus., Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29), Thyestes (ff. 29-50), Phoenissae (ff. 50v-62v), Phaedra (ff. 63-86), Oedipus (ff. 86v-106), Troades (ff. 106v-128), Medea (ff. 128v-147v), Agamemnon (ff. 148-166), Octavia (ff. 167-185), Hercules Oetaeus (ff. 185v-221v)

in brown ink. Small initials in blue with red penwork. 1 diagram showing the family relationship of Nero and Claudius (f. 166v). Some marginal sketches (e.g. ff. 76v, 81v, 82, 94). Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29), Thyestes (ff.

• null, Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29), Thyestes (ff. 29-50), Phoenissae (ff. 50v-62v), Phaedra (ff. 63-86), Oedipus (ff. 86v-106), Troades (ff. 106v-128), Medea (ff. 128v-147v), Agamemnon (ff. 148-166), Octavia (ff. 167-185), Hercules Oetaeus (ff. 185v-221v)

Small initials in blue with red penwork. 1 diagram showing the family relationship of Nero and Claudius (f. 166v). Some marginal sketches (e.g. ff. 76v, 81v, 82, 94). Tragoediae (index Tragedies): Hercules furens (ff. 5-29), Thyestes (ff. 29-50), Phoenissae (ff.

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

• null, De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Cadels. De Remediis ad utramque fortunam William Petty (~formerly~

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) and partial border, at the beginning of Petrarch's De Remediis ad utramque fortunam., De Remediis ad utramque fortunam

partial border, at the beginning of Petrarch's De Remediis ad utramque fortunam. 1 large decorated foliate initial, developing a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in gold with blue or brown pen-flourishing or in blue

• Historiated initial 'I' of the eagle symbol of John, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from John 1:1-14., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• Historiated initial 'C' of the angel symbol of Matthew, extension of acanthus-like foliage and bezants with single hair-line embellishment, at the beginning of a Gospel extract from Matthew 2:1-12., Leaves from a Book of Hours, containing Gospel extracts: John 1:1-14, Matthew 2:1-12, Mark 16:14-120 and Luke 6:36-42

by Goertz for £35.Mrs Constance Goetze (d. 1951), wife of Sigismund C.H. Goetze, RA (b. 1866, d. 1939): her sale, 1 December 1942, lot 344, bought by Eisemann.Heinrich Eisemann, twentieth-century London book-dealer.The present leaves and bifolia purchased by the British

• 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

• 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, Opus de Jure, or Pragmatica

a simple geometric pattern (f. 1). Initials in red, with penwork decoration. Small initials in red. Opus de Jure, or Pragmatica Acquired in 1834 by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton,