• White vine initial 'Q'(uintus) and white vine decoration enclosing a space left blank originally intended for arms., De amicitia (ff. 1-13); De senectute (ff. 13v-24v); Paradoxa stoicorum (ff. 25-32)

at the beginning of each text (ff. 1, 13v, 25). White vine decoration in the lower margin in colours and gold with a blank space left for a coat of arms (f. 1). Smaller initials in red with purple pen-flourishing.

• Puzzle initial 'N'(atus in excelsis tectis cartagenis alte) and coloured initial 'S'(orores falso)., Comoediae (index Comedies), including Andria, Eunuchus, Heautontimoroumenos, Adelphi, Hecyra, and Phormio

puzzle initial in red and blue with red and purple penwork decoration (the blue pigment has flaked off) (f. 1).1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 26). Smaller initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in

• Puzzle initial 'N'(otandum)., Martyrology

Puzzle initial 'N'(otandum). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with foliate motifs and pen-flourishing in red, green and purple (f. 1). Smaller initials in red with purple pen-flourishing and in blue with red pen-flourishing. Plain initials in red

• White vine initial 'H'(ec) and glosses flanking main text., Exodus with gloss (added quire)

former pastedown.When the first quire of the manuscript went missing it was replaced by ff. 1-8v. 1 large white vine initial in colours (f. 1). Exodus with gloss (added quire) 2 effaced inscriptions, likely relating to ownership (ff. [v], 1).A

• Initial 'L'(ignis) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of Sermon 17., Gilbert's Sermons (index Liber sermonum giliberti cantica canticorum Solomonis), imperfect at the beginning (ff. 1-61v), and Bernard's Prayer to the Virgin (index Oratio Beati Bernardi abbatis ad Beatam Virginem) (ff. 62r-v)

abbatis ad Beatam Virginem) (ff. 62r-v) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (f. 1; see Wright and Wright 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st earl

• Decorated initial 'A'(ccedamus) at the beginning of the text., Quaestiones super Isagogen Porphyrii (ff. 1-41); Quaestiones super Praedicamenta Aristotelis (ff. 41v-73v); Quaestiones super Peri hermeneias Aristotelis (ff. 73v-94v)

the gutter (a crown?).f. 95 is a flyleaf with later inscriptions. Initials in colours and gold (f. 1). Initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Quaestiones super Isagogen Porphyrii (ff. 1-41); Quaestiones super Praedicamenta Aristotelis

• White vine initial 'A'(postolorum) with an animal head terminal and a peacock., Historiae ecclesiasticae (Ecclesiastical History), imperfect, preceded by a table of contents

terminal and a peacock. f. 1, with a vine stem border and the coat of arms of the Este family, has been bound in a separate volume: Volume 2.The Table of Contents of Volume 1 extends to Chapter 8 (f.

• Full white vine border, inhabited by birds, with the initial 'P'(eritorum) and the coat of arms of the Este in the lower margin., Historiae ecclesiasticae (Ecclesiastical History), imperfect, preceded by a table of contents

in the lower margin. f. 1, with a vine stem border and the coat of arms of the Este family, has been bound in a separate volume: Volume 2.The Table of Contents of Volume 1 extends to Chapter 8 (f.

• White vine initial 'Q'(uecumque) with an animal head terminal and a green parakeet., Historiae ecclesiasticae (Ecclesiastical History), imperfect, preceded by a table of contents

and a green parakeet. f. 1, with a vine stem border and the coat of arms of the Este family, has been bound in a separate volume: Volume 2.The Table of Contents of Volume 1 extends to Chapter 8 (f.

• Illuminated headpiece and initial with foliate decoration, and title in display capitals., New Testament

(b. c. 1683; d. 1744), chaplain at Smyrna: acquired in Smyrna in 1722, his inscription 'Bernard Mould Smyrna 1722' (f. 1; see ~Summary Catalogue~ 1999); sold to Edward Harley on 28 July 1725 (see Wright and Wright 1966; Wright 1972).The

• Foliate initial 'N'(on), partial border, and arms of the Gonzaga family, at the beginning of Cicero's De finibus., De finibus (ff. 1-94), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 95-190v)

finibus. 10 large foliate initials, in colours on a gold field, at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 15v, 40v, 56v, 72v, 95, 119v, 133, 150v, 168), the first with matching partial borders incorporating heraldic arms. The initial in

• Foliate initial 'C'(um) at eh beginning of Book 5 of Cicero's De finibus., De finibus (ff. 1-94), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 95-190v)

foliate initials, in colours on a gold field, at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 15v, 40v, 56v, 72v, 95, 119v, 133, 150v, 168), the first with matching partial borders incorporating heraldic arms. The initial in each of the

• Foliate initial 'S'(irs) including the heraldic arms of William de la Pole, with a full foliate border, at the beginning of part 1 of Lydgate's Siege of Thebes., The Siege of Thebes

distinct text, and one of the few with illustration: see Edwards 1991. 1 large historiated initial with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 large decorated initial enclosing heraldic arms with a full foliate border, in

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) at the beginning of Cicero's Tusculanae disputationes., De finibus (ff. 1-94), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 95-190v)

initials, in colours on a gold field, at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 15v, 40v, 56v, 72v, 95, 119v, 133, 150v, 168), the first with matching partial borders incorporating heraldic arms. The initial in each of the two

• Initials 'R'(everendo) and 'I'(n) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Heinrich von Langenstein's Epistola de conceptione beatae virginis Mariae., Epistola de conceptione beatae virginis Mariae

de conceptione beatae virginis Mariae. 1 large initial (4 lines) in green with red pen-flourishing, decorated in green (f. 1).1 smaller initial (3 lines) in red with green pen-flourishing, decorated in red (f. 1). Small initials (2-3 lines) in

• Foliate initial 'S'(irs) including the heraldic arms of William de la Pole, at the beginning of part 1 of Lydgate's Siege of Thebes., The Siege of Thebes

distinct text, and one of the few with illustration: see Edwards 1991. 1 large historiated initial with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1).1 large decorated initial enclosing heraldic arms with a full foliate border, in

• Initial 'R'(everendo) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Heinrich von Langenstein's Epistola de conceptione beatae virginis Mariae., Epistola de conceptione beatae virginis Mariae

de conceptione beatae virginis Mariae. 1 large initial (4 lines) in green with red pen-flourishing, decorated in green (f. 1).1 smaller initial (3 lines) in red with green pen-flourishing, decorated in red (f. 1). Small initials (2-3 lines) in

• Detail of decorated intial., Gesta regum Anglorum, imperfect

Detail of decorated intial. 1 large red initial with green, red, blue, and brown foliate decoration (f. 1). 6 large initials in red (often oxidised) or green, mostly simple, but some with decoration in the other colour or also with

• Detail of decorated initial., Gesta regum Anglorum, imperfect

Detail of decorated initial. 1 large red initial with green, red, blue, and brown foliate decoration (f. 1). 6 large initials in red (often oxidised) or green, mostly simple, but some with decoration in the other colour or also with

• Detail: initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the section on Hanukkah., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 1

127v, 131v, 137). Numerous initial-word panels decorated with pen-flourishing, in blue and red ink. 1 micrography (f. 18v). Festival prayer book (~mahzor~), Italian rite, volume 1 Jacob ben Solomon: inscribed with his name (f. 1).Marchion: inscribed with his name (ff.