• Decorated headpiece, at the beginning of the Psalter., Psalter

Decorated headpiece, at the beginning of the Psalter. 1 decorated headpiece (f. 2). Large initials in plain red. Psalter Inscription in Russian (f. 1).Inscribed 'Ex dono Will(hel)mi Skinner Armig(?)' (f. 1). Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician

• Added diagrams and puzzle initial 'D'(ixit) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Johannes de Rupescissa's De quinta essentia., Alcehmical texts, including De quinta essentia

with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Johannes de Rupescissa's De quinta essentia. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in brown and red (f. 2). 1 smaller puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in purple

• Illuminated initials 'T'(his) and 'R'(irste) at the beginning of a treatise on the rights of the Marshall during wartime., One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime

during wartime. Large initials in gold on blue and pink backgrounds with white or black filigree (f. 1). Paraphs in blue. LIne-fillers in blue. Rubrics in red. One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime The

• White vine initial 'I'(NTER) at the beginning of the text. In the lower margin, wreath enclosing an unidentified coat of arms., Historia Alexandri Magni, imperfect

gold and colours at the beginning of each book (ff. 1, 9v, 26, 46v, 57v, 70v, 80v). Wreath enclosing an unidentified coat of arms in the lower border (f. 1). Historia Alexandri Magni, imperfect Written by Franciscus Caballus Montefortinas, 1464:

• Decorated initial 'C'(um ad instruendam)., On Stratagems, in 4 books (index Strategematica, libri 4)

1463' (f. 43).ff. 1*, 44 are fragments from a manuscript with text in Gothic script with 1 initial in red with blue pen-flourishing and 1 in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 1*).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661,

• Table of eclipses of the sun., Astronomical Calendar

not made in her lifetime. Catchwords in ink frames and bifolium signatures. 1 faint drawing in drypoint of a Zodiac Man, in an arrow-shaped space (f. 12). 1 circular diagram entitled 'Tabula Paschalis' and eclipses of sun and moon, in

• Illuminated initial 'A'(d honorem) at the beginning of John Somer's preface., Astronomical Calendar

not made in her lifetime. Catchwords in ink frames and bifolium signatures. 1 faint drawing in drypoint of a Zodiac Man, in an arrow-shaped space (f. 12). 1 circular diagram entitled 'Tabula Paschalis' and eclipses of sun and moon, in

• Foliate initial and border., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Decorated initial with flowers, and border including mottos., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Decorated initial with flowers, and border including mottos., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Decorated line-fillers., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Miniature of Cicero debating the nature of friendship and border with mottos., Le livre des quatre vertus (De quatuor virtutibus) (ff. 1-28v); Le livre de vieillesse (De senectute) (ff. 30-129v) and Le livre de amitié (De amicitia) (ff. 130-192v); Letter of Bernard of Clairvaux (ff. 193-195v); Hymn to the Virgin (ff. 196-199)

and gold (ff. 1, 30, 107). 7 smaller decorated foliate initials with three-sided foliate borders including scrolls and a few also the heraldic arms, in colours and gold (ff. 33, 44, 53, 63, 85v, 124, 126v); 1 page missing after

• Calendar page for September, on the left, and for August (bound upside down) on the right., Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation of eclipses and of the moon's influence

Cambridge in 1717): inscription 'Tho. Baker, Coll. Jo. Socius ejectus' (f. 2).Various inscriptions, including 'henry' (ff. 21-22v).? Shelfmark 'LLg No. 1' (f. 1).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime

• Detail of decorated initial., Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts

surmounted by a lion's head (f. 1). Guide letters. Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts ‘Mithologeiarum liber feliciter finit anno domini M .CCCC.LXII’ (f. 185v). The Donati family of Venice, (arms, f. 1). Unidentified owner: included in the

• Detail of heraldry., Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts

surmounted by a lion's head (f. 1). Guide letters. Ovidii Metamorphoseon fabularum narratio, and other mythological texts ‘Mithologeiarum liber feliciter finit anno domini M .CCCC.LXII’ (f. 185v). The Donati family of Venice, (arms, f. 1). Unidentified owner: included in the

• null, Almanac, with a calendar, and tables for the calculation of eclipses and of the moon's influence

Cambridge in 1717): inscription 'Tho. Baker, Coll. Jo. Socius ejectus' (f. 2).Various inscriptions, including 'henry' (ff. 21-22v).? Shelfmark 'LLg No. 1' (f. 1).William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d. 1805), 2nd earl of Shelburne and 1st marquess of Lansdowne, prime

• Decorated initial 'C'(armina) with acanthus leaves and naturalistic flowers at the beginning of the text., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

in gold and colours with acanthus leaves and naturalistic flowers extending into the margins at the beginning of book 1 (f. 1). A very large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours at the beginning

• Decorated initial 'R'(es) at the beginning of William of Malmesbury's Gesta regum Anglorum., Gesta regum Anglorum, imperfect

Decorated initial 'R'(es) at the beginning of William of Malmesbury's Gesta regum Anglorum. 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

• null, Speculum humanae salvationis; Register of the history of the Old Testatment

Large initials in red, some with penwork decoration. Highlighting of letters in red. Speculum humanae salvationis; Register of the history of the Old Testatment The Cistercian nunnery of St Mary and St Mauritius, Medingen, lower Saxony: inscription 'Liber sanctae

• Illuminated initial with penwork decoration, including an added sketch of a king, at the beginning of the Opus qui Candelabrum nominatur; in the lower margin heraldic arms added., Candelabrum, followed by a list of chapters (ff. 77-80)

Candelabrum nominatur; in the lower margin heraldic arms added. 1 large initial in blue with reserved designs and penwork decoration in brown, including an added sketch of a king (f. 1). 7 spaces for large illuminated initials (ff. 10, 23,