• Detail of lower border., Carmina

Detail of lower border. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448 and 1495), and

• Detail of right border., Carmina

Detail of right border. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448 and 1495), and

• Detail of lower border., Carmina

Detail of lower border. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448 and 1495), and

• Detail of illuminated initial., Carmina

Detail of illuminated initial. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448 and 1495), and

• Detail of illuminated initial., Carmina

Detail of illuminated initial. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448 and 1495), and

• Detail of illuminated initials., Carmina

Detail of illuminated initials. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448 and 1495), and

• Detail of historiated initial., Carmina

Detail of historiated initial. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448 and 1495), and

• Detail of lower border., Carmina

Detail of lower border. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448 and 1495), and

• Detail of historiated initial and upper border., Carmina

Detail of historiated initial and upper border. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of Calabria (between 1448

• null, Treatise on hawking

1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Treatise on hawking Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly

• Puzzle initial, Cronica de los reyes Don Fernando y Dona Ysabel por Diego de Valera (ff. 1-88, chapters 1-91; ff. 88-288, chapters 92-213)

Puzzle initial 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in purple (f. 1). Small initials in plain red or blue. Cronica de los reyes Don Fernando y Dona Ysabel por Diego de Valera (ff. 1-88, chapters 1-91;

• Illuminated white vine initial 'L'(itera) extending into a partial border, a small illuminated initial 'P'(artes), and a wreath enclosing overpainted arms in the lower margin., Treatise on grammar, beginning 'Litera est vox quae scribi potest individua …' and excerpts from classical authors (ff. 105v-111)

in the lower margin. Written 'below top line'. 1 large white vine initial in colours and gold, extending into a partial border (f. 1), accompanied by a laurel wreath enclosing (overpainted) arms. 1 small initial in gold on coloured grounds.

• Historiated initial 'C'(ui), depicting one man (Catullus?) giving the book to another man (Alfonso?), and full border incorporating putti, animals, and the emblems of Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, in Catullus's Poems., Carmina

putti, animals, and the emblems of Alfonso, Duke of Calabria, in Catullus's Poems. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso

• Illuminated white vine initials 'C'(oelius) and 'M'(ultas) in Catullus's Poems., Carmina

Illuminated white vine initials 'C'(oelius) and 'M'(ultas) in Catullus's Poems. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of

• Illuminated white vine initials 'I'(lle) and 'O'(vid) in Catullus's Poems., Carmina

Illuminated white vine initials 'I'(lle) and 'O'(vid) in Catullus's Poems. 1 historiated initial, with full borders incorporating heraldic arms, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small white vine initials, in colours and gold. Carmina Made for Alfonso II, duke of

• Detail of illluminated initial., Treatise on grammar, beginning 'Litera est vox quae scribi potest individua …' and excerpts from classical authors (ff. 105v-111)

Detail of illluminated initial. Written 'below top line'. 1 large white vine initial in colours and gold, extending into a partial border (f. 1), accompanied by a laurel wreath enclosing (overpainted) arms. 1 small initial in gold on coloured grounds.

• Detail of heraldry., Treatise on grammar, beginning 'Litera est vox quae scribi potest individua …' and excerpts from classical authors (ff. 105v-111)

Detail of heraldry. Written 'below top line'. 1 large white vine initial in colours and gold, extending into a partial border (f. 1), accompanied by a laurel wreath enclosing (overpainted) arms. 1 small initial in gold on coloured grounds. 2-line

• Decorated initial and architectural border with a flying putti holding heralic arms., Ars Grammatica

heralic arms. 1 large decorated foliate initial, accompanied by an architectural border and a flying putti holding herladic arms, in colours and gold (f.1). Spaces for smaller initials. Ars Grammatica Unidentified member of the Bembo family: arms (f. 1). Bought

• Decorated line and initial 'E'., Speeches, including 'Olynthiaca' 1-3 (ff. 1-15) and 'Philippica' 1, 2, 3-4 (ff. 15v-23, 27v-32v, 48v-70)

and decorated initial in light brown (f. 1). Decorated lines, titles in display capitals, large decorated initials, rubrics and running titles in light brown. Speeches, including 'Olynthiaca' 1-3 (ff. 1-15) and 'Philippica' 1, 2, 3-4 (ff. 15v-23, 27v-32v, 48v-70) Written

• Coloured decorated headpiece, title in display capitals, and decorated initial 'A'., Speeches, including 'Olynthiaca' 1-3 (ff. 1-15) and 'Philippica' 1, 2, 3-4 (ff. 15v-23, 27v-32v, 48v-70)

and decorated initial in light brown (f. 1). Decorated lines, titles in display capitals, large decorated initials, rubrics and running titles in light brown. Speeches, including 'Olynthiaca' 1-3 (ff. 1-15) and 'Philippica' 1, 2, 3-4 (ff. 15v-23, 27v-32v, 48v-70) Written