• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n), formed by a peacock., Unum ex quatuor

1v, 13v). 1 small initial in plain red (f. 1v); blank spaces for others. Added marginal drawings including human figures. Unum ex quatuor The Carthusian abbey of Mainz, 15th century: inscribed 'Iste liber Carthusie(n)siu(m) p(ro)pe Magu(n)cia(m)' (f. 1, cf. f.

• Decorated initial 'A'(d), and three-sided border with a lion in the lower margin, at the beginning of Johannes de Deo's Flores legum super cavillationibus., Flores legum super cavillationibus, Secretum secretorum, and other juridical or theological texts (incomplete)

a lion in the lower margin (f. 1).1 large initial, in colours and gold (f. 1). 3 small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing (f. 1, 5, 20v). Small initials in plain red

• Text page with the explicit of Vincent of Beauvais's In laude beate Virginis., Liber de laudibus beatissime Virginis Marie (ff. 1-97) and De Johannis evangelio (ff. 97-111v)

large decorated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 97v). Small initials (2 lines) in red with blue (and red) pen-flourishing or in blue with red (and blue) pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in plain red or blue. Line-fillers decorated

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rofessores) with foliate penwork decoration, at the beginning of Edward Grim's Vita S. Thomae Cantueriensis, with the ink-stamp of the Royal Society in the lower margin., Vita S. Thomae Cantueriensis; epistolae, and related texts, imperfect

a larger volume: foliated from ff. 145-190 in a 16th-century (?) hand. 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue foliate penwork decoration (f. 1). Large initials in red or blue, many with penwork decoration in the

• Decorated initial 'B'(ritanina) and the inscriptions of Edward Fox and Robert Sansfeld in the right margin., Chronicle

Small red or blue initials. Yellow highlighting of letters. Simple red line-fillers. Cadels. Chronicle Inscribed, 16th century: 'Edwarde Fox' (ff. 1, 2).Inscription: 'Robert sansfeld, gentellmann within the counti of Cambridg' f. 2); and 'An Rabin' (f. 1).Lord William Howard (b.

• Decorated initial 'L'(ibrum), and full border, at the beginning of Marco Polo's Conditionibus et consuetudinibus orientalium regionum. The margin with the rampant lion of William Howard., Conditionibus et consuetudinibus orientalium regionum

first with a full border, the others a partial border, in colours (ff. 1, 2, 15, 28, 38v). Small initials in blue with foliate pen-flourishing in red. 1 marginal hybrid in red (f. 30v). Conditionibus et consuetudinibus orientalium regionum ?

• Decorated initial 'P'(ars), and partial border, at the beginning of book 3 of Marco Polo's Conditionibus et consuetudinibus orientalium regionum., Conditionibus et consuetudinibus orientalium regionum

first with a full border, the others a partial border, in colours (ff. 1, 2, 15, 28, 38v). Small initials in blue with foliate pen-flourishing in red. 1 marginal hybrid in red (f. 30v). Conditionibus et consuetudinibus orientalium regionum ?

• Puzzle initial 'P'(io) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum. The margin with the rampant lion of William Howard., Gesta Normannorum ducum

the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11, 18, 23v, 27). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. 1 run-over figure climbing on rocks (f. 13v). Gesta Normannorum

• Penwork initials 'C'(um), at the beginning of Athanasius's Prologus … contra hereticos Arrium, Sabellium, etc., and Book 1 of Liber de fide catholica., Adversus Iovinianum; Liber de fide catholica

hereticos Arrium, Sabellium, etc., and Book 1 of Liber de fide catholica. 1 large decorated initial in gold on a ground in blue and red, with pen-flourishing in red with green infill (f. 1). Large and small initials mostly in

• Decorated initial 'M'(ulier) and a partial border with many birds, a squirrel, a butterfly and a grotesque figure fighting a snake, at the beginning of chapter 1 of Bernardus de Gordonio's De conservatione vitae humanae., De conservatione vitae humanae (ff. 1-61); Tacuinum sanitatis (ff. 61v-110v)

chapter 1 of Bernardus de Gordonio's De conservatione vitae humanae. 4 large decorated initials, developing partial borders, the second with many birds, a squirrel, a butterfly and a grotesque figure fighting a snake, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 3v,

• Decorated initial 'T'(hees) and three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of the Mirror of the Life of Christ., Mirror of the Life of Christ (ff. 1-221v), and the first leaf of the Traité pour Essamples les Amantz Marietz (ff. 223-223v)

foliate border, at the beginning of the Mirror of the Life of Christ. 1 large decorated initial, developing a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Paraph marks in plain

• Unfinished initial 'P'(atricia), at eh beginning of Suetonius's Life of Tiberius., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

Greek to be inserted. 1 large white vine initial with partial border incorporating two butterlies and a grasshopper, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials unfinished (e.g. ff. 19, 44v), or not started. Guide letters. 1 added partial border,

• Illuminated white vine initial 'B' (elli) in Cicero's Philippica., Philippica, omitting 5.12-6.6

as used between 1433 and 1530 (f. 1); foliated and inscribed 'scrite 122', 15th century (f. 123; cf. Burney 159).? Mario Maffei (b. 1463, d. 1537): inscribed 'No. 325.', 18th century (f. 1; cf. Burney 144 and Burney 160, both

• Puzzle initial 'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum., Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum (ends imperfectly)

initial 'A'(lexander), at the beginning of Aristoteles's Epistola Ypocratis ad Alexandrum. 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1).1 smaller initial with reserved designs (f. 4). Small initials in plain

• Detail of unfinished initial., De vita Caesarum (index XII Caesars)

Greek to be inserted. 1 large white vine initial with partial border incorporating two butterlies and a grasshopper, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large initials unfinished (e.g. ff. 19, 44v), or not started. Guide letters. 1 added partial border,

• Detail of decorated initial., De finibus (ff. 1-94), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 95-190v)

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 texts are in

• null, De finibus (ff. 1-94), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 95-190v)

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 texts are in slightly different

• null, De finibus (ff. 1-94), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 95-190v)

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 texts are in slightly different

• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

Detail of historiated initial. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph

• Detail of miniature., Il Canzoniere

Detail of miniature. 1 small miniature, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 large historiated initials, accompanied by a three-sided foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks