• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• Detail of miniature., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• null, Ab urbe condita: first (ff. 1-113), third (ff. 113-213), and fourth (ff. 214-290v) decades

2 historiated initials (f. 65, 222). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with flourishing in the same colours. Small initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or vice versa. Cadells. Most of the rest of the decoration consists of

• null, Ab urbe condita: first (ff. 1-113), third (ff. 113-213), and fourth (ff. 214-290v) decades

2 historiated initials (f. 65, 222). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with flourishing in the same colours. Small initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or vice versa. Cadells. Most of the rest of the decoration consists of

• null, Ab urbe condita: first (ff. 1-113), third (ff. 113-213), and fourth (ff. 214-290v) decades

2 historiated initials (f. 65, 222). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with flourishing in the same colours. Small initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or vice versa. Cadells. Most of the rest of the decoration consists of

• Detail of historiated initial., Il Canzoniere

foliate border, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 34). Smaller initials in gold on red and/or blue grounds. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Capital letters at the beginning of each line highlighted in yellow. Attributed to Cristoforo Cortese

• Illuminated initial, at the beginning of Ovid's Metamorphoses., Metamorphoses (ff. 3-180); Commentary on the Metamorphoses (f. 181v-191); and other short texts

beginning of Ovid's Metamorphoses. Large initials in red with blue flourishing, or vice versa, the penwork ocasionally incorporating an animal or animal head (e.g., ff. 189v, 154v). Small initials alternately blue or red. 4 diagrams (ff. 3, 3v, 150v, 191v).

• null, Metamorphoses (ff. 3-180); Commentary on the Metamorphoses (f. 181v-191); and other short texts

Large initials in red with blue flourishing, or vice versa, the penwork ocasionally incorporating an animal or animal head (e.g., ff. 189v, 154v). Small initials alternately blue or red. 4 diagrams (ff. 3, 3v, 150v, 191v). Metamorphoses (ff. 3-180); Commentary

• null, Metamorphoses (index Metamorphoseon libri)

1 large foliate initial, in colours (f. 2). Small initials alternately red with purple flourishing, or blue with red flourishing. Paraphs altenately red or blue. Metamorphoses (index Metamorphoseon libri) Partly palimpsest (e.g. ff. 26 and 33): under ultra-violet light the

• Calendar page for January with coloured initials, and the signature of William Howard in the upper margin., Calendar

includes Anglo-Saxon saints such as Aldhelm, Guthlac, Oswald, and Dunstan. Large 'KL' letters in red, green, or blue. Small letters in red, blue, or green. Calendar The Benedictine abbey of St Mary, Abingdon, Berkshire (text includes the annals of Abingdon).Part

• Flourished initial 'Q'(ui), in Gregorius Magnus's Moralia in Job., Moralia in Job

front leaf is missing. 36 large and smaller initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (ff. 3, 5v, 7v, 16, 22, 30v, 40v, 47v, 54, 65, 76v, 83, 88v, 94v, 98v, 106, 113, 120v, 126, 137, 144v, 154v, 159v, 167v,

• Illuminated initial 'A'(tt) at the beginning of the prologue to the Squire's tale., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Flourished initials 'L'(iber), and 'D'(icitur) with a human face, at the beginning of Egidius Corboliensis's Liber de urinis., Liber de urinis

beginning of Egidius Corboliensis's Liber de urinis. 1 large initial in blue, with reserved design, with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). 1 small initial in red with pen-flourishing in blue, including a human face (f. 1). Small initials and paraph

• Text page from the Miller's Tale., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Detail of initial 'A'(t)., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Foliate initial 'A'(nd)., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Illuminated initial 'O' with foliate border., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• Text page from the Merchant's Tale., Canterbury Tales

colours and gold of the author (f. 2). Large initials in gold and blue and pink. Small initials in gold with purple penwork decoration, and in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initials in brown with brown and yellow or

• null, Passion of Margaret

Smaller decorated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Passion of Margaret Inscribed in red 'No. 548' (f. 16v). Bought by the British

• null, Passion of Margaret

Smaller decorated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Passion of Margaret Inscribed in red 'No. 548' (f. 16v). Bought by the British