• Foliate headpiece with four roundels enclosing birds and busts, and foliate border three roundels enclosing a bust and two armorial shields, (the border is possibly a later addition), at the beginning of Diogenes Laertius's De vitis philosophorum., De vitis philosophorum

Foliate headpiece with four roundels enclosing birds and busts, and foliate border three roundels enclosing a bust and two armorial shields, (the border is possibly a later addition), at the beginning of Diogenes Laertius's De vitis philosophorum. ff. 137-144

• Opening of Martial's Liber de Spectaculis, with the title in the square capitals attributed to Bartolomeo Sanvito, and the text to Pompino Leto, with the illuminated white vine-stem initial 'B'(arbara)., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

catalogue (see ~Bibliotheca Smithiana seu catalogus librorum Josephi Smithii Angli per cognomina authorum dispositus, Addenda, & Corrigenda in superiori Catalogo~ (Venice: Pasquali, 1755), p. 43, col. 1); sold to King George III, along with the bulk of Smith's library and

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uae) and lower border with white vine-stem decoration, green parrots, and putti holding a wreath (left blank, perhaps for the addition of a coat of arms)., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

catalogue (see ~Bibliotheca Smithiana seu catalogus librorum Josephi Smithii Angli per cognomina authorum dispositus, Addenda, & Corrigenda in superiori Catalogo~ (Venice: Pasquali, 1755), p. 43, col. 1); sold to King George III, along with the bulk of Smith's library and

• Illuminated white vine-stem initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Book II of Martial's Epigrams; the text attributed to Pomponio Leto., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

catalogue (see ~Bibliotheca Smithiana seu catalogus librorum Josephi Smithii Angli per cognomina authorum dispositus, Addenda, & Corrigenda in superiori Catalogo~ (Venice: Pasquali, 1755), p. 43, col. 1); sold to King George III, along with the bulk of Smith's library and

• Abstract decorated headpiece., Plutus (ff. 1-76v); Nubes (ff. 77-171)

the 1907 edition with supplementary material, ed. by Allan Stevenson, 4 vols (Amsterdam: The Paper Publications Society, 1968), no. 3378 (Venice, 1478 and 1479). Decorated headpieces. Large decorated initials. Plutus (ff. 1-76v); Nubes (ff. 77-171) The Minutoli-Tegrimi family, of Lucca,

• Interlaced bar and flourishes at top of text page., Plutus (ff. 1-76v); Nubes (ff. 77-171)

the 1907 edition with supplementary material, ed. by Allan Stevenson, 4 vols (Amsterdam: The Paper Publications Society, 1968), no. 3378 (Venice, 1478 and 1479). Decorated headpieces. Large decorated initials. Plutus (ff. 1-76v); Nubes (ff. 77-171) The Minutoli-Tegrimi family, of Lucca,

• Possibly added foliate illuminated border with three roundels enclosing a bust and two armorial shields, at the beginning of Diogenes Laertius's De vitis philosophorum., De vitis philosophorum

Possibly added foliate illuminated border with three roundels enclosing a bust and two armorial shields, at the beginning of Diogenes Laertius's De vitis philosophorum. ff. 137-144 are bound upside down and in reverse order. Red foliate headpiece with four

• Foliate headpiece with four roundels enclosing birds and busts at the beginning of Diogenes Laertius's De vitis philosophorum., De vitis philosophorum

Foliate headpiece with four roundels enclosing birds and busts at the beginning of Diogenes Laertius's De vitis philosophorum. ff. 137-144 are bound upside down and in reverse order. Red foliate headpiece with four roundels enclosing birds and busts, and

• Detail of illuminated initial., Epigrams, preceeded by the Liber de Spectaculis (ff. 1-5, imperfect)

catalogue (see ~Bibliotheca Smithiana seu catalogus librorum Josephi Smithii Angli per cognomina authorum dispositus, Addenda, & Corrigenda in superiori Catalogo~ (Venice: Pasquali, 1755), p. 43, col. 1); sold to King George III, along with the bulk of Smith's library and

• Historiated initial ?'O' of two male saints, measuring 155 x 100 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text 'eluia'., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Historiated initial 'G' with the Assumption of the Virgin, measuring 80 x 85 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'collau'., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Historiated initial 'N' with Peter and Paul, measuring 160 x 160 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text '...expectatio /…bis iude'., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Historiated initial 'I' or 'L' with Christ among the Doctors, measuring 165 x 160 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text '...Vidi m[us] /...in oriente et'., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Foliate initial 'O', measuring 80 x 80 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'sti' (upper left)., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Foliate initial ?'C' with the head of a cherub, measuring 85 x 90 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'o nis' (upper right)., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Foliate initial 'L', measuring 90 x 80 mm. On the reverse, partial text 'men adreu / nder(u)nt. Eta / t po(?). Lori / Repetat(ur) tota / s d(?) hec an(n)a' (lower left)., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Foliate initial 'L', measuring 80 x 75 mm. On the reverse, partial four-line stave, musical notation and text (lower right)., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Foliate initial 'C' with anthropomorphic heads, measuring 155 x 160 mm. On the reverse, two four-line staves, musical notation and partial text 's me deus / ris meus. Ps(almus)'., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Foliate initial 'C', measuring 80 x 85 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text (top image)., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly

• Foliate initial 'M', measuring 80 x 85 mm. On the reverse, one four-line stave, musical notation and partial text 'a r' (centre image)., Cuttings from a choir book

of the Middle Ages and Renaissance~ (New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2003), cat. no. 70); Venice, Fondazione Giorgio Cini, n. 162; Venice, Museo Correr, CL. II. 61, 64 and 437; Windsor, Royal Library, RL O1414; Unknown location, formerly