• Flourished initial 'P'(ort), at the beginning of the Vita et passio beati Thomae [Becket]., Quadrilogus's Vita et passio beati Thomae [Becket] (ff. 1-72); Testamenta duodecim patriarcharum (ff. 73-97v)

blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (f. 1). Smaller initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or penwork decoration (blue turned sometimes into green), or in blue with red pen-flourishing or penwork decoration. Small initials in plain red or

• Decorated initial 'V'(oi) at the beginning of the Rime., Trionfi (imperfect); Rime

Upper cover needs repair. 1 large initial in blue and brown at the beginning of the Rime (f. 31). 2 smaller initials in blue and brown (ff. 128v, 167). 11 initials in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 3, 6,

• Three decorated initials 'M'(are), 'N'(ili) and 'A'(er); in the lower half of the image are the remains of f. 2., De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, Book VIII (De astronomia also known as Hipparchus), imperfect (ff. 1-33v); two smaller texts (ff. 33v-39)

green and blue (ff. 23v, 26v, 28, 28v, 32, 32v). 2 diagrams in brown ink with some red (ff. 18v, 20), perhaps added later. 1 initial in blue and light brown (f. 3). Simple initials in red, blue, green or

• Puzzle initial 'P'(romissiones) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of book 17 in Augustine's De civitate dei. A 13th-century hand has corrected the capitula list in the lower margin., De Civitate Dei (index City of God)(ff. 3-177v); De trinitate (ff. 179-244v)

initials in red and blue or in one colour with pen-flourishing in the same colours. Smaller initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Capitals marked in red ink. Paraphs in red or blue. De Civitate Dei

• Decorated intial., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

(f. 3). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Travels of Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh

• Text page., Travels of Sir John Mandeville

(f. 3). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with reserved designs. Travels of Sir John Mandeville ? The Benedictine Abbey of St Albans (see below).? Willyam Caxton, by 1490 (see below).? Richard Tottyl, London, by 1579 (see below).Hugh

• Initial 'C'(arminis) with white vine decoration., Elegiae (index Elegies) (ff. 1-55); Carmina (ff. 55v-81v); Catullus (ff. 82-113v); Priapea (ff. 113v-122v)

in colours and gold (ff. 1, 55v, 82, 113v). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials in plain red or blue. Elegiae (index Elegies) (ff. 1-55); Carmina (ff. 55v-81v); Catullus (ff. 82-113v); Priapea (ff. 113v-122v) Colophon

• White vine initial 'M'(undum)., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

309v, 317v, 326, 336, 346). 5 gold initials on coloured grounds (ff. 1 (x 3), 1v, 2). Alternating initials in blue or red. Rubrics and running headers in red. Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Written for a member of the

• White vine initial 'F'(requenter)., Letters and other texts

(ff. 1, 28, 43v, 59v, 76v, 92, 106, 123, 138v). Alternating initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Marginal notes in red. Letters and other texts Written by Pietro Cennini in Florence in 1467: colophon reads, 'Scripsit florentie hoc

• Three-sided white vine border in colours and gold, inhabited by birds, with the Medici coat of arms in the lower margin, supported by putti, and a white vine initial 'L'(ibros)., Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

309v, 317v, 326, 336, 346). 5 gold initials on coloured grounds (ff. 1 (x 3), 1v, 2). Alternating initials in blue or red. Rubrics and running headers in red. Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Written for a member of the

• Detail of a folio: Incipit: 'ramento capitur cum cetera…' Explicit: 'quinquagenas libras lundens cumi', Historia naturalis (index Natural history)

309v, 317v, 326, 336, 346). 5 gold initials on coloured grounds (ff. 1 (x 3), 1v, 2). Alternating initials in blue or red. Rubrics and running headers in red. Historia naturalis (index Natural history) Written for a member of the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'S'(urge) of the Adoration of the Magi, at the reading for Ephiphany., Epistolary of the Sainte-Chapelle, Use of Paris

or blue with pen-flourishing in blue (and red) or in red (and blue). Numerous flourished initials with a heraldic eagle in the centre. Small initials in gold or blue with penwork decoration in blue (and red) or red (and blue).

• Puzzle initial 'F'(ratres) with penwork extensions., Epistolary of the Sainte-Chapelle, Use of Paris

or blue with pen-flourishing in blue (and red) or in red (and blue). Numerous flourished initials with a heraldic eagle in the centre. Small initials in gold or blue with penwork decoration in blue (and red) or red (and blue).

• Miniature of a bishop's consecration with the unidentified coat of arms of a bishop in the lower border, supported by unicorns and enclosed in a wreath with the motto 'In deo est mea gloria'., Consecratio episcopi (index Bishop's consecration)

a blue panel. Numerous smaller initials in gold on a blue or red panel. Crosses in gold on a blue or red panel to indicate where the sign of the cross should be made. Line-fillers in gold on blue or

• Decorated initials., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

blue initials with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or in red with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Heraldic crest (f. 2). Large initials in brown ink, some with penwork decoration in the form of cadels. Paraphs in red or

• Text page., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

blue initials with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or in red with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Heraldic crest (f. 2). Large initials in brown ink, some with penwork decoration in the form of cadels. Paraphs in red or

• Text page., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

blue initials with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or in red with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Heraldic crest (f. 2). Large initials in brown ink, some with penwork decoration in the form of cadels. Paraphs in red or

• Cadel., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

blue initials with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or in red with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Heraldic crest (f. 2). Large initials in brown ink, some with penwork decoration in the form of cadels. Paraphs in red or

• Text page., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

blue initials with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or in red with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Heraldic crest (f. 2). Large initials in brown ink, some with penwork decoration in the form of cadels. Paraphs in red or

• Decorated initial., Sir John Paston's 'Grete Booke', a miscellany, including the challenge of an Auncestre of Therle of Warrewik (ff. 16-17v); the tournament between Lord Scales and the Bastard of Burgundy (ff. 18-22v; 29v-43)

blue initials with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, or in red with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing. Heraldic crest (f. 2). Large initials in brown ink, some with penwork decoration in the form of cadels. Paraphs in red or