• Illuminated initial 'C'(ome) at the beginning of the statutes of Edward III., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

of the statutes of Edward III. There are 4 unfoliated parchment leaves after f. 296, and 1 after f. 285.Alphabetical quire signatures.Parchment tabs. 1 large initial in blue, white, and red on a gold ground, with foliage extending into the

• Illuminated initial 'H'(enry) at the beginning of the statutes of Henry IV., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

of the statutes of Henry IV. There are 4 unfoliated parchment leaves after f. 296, and 1 after f. 285.Alphabetical quire signatures.Parchment tabs. 1 large initial in blue, white, and red on a gold ground, with foliage extending into the

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

There are 4 unfoliated parchment leaves after f. 296, and 1 after f. 285.Alphabetical quire signatures.Parchment tabs. 1 large initial in blue, white, and red on a gold ground, with foliage extending into the margins to form a two-sided border

• null, Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England, Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 23 Henry VI

There are 4 unfoliated parchment leaves after f. 296, and 1 after f. 285.Alphabetical quire signatures.Parchment tabs. 1 large initial in blue, white, and red on a gold ground, with foliage extending into the margins to form a two-sided border

• null, One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime

pink backgrounds with white or black filigree (f. 1). Paraphs in blue. LIne-fillers in blue. Rubrics in red. One gathering of a treatise of rights of the Marshall in wartime The remainder of the manuscript (ff. 5-87v) is an 18th-century

• Illuminated initial 'O'(mnis) and the arms of the Schioppo family of Verona., Catilina; Jugurtha; Invectiva in Franciscum Philelphum (index Francesco Filelfo), and Epistola ad L. Aretinum in Cyriacum Anconitanum (index Leonardo Bruni of Arezzo, Leonardo Bruni Aretino)

Ruled in hardpoint. 2 large initial in colours and gold with knotwork motifs (ff. 1, 142). Coat of arms in colours in the lower margin (f. 1). 22 initials in gold initials on coloured grounds (ff. 3v, 4v, 12, 13v,

• Detail of decorated initial., Epistolae, De habitu virginum, De lapsis, and other works

'Liber Sancte Mariae de Fontibus' (f. 1v).? Shelfmark: 'CXIII', f. 1, in near-contemporary red capitals.Added 14th-century marginal faces and annotations.Johannes Yong: inscription, first quarter of the 16th century (f. 1). ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Puzzle initial 'A'(u), and full flourished border, at the beginning of the reign of Henry VI., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 20 Henry VI in chronological order

red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 20 Henry VI in chronological order Inscriptions: (ff. 1, 183v, 184).Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville (b. 1776, d. 1839), 1st duke of Buckingham and Chandos,

• Detail of historiated initial of a bishop., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, imperfect

Vespasian E XI, ff. 46-132.Later notes and inscriptions, and part of texts, ff. 75-79. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of a bishop (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, with flourishing

• Detail of decorated initial., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, imperfect

Vespasian E XI, ff. 46-132.Later notes and inscriptions, and part of texts, ff. 75-79. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of a bishop (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, with flourishing

• Detail of coloured initial., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, imperfect

Vespasian E XI, ff. 46-132.Later notes and inscriptions, and part of texts, ff. 75-79. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of a bishop (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, with flourishing

• Detail of colophon., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, imperfect

Vespasian E XI, ff. 46-132.Later notes and inscriptions, and part of texts, ff. 75-79. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold of a bishop (f. 1). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, with flourishing

• Drawing of two shepherds, one standing with his flock, the other seated, playing a pipe., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-4v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 4v-14v0; Aeneis (index Aeneid) with verse preface (ff. 15-61); various works by Lucan (ff. 61v-101); Statius Thebaid (ff. 101-120v); Horace (ff. 121-155v); Persius (ff. 156-159); Juvenal (ff. 159-159v); and Ovid (ff. 160-173)

in brown, yellow and red.Numerous blank spaces intended for miniatures. 1 miniature in colours of a man pruning vines (f. 7). 5 drawings in brown ink of agricultural tasks (ff. 1, 4v, 9v, 12, 15, the last, added). Initials in

• Miniature of a man pruning vines., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-4v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 4v-14v0; Aeneis (index Aeneid) with verse preface (ff. 15-61); various works by Lucan (ff. 61v-101); Statius Thebaid (ff. 101-120v); Horace (ff. 121-155v); Persius (ff. 156-159); Juvenal (ff. 159-159v); and Ovid (ff. 160-173)

in brown, yellow and red.Numerous blank spaces intended for miniatures. 1 miniature in colours of a man pruning vines (f. 7). 5 drawings in brown ink of agricultural tasks (ff. 1, 4v, 9v, 12, 15, the last, added). Initials in

• Detail of a drawing of a shepherd with his flock., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-4v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 4v-14v0; Aeneis (index Aeneid) with verse preface (ff. 15-61); various works by Lucan (ff. 61v-101); Statius Thebaid (ff. 101-120v); Horace (ff. 121-155v); Persius (ff. 156-159); Juvenal (ff. 159-159v); and Ovid (ff. 160-173)

in brown, yellow and red.Numerous blank spaces intended for miniatures. 1 miniature in colours of a man pruning vines (f. 7). 5 drawings in brown ink of agricultural tasks (ff. 1, 4v, 9v, 12, 15, the last, added). Initials in

• Drawing of an armed horseman., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-4v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 4v-14v0; Aeneis (index Aeneid) with verse preface (ff. 15-61); various works by Lucan (ff. 61v-101); Statius Thebaid (ff. 101-120v); Horace (ff. 121-155v); Persius (ff. 156-159); Juvenal (ff. 159-159v); and Ovid (ff. 160-173)

in brown, yellow and red.Numerous blank spaces intended for miniatures. 1 miniature in colours of a man pruning vines (f. 7). 5 drawings in brown ink of agricultural tasks (ff. 1, 4v, 9v, 12, 15, the last, added). Initials in

• Detail of marginal notes from a text page of Ovid's Metamorphoses., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-4v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 4v-14v0; Aeneis (index Aeneid) with verse preface (ff. 15-61); various works by Lucan (ff. 61v-101); Statius Thebaid (ff. 101-120v); Horace (ff. 121-155v); Persius (ff. 156-159); Juvenal (ff. 159-159v); and Ovid (ff. 160-173)

in brown, yellow and red.Numerous blank spaces intended for miniatures. 1 miniature in colours of a man pruning vines (f. 7). 5 drawings in brown ink of agricultural tasks (ff. 1, 4v, 9v, 12, 15, the last, added). Initials in

• Text page of Ovid's Metamorphoses., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-4v); Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 4v-14v0; Aeneis (index Aeneid) with verse preface (ff. 15-61); various works by Lucan (ff. 61v-101); Statius Thebaid (ff. 101-120v); Horace (ff. 121-155v); Persius (ff. 156-159); Juvenal (ff. 159-159v); and Ovid (ff. 160-173)

in brown, yellow and red.Numerous blank spaces intended for miniatures. 1 miniature in colours of a man pruning vines (f. 7). 5 drawings in brown ink of agricultural tasks (ff. 1, 4v, 9v, 12, 15, the last, added). Initials in

• White vine initial 'H'(erbarum) with a butterfly., De viribus herbarum

White vine initial 'H'(erbarum) with a butterfly. ff. 1 and 2 are parchment flyleaves.ff. 1 and [46] are former pastedowns.Marginal notes list ailments for which the various herbs are recommended. 1 large white vine initial in gold, purple, blue and

• Puzzle initial 'V'(estra) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Pseudo-Boethius's De disciplina scholarium., De disciplina scholarium, with glosses

the beginning of Pseudo-Boethius's De disciplina scholarium. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red, and decorated extension (f. 1). Small initials in plain red or blue. 1 marginal drawing of a head, 15th