• Puzzle initial 'P'(ostea) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of book 4 of Diodorus Siculus's Bibliotheca historiarum., Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or

• Miniature of Saints, decorated initial 'M'(onseigneur), and full foliate border, at the beginning of the prologue of the Légende dorée., Légende dorée (vol. 1)

or blue. 1 large column-wide miniatur with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). 2 decorated initials in gold on red and blue grounds (ff. 1, 1v). Large and small initials in plain red or blue. Line-fillers

• Miniature of the Deposition, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full foliate borders, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold and blue. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, decorated initial 'D'(omine), and full trompe l'oeil borders, at the beginning of the Hours of the Cross; heraldic arms and merchants's marks in the lower margin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

133v, 135, 137v). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold and blue. Book of Hours, Use of Rome Unidentified owner: his

• Miniature of the Nativity, decorated initial 'D'(eus), and full trompe l'oeil borders, at the beginning of Prime in the Hours of the Virgin; heraldic arms in the margin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

133v, 135, 137v). Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold and blue. Book of Hours, Use of Rome Unidentified owner: his

• Flourished initial 'F'(irst), at the beginning of the Treatise on hawking., Treatise on hawking

the Treatise on hawking. 1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing (f. 1). Treatise on hawking Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and

• Flourished initial 'A'(t), in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales., Canterbury Tales

Canterbury Tales. Large and small initials in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Canterbury Tales Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly

• Decorated initial and musical notation., fragments from a Missal

Musical notation. Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Large initial in brown with penwork decoration (f. 22v). Musical notation on four-line red staves. fragments from a Missal Drawings of urine flasks (ff. 43-45).Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d.

• Decorated initial., Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or

• Puzzle initial 'M'., Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or

• Puzzle initial 'C'(um)., Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or

• Puzzle initial 'S'., Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or

• Puzzle initial., Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or

• Cadels and puzzle initial., Bibliotheca historiarum, in the translation of Poggio Bracciolini

blue infill, some including elaborate human figures or floral motifs, at the beginning of the books (ff. 3v, 16, 32, 48, 92). 1 large initial in blue with light red pen-flourishing (f. 1). Paraph marks in plain red or

• null, Statutes of the Order of the Golden Fleece

colours and gold (f. 4). Small initials in gold on red or blue grounds. Statutes of the Order of the Golden Fleece Written not earlier than 1531: the appendix (f. 32r-v) ends with ordinances of Charles V made in 1531.King

• Detail of a decorated initial 'S' (epe et multum) at the beginning of Cicero's De inventione, Book I., De inventione (index Rhetorica)

Book I. 1 large puzzle initial in red, blue, green, and yellow with foliate motifs, at the beginning of the first book (f. 1). 1 large initial in blue with red and blue pen-flourishing 'C'(rotoniate) at the beginning of the

• Decorated initial 'V'eteris at the beginning of Peter Lombard's Sententiarum., Sententiae (index Sentences), with marginal glosses

initials in red and blue, with red and blue pen-flourishing extending into the margins at the beginning of the prologue and most books or other divisions (ff. 5, 9, 22, 213v, 288v, 396). Initials in blue with brown or red

• Miniature of a knight on a horse killing a knight lying on the ground, with a full border containing the royal arms of England and two Yorkist badges of the white ~rose-en-soleil~ with the motto 'Dieu est mon droit', and a foliate initial 'E'(n), at the beginning of book 4., Facta et dicta memorabilia

blue with pen-flourishing in red and black, at the beginning of chapters. Initials and paraphs in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red and

• Text page., Facta et dicta memorabilia

blue with pen-flourishing in red and black, at the beginning of chapters. Initials and paraphs in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red and

• Detail of a miniature of the translator, Simon de Hesdin, at work in his study, with an inscription on the wall reading, 'Je suis bien / Toudis Joieulx', and a date '1479' with words 'de anno' inscribed on a scroll pending from a bookshelf, at the beginning of book 1., Facta et dicta memorabilia

blue with pen-flourishing in red and black, at the beginning of chapters. Initials and paraphs in gold with black pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold and blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red and