• White vine initial 'P'(re multis) with a butterfly at the beginning of Demosthenes' Orationes., Various works including Demosthenes' Orationes (index Orations), Aeschines' Orationes, Oratio pro Ctesiphonte, and other orations

White vine initial 'P'(re multis) with a butterfly at the beginning of Demosthenes' Orationes. Catchwords written horizontally.Includes formulae addressing various persons beginning with Pope Martin V (dedication) and ending with the nobles and aldermen of London (ff. 177-184). 9

• Decorated initial 'F'(yve) at the beginning of the general prologue to the Old Testament., General prologue to the Old Testament

to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated initial John Purvey England

• Coloured initial 'A'(nd)., Miscellany of religious texts, beginning with the Lord's Prayer, the Ave Maria, the Apostle's Creed, and the Ten Commandments (both of the latter with exposition), followed by treatises

Coloured initial 'A'(nd). For a detailed description of the contents, see the Harley Catalogue.ff. 1*, 2* are parchment flyleaves. Initials in red, some large, some small. Paraphs in red. Miscellany of religious texts, beginning with the Lord's Prayer, the

• Decorated initial 'E'(xquirenti) with foliate extensions., De casibus virorum illustrium

Decorated initial 'E'(xquirenti) with foliate extensions. 11 large initials in red, pink, green, blue, and yellow, with foliate extensions (ff. 1, 1v, 17v, 32v, 48v, 65v, 80, 96, 109, 124v, 147v). Numerous intials in red with purple pen-flourishing or

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnis) and unidentified arms at the beginning of Sallust's Catalina. Both decorated initial and arms may be later additions., Catilina (imperfect)

Decorated initial 'O'(mnis) and unidentified arms at the beginning of Sallust's Catalina. Both decorated initial and arms may be later additions. Bound with Harley 2543.Spaces seem to have been left blank for initials and these spaces were filled in

• Puzzle initial 'P'(Apa)., 'Poetria nova' (ff. 2-45v), Piccinini's collection of poem dedicated to Antonius Astensis (ff. 46-81)

Puzzle initial 'P'(Apa). The manuscript also includes four letters by Guarino da Verona (index Guarinus Veronensis, Guarino Guarini Veronese) written by two other scribes (ff. 82-119). Puzzle initials, plain initials and rubrics in red. Small initials highlighted in red.

• White vine initial 'O'(mnis) extending into a partial border, with birds; in the lower margin, white vine and wreath enclosing an empty space originally intended for a heraldic motif (?effaced)., Catilina (ff. 1-28); Jugurtha (ff. 28-81v)

originally intended for a heraldic motif (?effaced; f. 1). Spaces for initials left blank. Catilina (ff. 1-28); Jugurtha (ff. 28-81v) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; acquired from him for the Harley collection on 17 June 1721 (see ~Diary~ 1966). The

• Decorated initial 'H'(anc) with foliate decoration (altered later). Capitals marked in yellow., Heroides

Decorated initial 'H'(anc) with foliate decoration (altered later). Capitals marked in yellow. Catchwords written horizontally. Large initial in colours with foliate decoration (altered later)(f. 1). Coloured initials in red. Capitals marked in yellow. Heroides Chioanes Benedicti, 15th century: inscribed

• Initial 'H'(ere) in red with pen-decoration at the beginning of the Dietary for Henry V., Miscellany of verse and prose treatises relating to hunting, manners, medicine and veterinary, including a translation of Gaston Phebus's 'Livre de Chasse', in the Middle English translation by Edward of Norwich entitled 'Master of the Game' (ff. 3-85v), a dietary for King Henry V (ff. 91-98v) and a treatise on equine medicine (ff. 99-128v)

dietary for King Henry V (ff. 91-98v) and a treatise on equine medicine (ff. 99-128v) William Coke and his son John, 15th century: inscribed with their names (f. 129v)Edward Kenington, 16th century: inscribed with his name (f. 129).Peter Otteley, 16th

• PUzzle initial 'C'(um) in red with blue pen-flourishing., Various texts including In M. Tullium Ciceronem invectiva (ff. 1-6v), Disputationes tusculanae (ff. 7-83v), Bernard's De XII gradibus humilitatis (ff. 154v-171)

PUzzle initial 'C'(um) in red with blue pen-flourishing. A composite manuscript: the first text (ff. 1-6v) is entirely written on parchment. Another part is written on paper and parchment (the outer and inner bifolios in each quire are made

• Initial 'L'(ignis) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of Sermon 17., Gilbert's Sermons (index Liber sermonum giliberti cantica canticorum Solomonis), imperfect at the beginning (ff. 1-61v), and Bernard's Prayer to the Virgin (index Oratio Beati Bernardi abbatis ad Beatam Virginem) (ff. 62r-v)

the beginning (ff. 1-61v), and Bernard's Prayer to the Virgin (index Oratio Beati Bernardi abbatis ad Beatam Virginem) (ff. 62r-v) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 September 1722 (f. 1; see Wright and Wright 1966;

• Decorated headpiece and initial., Basil's 'De legendis libris gentilium' (ff. 1-11v), Isocrates's 'Ad Nicoclem', 'Ad Demonicum' and 'Nicocles' (ff. 13-20, 21-28v, 29-37v), and Plutarch's 'De curiositate' and 'De adulatore et amico' (ff. 39-46, 46v-72v)

in Pistoia: inscribed by one notary: Franciscus Luce, 15th-century, 'Ego franciscus luce notarius opere subscripsi' (f. 72v; see Wright 1972).? John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: possibly sold to Edward Harley on 23 June 1726 (see Wright 1976).The Harley Collection, formed

• Coloured initials and title with foliate decoration., Erotemata

Coloured initials and title with foliate decoration. ff. 1, 3 and 33 are on paper. Coloured title and initials with added? foliate decoration in red and green (f. 4). Initials in red or light brown, occasionally decorated. Rubrics and

• Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing., Vox Clamantis (beginning imperfectly) (ff. 1-134v), Cronica Tripertita (ff. 134v-49v), and shorter poems (ff. 149v-61)

to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated initials John Gower England

• Decorated headpiece and initial., Cyropaedia, with glosses

cancellarius Pistoriensis subscripsi' (f. 3) and Franciscus Luce, 15th-century, 'Ego franciscus luce notarius opere subscripsi' (f. 137v; see Wright 1972).? John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: possibly sold to Edward Harley on 23 June 1726 (see Wright 1976).The Harley Collection, formed

• Magical table and symbols in the Magical Treatise of Solomon., Miscellany relating to divination and magic, including parts of two recensions of the Testament of Solomon (ff. 7-7v, 8-18, 39v-41) and a magical treatise attributed to him (ff. 18v-39v)

two recensions of the Testament of Solomon (ff. 7-7v, 8-18, 39v-41) and a magical treatise attributed to him (ff. 18v-39v) John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company in Constantinople, 1670-1676, and later Master of Christ's College,

• Initials 'T'(he) and 'I'(f) in blue with red pen-decoration. Prologue in red with blue paraph marks., Boke of Marchalsi (treatise on horse breeding and veterinary medicine)

century, 'God that deyd fore vs all' (ff. 1*v, 59v).Inscribed 'IMS' on verso of first flyleaf. This may stand for John Murray of Sacombe. The same initials written on other Harley manuscripts (see Wright, p. 291).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Decorated initial 'H'(ortaris)., Liber de viris illustribus, Chronica (index Greater Chronicle), and various other historical texts

lines. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue. Liber de viris illustribus, Chronica (index Greater Chronicle), and various other historical texts John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 22 June 1726 (~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Pen-flourished initial 'D' with floral motifs., Religious Poems, with an index of first lines (ff. 2-8) (index Poemata Varia Italice)

Pen-flourished initial 'D' with floral motifs. f. 1 is an unfoliated parchment flyleaf with an inscription in Italian that relates to authorship or ownership.f. 253 is a paper flyleaf with pen trials on the verso. Cross in red (f.

• Decorated headpiece at the beginning of Matthew's Gospel., Four Gospels, with Synaxarion and Menologion (ff. 294-329)

and/or brown. Decorated initials in red. Four Gospels, with Synaxarion and Menologion (ff. 294-329) Written by Gerardos: cryptograph (f. 329). John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 13 February 1723/4 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,