• Miniature of the Evangelist John, perhaps with Prochoros, and in the upper margin, and added cock and a donkey, with the inscription "The Holy J(oh)n the Theologian"., Four Gospels

Miniature of the Evangelist John, perhaps with Prochoros, and in the upper margin, and added cock and a donkey, with the inscription "The Holy J(oh)n the Theologian". The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of

• Detail of a miniature of Nebuchadnezzar, lying in bed, telling Daniel his dream, while Moses, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist sit enclosed in a circle of seraphs, and the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel and Michael stand below, in illustration of Paradiso, Canto IV., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Detail of a miniature of Nebuchadnezzar, lying in bed, telling Daniel his dream, while Moses, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist sit enclosed in a circle of seraphs, and the Archangels Raphael, Gabriel and Michael stand below, in illustration

• Detail of a miniature of Dante being examined by James and John, with Christ and angels looking on., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Dante being examined by James and John, with Christ and angels looking on. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and cupola of Florence Cathedral, in building during these years. 3 large

• Detail of a miniature of Beatrice watching as Dante is examined by John the Evangelist, who stands within a circle of golden stars with five naked souls., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

watching as Dante is examined by John the Evangelist, who stands within a circle of golden stars with five naked souls. Pope-Hennessy 1993 proposed a date after 1444, partly depending on the representations of the dome and cupola of Florence

• Miniature of a death scene, with an angel and a devil fighting for the soul of the man lying in the foreground, decorated initial 'I'(ncipit) and foliate borders including hybrid figures and rabbits, at the beginning of the short Office of the Dead., Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face

blue grounds. Prayer book: Psalter of Jerome, Psalter of Augustine, Hours of the Dead, Hours of the Trinity, Hours of John the Baptist, Suffrages, Prayer to the Holy Face Made for a woman: although some miniatures depict the owner as

• Detail of illuminated initial., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of illuminated initial. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Detail of lower border., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of lower border. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Detail of illuminated initial., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

Detail of illuminated initial. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 31,

• Miniature of the Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist., Four Gospels

Baptism of Christ by John the Baptist. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in

• Headpiece at the beginning of John., Four Gospels

the beginning of John. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in colours and gold,

• Detail of text page, Aeneis (index Aeneid) , with a verse preface (ff. 1-201); Extract from Servius on Aeneis 6 (f. 202)

Detail of text page f. I is a paper flyleaf.Marginal commentary (ff. 87v to 97). 18 large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with red, blue, and brown penwork decoration (ff. 1, 1v, 2, 16, 16v, 32v,

• Pen-flourished initials, Meditations on the Life of Christ

Pen-flourished initials Vertical catchwords. Alternating initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with violet pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red (now faded). Meditations on the Life of Christ Written in 1454 by Jacobus de Parma in Bologna for Frater

• Miniature of Christ in majesty, with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist, and the Resurrection of the Souls. Decorated initial in gold and colours, and full foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Paris

with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist, and the Resurrection of the Souls. Decorated initial in gold and colours, and full foliate border. 8 roundels with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold, in the calendar (ff. 1-9v); 2

• Historiated initial 'Q'(ui) of the Resurrected Christ, with foliate extensions and gold besants., Various religious texts, including De imitatione Christi, capitula (ff. 1-4)

Historiated initial 'Q'(ui) of the Resurrected Christ, with foliate extensions and gold besants. Written by several scribes, one of whom wrote the lists of ~capitula~ (ff. 1-4) and the text on ff. 5-106v. Several others wrote ff. 107-199 (see

• 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

• Partial white vine border with the initial 'A'(ristoteles) and a space for a coat of arms in the lower margin., Ethica (index Ethics)

gold initials on coloured grounds (ff. 4, 4v, 14v, 21v, 33v, 44v, 56, 63v, 76, 88v, 101). Ethica (index Ethics) John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Edward Harley on 22 June 1726 (see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection,

• Initial 'A'(dam) with foliate and spray decoration., Latin Brut Chronicle of England, 2nd version

Initial 'A'(dam) with foliate and spray decoration. The manuscript contains the second version of the Latin Brut, which covers a period from Albina to the murder of James I of Scotland in 1437, with a brief account of the

• Text page from the Gospel of John, chapter 5, verses 2-7., Four Gospels (the 'Harley Gospels', or 'Codex Harleianus')

the Gospel of John, chapter 5, verses 2-7. This is source Z in the studies of the Latin New Testament (Wordsworth and White; Bonifatius Fischer). Corrections in a contemporary hand in slanting uncial employ a Greek style of syllabification recalling

• White vine initial 'Q'(uintus) and partial border at the beginning of Cicero's De amicitia., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

White vine initial 'Q'(uintus) and partial border at the beginning of Cicero's De amicitia. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3

• White vine initial 'A'(nimadverti) at the beginning of Cicero's Paradoxa., De amicitia (ff. 2-30v), De senectute (ff. 31-58v), Paradoxa (ff. 59-72)

White vine initial 'A'(nimadverti) at the beginning of Cicero's Paradoxa. Offsets in the lower margins of ff. 42 and 43 were caused by the blue initials at the top of ff. 32 and 36. 3 white vine initials, in