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

White vine initial 'M'(undum). There is a ruled leaf after f. 175.Ruled in plummet; horizontal catchwords. Three-sided white vine border in colours and gold, inhabited by birds, with the Medici coat of arms in the lower margin, supported by

• An astrological diagram of the phases of the sun and moon, with vovelles., Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts

in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics, paraphs, and underlining in red. Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts John...: inscribed with his name in the 16th century (f. 229). Samuel Knott (d. 1687), rector of Combe Raleigh, Devon

• Detail of a miniature of a bloodletting man with one foot in a bleeding pan and a spindle in his hand., Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts

in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics, paraphs, and underlining in red. Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts John...: inscribed with his name in the 16th century (f. 229). Samuel Knott (d. 1687), rector of Combe Raleigh, Devon

• A diagram of the sphere of life and death used in prognostication., Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts

in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics, paraphs, and underlining in red. Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts John...: inscribed with his name in the 16th century (f. 229). Samuel Knott (d. 1687), rector of Combe Raleigh, Devon

• Full border with Cupid in a large historiated initial 'V'(oi), medallions of leopard heads, and, in the lower margin, two crowned leopards salient ~or~ supporting a medallion with the arms of the Mussolini family of Treviso., Table of first lines (ff. 2-8v); Rime (ff. 12-138v); Trionfi (index Triumphs) (ff. 140-171)

Full border with Cupid in a large historiated initial 'V'(oi), medallions of leopard heads, and, in the lower margin, two crowned leopards salient ~or~ supporting a medallion with the arms of the Mussolini family of Treviso. Horizontal catchwords; no

• White vine initial 'O'(mnis) at the beginning of Sallust's Catilina., Various works including Catilina (ff. 1-34v), Jugurtha (ff. 35v-100), Letter 3 from Book 15 of Petrarch's Epistulae rerum senilium (ff. 104-113), Letter to Petrarch attributed to Leonardus Brunus Aretinus

White vine initial 'O'(mnis) at the beginning of Sallust's Catilina. Catchwords written vertically.ff. 35 and 100v are ruled but left blank.According to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, this manuscript was made

• Text page with the third and fourth chapters of the Inferno., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Text page with the third and fourth chapters of the Inferno. Horizontal catchwords.This manuscript was made in Milan in 1469, according to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Marginal drawings in black

• Three-sided white vine border with gold initial 'V'(os) and mutilated arms in the lower margin., Comoediae (index Comedies)

Three-sided white vine border with gold initial 'V'(os) and mutilated arms in the lower margin. ff. 1-2 are parchment leaves with various inscriptions.ff. 162 is a blank, ruled folio with inscriptions on the verso.Horizontal catchwords. Three-sided white vine border,

• Marginal drawings of Dante and Virgil entering Hell., Divina Commedia (index Divine Comedy)

Marginal drawings of Dante and Virgil entering Hell. Horizontal catchwords.This manuscript was made in Milan in 1469, according to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford. Marginal drawings in black ink of subjects

• 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)

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). There is a ruled leaf after f. 175.Ruled in

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

Detail of a folio: Incipit: 'ramento capitur cum cetera…' Explicit: 'quinquagenas libras lundens cumi' There is a ruled leaf after f. 175.Ruled in plummet; horizontal catchwords. Three-sided white vine border in colours and gold, inhabited by birds, with the

• Miniature of a bloodletting man with one foot in a bleeding pan and a spindle in his hand, with English captions., Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts

in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics, paraphs, and underlining in red. Miscellany with various astronomical, calendrical, medical, and philosophical texts John...: inscribed with his name in the 16th century (f. 229). Samuel Knott (d. 1687), rector of Combe Raleigh, Devon

• Decorated iInitial 'Q'(uoniam) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to Josephus's De bello Judaico., De bello Judaico

Decorated iInitial 'Q'(uoniam) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to Josephus's De bello Judaico. 2 large initials in colours, at the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in

• Puzzle initial 'N'(eronem) at the beginning of Book 3 of Josephus's De bello Judaico., De bello Judaico

Puzzle initial 'N'(eronem) at the beginning of Book 3 of Josephus's De bello Judaico. 2 large initials in colours, at the beginning of the prologue and Book 1 (ff. 4, 5v). 6 large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• Single column miniature of Daniel being placed into the lion's den., Chronique of Baudouin d'Avennes (L'histoire tripartite, Le trésor de sapience)

Master of the Soane Josephus (ff. 21, 54v, 80, 111, 137v, 158v, 199, 232, 263, 330v, 355v, 365v), named after John Soane's Museum 1, and the small miniatures attributed to the follower of Loyset Liedet who was also responsible for

• Detail of a single column miniature of Daniel being placed into the lion's den., Chronique of Baudouin d'Avennes (L'histoire tripartite, Le trésor de sapience)

Master of the Soane Josephus (ff. 21, 54v, 80, 111, 137v, 158v, 199, 232, 263, 330v, 355v, 365v), named after John Soane's Museum 1, and the small miniatures attributed to the follower of Loyset Liedet who was also responsible for

• Miniature of Richard II resigning his crown., Chroniques

Miniature of Richard II resigning his crown. Includes a volume 4 of the 'Chroniques' of Froissart, covering the period 1389-1400, preceded by a list of contents (ff. 2-5v).According to Kren and McKendrick 2003, two miniatures are attributed to the

• Detail of a miniature of Richard II resigning his crown., Chroniques

Detail of a miniature of Richard II resigning his crown. Includes a volume 4 of the 'Chroniques' of Froissart, covering the period 1389-1400, preceded by a list of contents (ff. 2-5v).According to Kren and McKendrick 2003, two miniatures are

• Miniature of a Charles VI on horseback entering a walled city., Chroniques

Miniature of a Charles VI on horseback entering a walled city. Includes a volume 4 of the 'Chroniques' of Froissart, covering the period 1389-1400, preceded by a list of contents (ff. 2-5v).According to Kren and McKendrick 2003, two miniatures

• Miniature of two knights (Peter Courtenay and De Clary) on horseback jousting., Chroniques

Miniature of two knights (Peter Courtenay and De Clary) on horseback jousting. Includes a volume 4 of the 'Chroniques' of Froissart, covering the period 1389-1400, preceded by a list of contents (ff. 2-5v).According to Kren and McKendrick 2003, two