MS. Canon. Class. Lat. 81

Decoration

Fine miniatures.

fol. 2r

• Type miniature
• Subject Soldiers building tents; king on horseback, surrounded by companions on horseback, followed by an army of soldiers on foot and on horseback.
• Type miniature
• Subject Two horsemen in fine dress with lances approach each other, followed by their armies on foot and on horseback.

• Type miniature
• Subject Siege of a walled city.

• Type miniature
• Subject Galleys on sea.

• Type miniature
• Subject Siege of a walled city; galleys approaching the shore and engaging in battle with armoured soldiers on horseback.

• Type miniature
• Subject Army with leader on horseback, in laurel wreath, approaches a walled city; citizens with branches wait by the gate; sea with galleys in the background.

• Type miniature
• Subject Military camp.

• Type miniature
• Subject Army with leader on horseback, in laurel wreath, marching through a field; hills and walled city in the background.

• Type miniature
• Subject Army leader on horseback, in laurel wreath, speaks to two messengers (?); soldiers on foot and on horseback; three young men on horseback with two dogs in the foreground.

• Type miniature
• Subject Army with leader, in laurel wreath, enters a city; inside the city a crowd of men watch two men wrestling (?).

• Type miniature
• Subject Galley with sailors on sea; small island with trees and birds; another galley at a distance.

• Type miniature
• Subject Wrecked galley; sailors in water clinging to barrels and pieces of wood.

• Type miniature
• Subject Shipwrecked man, clinging to a piece of wood, is washed out on the shore; hills, trees with birds, fox, walled city in the background.

• Type miniature
• Subject Island with castle, woman sitting under trees, birds, animals and three badly damaged human figures.

• Type miniature
• Subject Man, preparing to strike a lamb and a calf with a club next to a cave with burning fire; a bearded man with a book speaking to two young men; a standing woman addressing three women seated on grass under trees; armoured soldiers; a young man with a bow and musical instrument and a group of men in long tunics and cloaks.

• Type miniature
• Subject Marching army; galleys on sea; rain and rainbow.

• Type miniature
• Subject Marching army; river; a group of riders; castles; walled city; harbour with boats.

• Type miniature
• Subject Battle scene.

• Type miniature
• Subject Siege of a walled city; sea with galleys (upper part), marching army (lower part).

• Type miniature
• Subject Maisons and builders at work on a half-finished classical building.

Fine borders.

fol. 1r

• Type full border
• Subject Floral designs, putti, bird (added).

• Type border, lower margin
• Subject Floral designs, bird.

• Type border, lower margin
• Subject Floral designs, putto, rabbit.

• Type border, lower margin
• Subject Floral designs, putto.

• Type border, lower margin
• Subject Floral designs, putto, bird.

• Type border, lower margin
• Subject Floral designs, putti.

• Type border, lower margin
• Subject Floral designs.

• Type border, lower margin
• Subject Floral designs; putti.

• Type border, lower margin
• Subject Interlace; floral designs.

• Type border, upper and left margins
• Subject Floral designs, putti.

• Type border, right margin
• Subject Interlace; floral designs; putti.

• Type border, right margin
• Subject Interlace; floral designs; birds.

• Type border, right margin
• Subject Interlace; floral designs.

• Type border, right margin
• Subject Interlace; floral designs; putto.

Fine initials. By Giovanni di Bartolo Bettini da Fano . (Pächt and Alexander ii. 830, pl. LXXV)

fol. 83r

• Type drawing, right margin
• Subject Putto, riding a bird.