The codex also includes a cycle of 8 astounding inset illuminations. Not belonging to the original Book of Hours, they were inserted between the quires, on separate folios. The subject matter of these large images – such as the anatomical man, in a lozenge frame, illustrating the influences of the heavens on the body of Man, and a fascinating map of Rome in which we recognise a number of the sights of the Eternal City – are not the material of devotional codices. We also note the stupendous pages with four separate scenes: the Earthly Paradise, the Meeting and the Adoration of the Magi (in which we observe the opulence of those who have joined the progress and the elegance of their costumes), and a darkly dramatic Hell (with Satan resting on a grid of burning coals, clutching his victims and propelling them upward with his breath, surrounded by terrifying demons tormenting other condemned souls).
 La Pianta di Roma |  Il Paradiso |  L'incontro dei Magi |  L'adorazione dei Magi |
 L'Inferno |  La caduta degli angeli |  La purificazione della Vergine |
