• Puzzle initial 'I'(nsistit) with pen-flourishing., Doctrinale fidei ecclesiae, Books 1 and 2

and 4 of the ~Doctrinale~ and was also given to the monks of Gloucester College by John Whethamstede. Together, the books were produced for John Whethamstede at a cost of £6 13s 4d.On ff. 204-205v, a brief subject index has

• 2 ownership inscriptions stating that the book belonged to John Preston, monk of St Augustine's abbey, Canterbury, and that it was included in the library of St Augustine's, reading 'Summa Magistri Johannis Dumbletone / fratris Iohannis Prestone,' and 'de librario s. Aug. ext[ra] Cantuariam distin[ctio]ne xii gradu iii'., Summa logicae et naturalis philosophiae, with an index

that the book belonged to John Preston, monk of St Augustine's abbey, Canterbury, and that it was included in the library of St Augustine's, reading 'Summa Magistri Johannis Dumbletone / fratris Iohannis Prestone,' and 'de librario s. Aug. ext[ra] Cantuariam

• Foliate initial 'C'(um) at the beginning of the prologue, with the ownership inscription of the Carthusian priory of St. Mary, St. John the Baptist and All Saints in Henton, Somerset, reading 'Explanat[i]o d[omi]ni Rad[u]l/phii Flaviacens[is] monachi / sup[er] librum Leviticum / Liber. Undecimus in E. / Hentone. ord[inis] Chartusie', and names of John Lumley and Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury., Commentary on Leviticus

of St. Mary, St. John the Baptist and All Saints in Henton, Somerset, reading 'Explanat[i]o d[omi]ni Rad[u]l/phii Flaviacens[is] monachi / sup[er] librum Leviticum / Liber. Undecimus in E. / Hentone. ord[inis] Chartusie', and names of John Lumley and Thomas Cranmer,

• Illuminated initial 'H'(ic) at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospels of Luke and John, with the Glossa ordinaria

beginning of the prologue to John. Catchwords and quire and bifolium signatures. 2 historiated initials in colours, at the beginning of the two Gospels (ff. 2, 121v), and 2 foliate initials with dragons in colours, at the beginning of prologues

• Calligraphic initial 'T'(he) at the beginning of the Testament of John Lydgate., Testament and The reignes of the kyngis of England, A Treatise between Information and Truth; On the Death of the Earl of Northumberland; Le assemble de dyeus; Descent of the Lords Percy

Calligraphic initial 'T'(he) at the beginning of the Testament of John Lydgate. Part 1 includes two works by John Lydgate, the Troy Book, a translation from Historia destructionis Troiae of Guido delle Colonne, originally presented by Lydgate to Henry V

• Puzzle initial at the beginning of the preface to John Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica., Medical miscellany, including John of Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica (ff. 9-262), and four tracts on urine

beginning of the preface to John Gaddesden's Rosa Anglica. 15th-century? foliation in brown ink.f. 95 is an inserted, smaller folio. 1 large puzzle initial in blue and red with pen-flourishing forming a full border (f. 9). Large initials in blue

• Decorated initial 'P'(lures) with an animal head and stylised tail., Gospels, with the Epistle to Damasus, Canon tables, and prefaces, imperfect

designed 'E': see Marsden 1999 p. 290 and n. 25. 2 full page miniatures of Evangelist portraits of Mark and John (ff. 45v, 78v). Canon tables in frames in brown and yellow, some with animal heads (ff. 3v-7). 4 very

• Canon table in a micro-architectural frame, with beak heads., Gospels, with the Epistle to Damasus, Canon tables, and prefaces, imperfect

designed 'E': see Marsden 1999 p. 290 and n. 25. 2 full page miniatures of Evangelist portraits of Mark and John (ff. 45v, 78v). Canon tables in frames in brown and yellow, some with animal heads (ff. 3v-7). 4 very

• Zoomorphic initial 'L'(iber) with animal heads and interlace at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels, with the Epistle to Damasus, Canon tables, and prefaces, imperfect

designed 'E': see Marsden 1999 p. 290 and n. 25. 2 full page miniatures of Evangelist portraits of Mark and John (ff. 45v, 78v). Canon tables in frames in brown and yellow, some with animal heads (ff. 3v-7). 4 very

• Decorated word 'Marcus' with geometric interlace at the beginning of the preface to Mark., Gospels, with the Epistle to Damasus, Canon tables, and prefaces, imperfect

designed 'E': see Marsden 1999 p. 290 and n. 25. 2 full page miniatures of Evangelist portraits of Mark and John (ff. 45v, 78v). Canon tables in frames in brown and yellow, some with animal heads (ff. 3v-7). 4 very

• Miniature of an Evangelist portrait of a stylised man with an eagle head, before the beginning of Mark., Gospels, with the Epistle to Damasus, Canon tables, and prefaces, imperfect

designed 'E': see Marsden 1999 p. 290 and n. 25. 2 full page miniatures of Evangelist portraits of Mark and John (ff. 45v, 78v). Canon tables in frames in brown and yellow, some with animal heads (ff. 3v-7). 4 very

• Ownership inscription of William Bedeford, canon of Newnham Priory, with an anathema., Florigerus Liber (f. 2); Flores Bernardi (f. 14)

(and sub-prior, c. 1432) of the Augustinian priory of St Paul, Newnham, Bedfordshire: purchased from Robert Ware, executor of Master John Bryan, studying at Cambridge in 1415, as recorded in the note of ownership and anathema on f. 1v, 'Hinc

• Initials 'Q'(uorumdam) and 'D'(a) with pen flourishing at the beginning of the Florigerus Liber., Florigerus Liber (f. 2); Flores Bernardi (f. 14)

(and sub-prior, c. 1432) of the Augustinian priory of St Paul, Newnham, Bedfordshire: purchased from Robert Ware, executor of Master John Bryan, studying at Cambridge in 1415, as recorded in the note of ownership and anathema on f. 1v, 'Hinc

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus), from a fragment of a 12th-century copy of 1 Thessalonians., Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 Thessalonians 1:3 (f. 52); Philippians 2:22-3:5.

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Detail of decorated initial 'P'(aulus), from a fragment of a 12th-century copy of 1 Thessalonians., Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 Thessalonians 1:3 (f. 52); Philippians 2:22-3:5.

inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'.f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'.f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'.f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'.f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?)

• Illuminated initial 'G'(od) with a tree with a vine entwined around the trunk, and foliate extensions., John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, cookery recipes, and medical and alchemical treatises, imperfect

animals, birds, fish, ships and various figures. Blue initials with red pen-flourishing. John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, cookery recipes, and medical and alchemical treatises, imperfect John Crophill, (d. c. 1485) medical practitioner and bailiff at Wix priory, Essex

• Puzzle initial 'R'(elegamus) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of book 7., Commentary on Leviticus

blue. Omitted text written in the margins in red frames. Commentary on Leviticus The Carthusian priory of St. Mary, St. John the Baptist and All Saints, Henton, Somerset (founded 1235): inscribed 'Explanat[i]o d[omi]ni Rad[u]l/phii Flaviacens[is] monachi / sup[er] librum Leviticum

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uod) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of book 20., Commentary on Leviticus

blue. Omitted text written in the margins in red frames. Commentary on Leviticus The Carthusian priory of St. Mary, St. John the Baptist and All Saints, Henton, Somerset (founded 1235): inscribed 'Explanat[i]o d[omi]ni Rad[u]l/phii Flaviacens[is] monachi / sup[er] librum Leviticum

• Coloured initials with pen-flourished decoration., Leaf with John 14:17-18:16

numbers in blue and red. Leaf incorrectly bound with the original recto as verso and vice versa. Leaf with John 14:17-18:16 John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716), bookseller and antiquary: part of the Bagford fragments, sold to Edward Harley after

• Coloured initials, rubrics, and paraphs in red., Leaf from Augustine's commentary on John

Initials, rubrics and paraphs in red. This is a detached leaf from Harley 1916. Leaf from Augustine's commentary on JohnJohn Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716), bookseller and antiquary: part of the Bagford fragments sold to Edward Harley after his