• Historiated initial 'M'(atheus) of Matthew and other saint, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels of Matthew and Mark, with commentary

Small initials, paraphs and running titles in red or blue. Gospels of Matthew and Mark, with commentary The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Coloured initial 'A'(postolica) at the beginning of Pseudo-Ambrose's De conflictu vitiorum atque virtutum., De conflictu vitiorum atque virtutum, Excerpta from Augustine and Ambrose

Joscelyn, (b. 1529, d.1603), OldEnglish scholar and Latin secretary to archbishop Matthew Parker, a note in his hand concerning Crusades extracted from Simeon of Durham and Henry of Huntingdon (f. 134).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red

• Coloured initial 'M'(ulti) at the beginning of John Chrysostom's De muliere Chananaea., De muliere Chananaea, Miracula S. Letardi

Joscelyn, (b. 1529, d.1603), OldEnglish scholar and Latin secretary to archbishop Matthew Parker, a note in his hand concerning Crusades extracted from Simeon of Durham and Henry of Huntingdon (f. 134).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): red

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Historiated initial 'P'(ater) of Christ blessing and holding a book, at the beginning of the Pater Noster., Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Illuminated initial 'I'(nitium) with dragons and human masks in medallions, at the beginning of Mark., Gospel of Mark, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of Mark, with the Glossa ordinaria The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Historiated initial 'H'(ic est) formed by a dragon and a lion, of John writing on a tablet and the dove of the Holy Spirit approaching to his ear, at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospel of John, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of John, with the Glossa ordinaria The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Pen-flourished initial 'F'(ides) at the beginning of the first book with the ownership inscription of Worcester Cathedral Priory., Summa aurea (Summa super sententias Petri Lombardi) with an imperfect table of rubrics (ff. 200 r-v)

deum laudamus. Anno domini mcc tricessimo primo mense octobri' (f. 199v).Worcester Cathedral Priory: inscribed, 'liber monasterii wygornie'(f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 355' (f. 1); included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(lpha) of a teacher giving a lecture to his students, at the beginning of book 1., Summa super titulis Decretalium

super titulis Decretalium Perhaps written by a scribe called Johannes: inscribed 'Explicit liber secundus Copiose Joh[ann]is (f. 153v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 825' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ater) of Christ blessing and holding a book, at the beginning of the Pater Noster., Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria

with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): included in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard],

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uatuor), at the beginning of Peter's the Chanter commentary., Diatessaron

brown (ff. 1, 2v, 3, 8v). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Diatessaron The English Royal library: Westminster inventory number 'no. 1023' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory

• Text page with decorated initials., Commentary on the Psalms (51-100)

and Gilson 1921).Steven Speccot, perhaps of the Speccot family of Penheale, Cornwall: his name written on f. 223v.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 678 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Framed initial 'Q' with foliate decoration., Commentary on the Psalms (51-100)

and Gilson 1921).Steven Speccot, perhaps of the Speccot family of Penheale, Cornwall: his name written on f. 223v.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 678 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Initial 'C' with foliate decoration and display script. Decorated initials., Commentary on the Psalms (51-100)

and Gilson 1921).Steven Speccot, perhaps of the Speccot family of Penheale, Cornwall: his name written on f. 223v.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 678 '; included in the inventory of books in the Upper

• Detail of inscription at the bottom of the folio., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

press mark 'D VII' and title (f. 2); included in the 1389 catalogue.John Joscelin [Joscelyn] (b. 1529, d. 1603), OldEnglish scholar and Church of England clergyman, Archbishop Parker's secretary (with his annotations and supplements; see Tite, 1992, p. 117).?

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(anctus) formed of a dragon, with foliate decoration, display script, and pen-flourishing in the margin, at the beginning of the prologue to the commentary on Psalms., Commentary on Psalms 1-50

liber s[anc]ti Albani q[ue]m q[ui] ei abstulerit aut titulum delev[er]it anathema sit' 13th or 14th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'prima quinquagena Pulli s[upe]r psalteriu[m]', and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1359' (f. 1),

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uo) with outline drawing of a dragon and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uo) with outline drawing of a griffon and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Historiated initial 'O'(rem) with outline drawing of a mermaid and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library

• Large initial 'R'(edare) with foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed 'Liber de Claust[r]o Roffens[is] per W. Roffens[em] ep[iscopu]m' (f. 3).All parts: The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 808'; included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library