• Inhabited initial 'G'(loriosissimam) formed of a dragon interlaced with foliage, at the beginning of book 1., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

interlaced with foliage, at the beginning of book 1. Includes Augustine's De civitate Dei preceded by the section relating to it in the Retractationes (f. 5v) and notes on the De civitate Dei by Lanfranc, written by a different but

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(salmus) with display script, at the beginning of Augustine's commentary to Psalm 50., Enarrationes in Psalmos (Volume 2)

'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', and 'S[ecund]a p[ar]s psalt[er]ii s[ecundu]m Aug. Arnulphi p[ri]oris', 14th century (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1122-1123, no. 1 as 'Expositionem eiusdem super psalterium in iii voluminibus'; and in the catalogue of 1202,

• Miniature of Gregory the Great writing, inspired by the Holy Spirit represented as a dove. Above the frame of the miniature, inscription 'Teodericus depinxit hanc imaginem Gregorium papam'. The miniature is between books 3 and 4 of Gregory the Great's Dialogi., Dialogi

signatures.Unusual iconography on f. 33v, where one is unsure whether the Deposition or the Nailing to the cross is depicted. 1 large miniature of Gregory the Great writing, inspired by the Holy Spirit, outlined in brown ink, with some yellow

• Detail of a miniature of Gregory the Great writing, inspired by the Holy Spirit represented as a dove. Above the frame of the miniature, inscription 'Teodericus depinxit hanc imaginem Gregorium papam'. The miniature is between books 3 and 4 of Gregory the Great's Dialogi., Dialogi

signatures.Unusual iconography on f. 33v, where one is unsure whether the Deposition or the Nailing to the cross is depicted. 1 large miniature of Gregory the Great writing, inspired by the Holy Spirit, outlined in brown ink, with some yellow

• Initial 'I'(n principio) with the eagle, symbol of John in a medallion, at the beginning of John., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

folio, 14th century (f. 1).Red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 50' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster

• Foliate initial 'P'(aulus) with dragons, and display script, at the of the Commentary on the Pauline Epistles of Florus of Lyon, and in the lower margin, the typical (but partially erased) Rochester ownership inscription, naming Baldwin, archbishop of Canterbury from 1184 to 1190., Commentary on the Pauline Epistles

(Hand I: ff. 1-92 and 174v-182v, Hand II: ff. 92-174). Contemporary marginal notes giving the sources of the excerpts.Quire signatures. 1 initial with foliate and zoomorphic decoration in colours, with display script, at the beginning of the text (f. 1v).

• Decorated initial 'D'(ici) at the beginning of the Enchiridion of Augustine., Enchiridion, De bono mortis, De corpore et sanguine Domini

(ff. 44v-62v) Lanfranc, De corpore et sanguine Domini (ff. 62v-89). Misbound at the beginning: f. 2 should be before f. 1, and ff. 12-19 before 4-11.Quire signatures. Decorated initials in green and red, at the beginning of major text divisions

• Inhabited initial 'D'(ici) with lions and dragons, at the beginning of the Enchiridion of Augustine., Enchiridion

S. Letardi' of Goscelin (ff. 62v-64v), each written by a different hand. 1 inhabited initial in colours, with display script, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red, brown, blue, or green, at the beginning of chapters.

• Text page with coloured initials., Commentary on the Pauline Epistles

(Hand I: ff. 1-92 and 174v-182v, Hand II: ff. 92-174). Contemporary marginal notes giving the sources of the excerpts.Quire signatures. 1 initial with foliate and zoomorphic decoration in colours, with display script, at the beginning of the text (f. 1v).

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(ntuentes) formed of a dragon, with the Lamb of God in a medallion, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

folio, 14th century (f. 1).Red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 50' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster

• Decorated initial 'I'(n quattuor)., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

folio, 14th century (f. 1).Red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 50' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster

• Decorated initial 'D'(iligentius) at the beginning of book 7., De civitate Dei

red or blue, with display script in green and red or green and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 1v, 11v, 20v, 30v, 40, 50v, 57v, 67, 77, 84, 96v, 106v, 115v, 124, 135, 147v, 161v, 173v, 192,

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of book 16., De civitate Dei

red or blue, with display script in green and red or green and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 1v, 11v, 20v, 30v, 40, 50v, 57v, 67, 77, 84, 96v, 106v, 115v, 124, 135, 147v, 161v, 173v, 192,

• Decorated initial 'N'(unc), at the beginning of book 8., De civitate Dei

red or blue, with display script in green and red or green and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 1v, 11v, 20v, 30v, 40, 50v, 57v, 67, 77, 84, 96v, 106v, 115v, 124, 135, 147v, 161v, 173v, 192,

• Foliate initial 'S'(I rationi) at the beginning of book 2., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

a manib[us] sit procul iste lib[er] T. Wybarn', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (ff. 1, 259).Inscribed a letter, signed by Clemens Brown, requesting a certain Henry to receive this book from Thomas Walleys, master

• Foliate initial 'I'(am) at the beginning of book 3., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

a manib[us] sit procul iste lib[er] T. Wybarn', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (ff. 1, 259).Inscribed a letter, signed by Clemens Brown, requesting a certain Henry to receive this book from Thomas Walleys, master

• Foliate initial 'D'(e felicitate) at the beginning of book 15., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

a manib[us] sit procul iste lib[er] T. Wybarn', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (ff. 1, 259).Inscribed a letter, signed by Clemens Brown, requesting a certain Henry to receive this book from Thomas Walleys, master

• 6 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon letter 'wynn'., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• 2 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon letter 'wynn'., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• Text page with display script highlighted in colour., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British