• Decorated initials 'A'(nno) and 'I'(n anno), at the beginning of the Commentary on Haggai., Commentary on Daniel and the Minor Prophets

270-279v). Quire signatures (ff. 1 - 122); catchwords (ff. 249-279v). 23 large initials in red or green with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the prologue, and the commentaries on Daniel and the Minor Prophets (ff. 1, 1v, 22v, 37v,

• Decorated initial 'C'(ontra) at the beginning of the Commentary on Daniel, with the ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of St. Martin, Battle, reading, 'Liber monasterii Sancti Martini de Bello Cicest[rensis] dioc[esis]', in the lower margin., Commentary on Daniel and the Minor Prophets

270-279v). Quire signatures (ff. 1 - 122); catchwords (ff. 249-279v). 23 large initials in red or green with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the prologue, and the commentaries on Daniel and the Minor Prophets (ff. 1, 1v, 22v, 37v,

• Decorated initials 'N'(on) and 'V'(erbum), at the beginning of the Commentary on Joel., Commentary on Daniel and the Minor Prophets

270-279v). Quire signatures (ff. 1 - 122); catchwords (ff. 249-279v). 23 large initials in red or green with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the prologue, and the commentaries on Daniel and the Minor Prophets (ff. 1, 1v, 22v, 37v,

• Decorated initial 'A'(d) at the beginning of Guitmundus's De corpore et sanguine Domini., De corpore et sanguine Domini (ff. 1-16v); Sermon De sacramento altaris (sermon 52) (ff. 16v-17)

continuous foliation to f. 33.17th-century inscriptions on the title of works, f. 1; f. 28v of Arundel 181. 1 large initial in green with red penwork decoration (f. 1). Simple large and small initials in red, green, or brown. De

• Historiated initial 'O' with Jerome writing, at the beginning of the Sentences., Patristic excerpts

initial 'O' with Jerome writing, at the beginning of the Sentences. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b.

• Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts., Patristic excerpts

Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Historiated initial 'O' with Jerome writing, at the beginning of the Sentences., Patristic excerpts

initial 'O' with Jerome writing, at the beginning of the Sentences. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b.

• Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts., Patristic excerpts

Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Puzzle initial 'P'(io) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum., Gesta Normannorum ducum

the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11, 18, 23v, 27). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. 1 run-over figure climbing on rocks (f. 13v). Gesta Normannorum

• The margin with the rampant lion of William Howard, at the beginning of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum., Gesta Normannorum ducum

the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11, 18, 23v, 27). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. 1 run-over figure climbing on rocks (f. 13v). Gesta Normannorum

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of Gregory the Great writing, at the beginning of homily 1., Homiliae In Ezechielem, book 2, with Ezekiel 40: 1-47

historiated initials in outline drawing, with display script, at the beginning of Ezekilel 40, and of Gregory's homily 1 on Ezekiel (ff. 1, 4v). Large puzzle initials with penwork decoration in red and green, at the beginning of other homilies

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline initials, some with foliate decoration interlaced with human figures,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline initials, some with foliate decoration interlaced with human figures,

• Inhabited initial 'Q'(uisque) with dogs and a dragon., Theological miscellany, including Paschasius Radbertus, De corpore et sanguine Domini; Augustine, De sacramento altaris (sermon 52); Lanfranc, De corpore et sanguine Domini; Augustine, De purgatorio igne

Albendone . . .' wth anathema (f. 1). 14th-century list of contents (f. 1). Ownership notes of the Augustinian priory of Val St.-Martin, at Leuven (index Louvain), and its prior, Johannes Vlimmerius (f. 1). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert

• Decorated initial 'P'(auci) with stems and foliate motifs, a clasp, and a face, at the beginning of Jerome's 'Adversus Iovinianum'., Adversus Iovinianum; Commentarius in Symbolum apostolorum; De viris illustribus (excerpt)

erased). 1 large decorated initial with stems and foliate motifs, a clasp, and a face, outlined in brown ink, with yellow wash, on a red ground (f. 1).1 rough drawing of a profile head (f. 99v, erased?). 1 smaller

• Decorated initial 'T'(ribus) with two masks and foliate motifs., Commentary on the Song of Songs; Nativity of Christ according to the Gospels

Ampersands; ae caudatas. 1 large initial with two masks (effaced) and foliate motifs, outlined in brown ink (f. 1).1 large initial with stems and foliate motifs, outlined in brown ink, with some red (f. 2v). 1 large initial in

• Initial 'A'(bba) with penwork decoration., Commentary on the Song of Songs (ff. 1-52); Regula S. Benedicti (ff. 52-84)

decoration. Two scribes (one is on ff. 1-3; ff. 8-18; ff. 52r-52v and ff. 57-84).Ampersands; ae caudatas. 1 initial in gold (f. 1).1 initial in green with penwork decoration in green and red (f. 54v). Some large and several

• Drawing of the Tree of Vices, with Pride at the bottom and Luxury at the top, with snakes and dragons, at the beginning of epistle IV.1., Speculum virginum

'hugo mag[ister]' (f. 1), probably late 12th century, apparently owned by the same Magister Hugo as 4 other manuscripts from Eberbach (see Palmer 1998); 'f4' in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.Shelfmarks(?): 'Z96' and '43' (f. 1); similar inscriptions occur

• Drawing of the Tree of Virtues, flanked by angels, with Love at the top with an image of Christ blessing, illustrating epistle IV.1., Speculum virginum

'hugo mag[ister]' (f. 1), probably late 12th century, apparently owned by the same Magister Hugo as 4 other manuscripts from Eberbach (see Palmer 1998); 'f4' in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.Shelfmarks(?): 'Z96' and '43' (f. 1); similar inscriptions occur

• Zoomorphic initial formed of a dragon and foliage. The inscription in reddish ink in the lower margin states that it is from Glastonbury Abbey, and names 'Robertus Wottone', one of its monks., Homiliary

Wottone M. Glasconis (f. 1); Robert Wottone, monk of Glastonbury, 15th century: inscription (f. 1; see above), added small parchment leaf inscribed 'Robertus Wottone' (f. 191v).John Long, of Dorchester, in Dorset, matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford, 1 July 1664, aged