• Large initials, some with zoomorphic pen-flourishing, and a marginal drawing of a dog? and a human half-bust figure, in the Sermones de quadragesima., Sermones de quadragesima (imperfect)

Large initials, some with zoomorphic pen-flourishing, and a marginal drawing of a dog? and a human half-bust figure, in the Sermones de quadragesima. Large initials (2 lines) in brown, mostly with (zoomorphic) pen-flourishing in brown, with red infill. Capital

• Detail of an allegorical miniature of a bush of the Tudor rose incorporating a Latin poem celebrating the House of Tudor, with a scroll reading 'Salve, radix varios producens germine ramos, / Quos inter ramus supereminet altior unus', with daisies for Henry VIII's sister Margaret of Scotland, and marigolds for his another sister, Mary of France, and a pomegranate bush for his wife, Katherine of Aragon, enclosed within a walled garden with tours surmounted by banners of the royal arms of England, George, and Castile, and a gateway with a lion, flanked by a red dragon and a white greyhound, and inscribed with words 'salve felix Anglia'., Motets

notation. 1 full-page miniature in colours and gold of the Tudor rose (f. 2). 2 miniatures in colours and gold of red roses of Lancaster surrounded by couplets with music inscribed on two circular staves (ff. 2v, 3). 1 historiated

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uam) with a human face., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'H'(anc)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(orro)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(rete)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(omino)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'R'*everentissimis) with display script., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(rimitus)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• null, Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface

very similar to those reproduced from Venice, Marciana MS 516 in Pneumatics, Hall, pp. 121-41. Simple red foliate headpieces (f. 1, 27). Red initials, many with foliate penwork decoration. Numerous diagrams, many in combinations of ink drawings and yellow, blue

• null, Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface

very similar to those reproduced from Venice, Marciana MS 516 in Pneumatics, Hall, pp. 121-41. Simple red foliate headpieces (f. 1, 27). Red initials, many with foliate penwork decoration. Numerous diagrams, many in combinations of ink drawings and yellow, blue

• null, Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface

very similar to those reproduced from Venice, Marciana MS 516 in Pneumatics, Hall, pp. 121-41. Simple red foliate headpieces (f. 1, 27). Red initials, many with foliate penwork decoration. Numerous diagrams, many in combinations of ink drawings and yellow, blue

• Coloured initials and display script., Miscellany, including the 'Tribal Hidage', or assessment list, Aelfric's treatise on Latin grammar, compotus notes, glossary material, and De initio creaturae (ff.128v-129), dated 1034

William Fleetwood [Fletewoode] (b. c.1525, d.1594), lawyer and antiquary: erased inscription of his name (ff. 3*verso and f. 129v); no. 1 of the manuscripts at Missenden abbey, the home of the Fleetwood family: see Ker 1957.18th-century ? inscription '111 A

• Coloured initial., Homilies on the Evangelists, books 1 and 2

Large initials and rubrics in display uncial capitals in red. Initials occasionally highlighted in red. Homilies on the Evangelists, books 1 and 2 John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: sold to Edward Harley on 13 February 1723/4 (Wright and Wright 1966;

• Text page of a land-based tax assessment document., Miscellany, including the 'Tribal Hidage', or assessment list, Aelfric's treatise on Latin grammar, compotus notes, glossary material, and De initio creaturae (ff.128v-129), dated 1034

William Fleetwood [Fletewoode] (b. c.1525, d.1594), lawyer and antiquary: erased inscription of his name (ff. 3*verso and f. 129v); no. 1 of the manuscripts at Missenden abbey, the home of the Fleetwood family: see Ker 1957.18th-century ? inscription '111 A

• Historiated initial 'C'(um) depicting a tonsured master teaching tonsured pupils, at the beginning of the prologue to the commentary on Matthew., Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

the prologue to the commentary on Matthew. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 165), each accompanied by a full border, the second incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue

• Ownership inscriptions, the first dated 1403, the second dated 1757., Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

1757. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 165), each accompanied by a full border, the second incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue with red flourishing, or red with

• Illuminated initial 'S'(enior) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on III John., Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

commentary on III John. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 165), each accompanied by a full border, the second incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately blue with red flourishing,

• Text page at the beginning of Abbo of St-Germain's ~Bella Parisiacae urbis~, book 3, with red initial and highlights., Alcuin, De orthographia (ff.1-24v); Bede, De orthographia (ff. 24v-71); Bella Parisiacae urbis, book 3 (Ad clericos) (ff. 71v-84); unidentified smaller text with glossary material (ff. 84-86v); De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, book 4 (De arte dialectica) (f. 87-149); Glossaries to Greek and Latin grammar texts, including lists of grammatical and metrical terms and glosses to Juvenal (ff. 150-167v).

Text page at the beginning of Abbo of St-Germain's ~Bella Parisiacae urbis~, book 3, with red initial and highlights. Ruled in hard-point. Glosses to Bede and Abbo. A variety of small marginal marks between ff. 1-71v; corrections and erasures