• Diagrams., Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon philosophiae, and Daniel of Morley's Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum

in gold on a blue ground (f. 16). 7 large initials in red, green or blue, decorated in green and/or red (ff. 35v, 43v, 56v, 88, 88v, 95v, 104). Small initials in plain red, green or blue, sometimes with ornamental

• Diagram., Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon philosophiae, and Daniel of Morley's Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum

in gold on a blue ground (f. 16). 7 large initials in red, green or blue, decorated in green and/or red (ff. 35v, 43v, 56v, 88, 88v, 95v, 104). Small initials in plain red, green or blue, sometimes with ornamental

• Decorated initials 'Q'(uattuor) and 'B'(ello) at the beginning of the text., Antiquitates iudaicae

the prologue and the five books (ff. 1, 22, 30v, 40, 49). 3 small initials in red and one in blue (ff. 49, 53, 64, 66). Rubrics in red. Antiquitates iudaicae The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): probably

• Historiated initial 'E'(x Cassiodoro) with the author Cassiodorus pointing at an open book, and a foliated tendril extending into the margin; the body of the letter contains a blue figure. Smaller historiated initial 'C'(um) with the head of a bishop., Miscellany including William of Malmesbury's De dictis et factis memorabilibus philosophorum (Polyhistor) (ff. 3- 40v), Cassiodorus' De orthographia (ff. 41-52), Marbod's Lapidarium, with gloss (ff. 106-123), Priscianus' Solutiones ad Chosroem [regem Persarum] (ff. 139v-160v), Nemesius' De natura hominis (ff. 168-196), Albericus' Flores Rhetorici (ff. 196-206), John of Salisbury's De septem septenis (ff. 206v-215v), Joachim of Fiore's Praephatio super Apocalypsim (ff. 216-224), imperfect; De praesagiis tempestatum (f. 224r-v), imperfect

and blue with purple and red pen-flourishing (ff. 77v, 106), or with brown and red pen-flourishing (f. 225). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing including foliate motifs. Capitals marked in red or in yellow. Paraphs in red or blue. Space

• Decorated initial 'U'(t) with display script, at the beginning of the Expositio psalmorum., Expositio psalmorum

the beginning of capitula (f. 1v). Initials in red, dark red, green, and blue, some with penwork decoration in the same colour, or in red, green and/or blue, throughout the text (e.g., ff. 49v, 51v, 82v). Expositio psalmorum Thomas Cranmer

• Detail of a decorated initial 'P'., Theological texts

initials in red, brown or green, some with penwork decoration in green, blue, red and/or brown, completed by a different but contemporary hand. Initials in red, green, or blue (ff. 109-174v) Theological texts Added table of contents, 12th century (f.

• Display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green, some with penwork decoration in the same colour. Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with

• Inhabited initial with a display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101, and the ownership inscription of Thomas Cranmer, reading 'Thomas Cantuaren[sis]'., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green, some with penwork decoration in the same colour. Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with

• Initials 'P'(salmos) and 'M'(agnus)., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green, some with penwork decoration in the same colour. Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with

• Decorated initial 'G'(loriosis) at the beginning of book 1., De civitate Dei

Numerous pointing hands (maniculae). Large initials with penwork, arabesque decoration in green, 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,

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

Numerous pointing hands (maniculae). Large initials with penwork, arabesque decoration in green, 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,

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

Numerous pointing hands (maniculae). Large initials with penwork, arabesque decoration in green, 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,

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

Numerous pointing hands (maniculae). Large initials with penwork, arabesque decoration in green, 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,

• Foliate initial 'D' and foliate initial 'B' at the beginning of the first two epistolae., Epistolae

on the former cover of the volume. Large penwork initial with foliate decoration on a blue background (f. 1v). Penwork initials in red, green or blue with foliate decoration and pen-flourishing in other colours at the beginning of each epistola.

• Contents list with decorated initials., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

and display script at the beginning of the preface and commentaries (ff. 32, 33v, 122v). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in colours and display script at the beginning of books and in

• Puzzle initial 'L'(iber) with extension and foliate decoration., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

and display script at the beginning of the preface and commentaries (ff. 32, 33v, 122v). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in colours and display script at the beginning of books and in

• Puzzle initial 'J'(ohannes) with penwork decoration and display script., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

and display script at the beginning of the preface and commentaries (ff. 32, 33v, 122v). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in colours and display script at the beginning of books and in

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ortaris) with penwork decoration and display script., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

and display script at the beginning of the preface and commentaries (ff. 32, 33v, 122v). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in colours and display script at the beginning of books and in

• Framed initial 'S'(imon) with foliate decoration., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

and display script at the beginning of the preface and commentaries (ff. 32, 33v, 122v). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in colours and display script at the beginning of books and in

• Initial 'P'(lures) with extension and foliate decoration., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

and display script at the beginning of the preface and commentaries (ff. 32, 33v, 122v). Initials in red, blue or red and blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in colours and display script at the beginning of books and in