• Detail of 'champ' initials with foliate feathering., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray. Numerous large 'champ' initials in gold with colours. Small initials in red and blue (ff. 1-2v). Paraph marks in red and blue. Cadels. Legenda Aurea (The Golden

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

(f. 54v). Some large and several smaller initials in blue, red or green. Display script in red or blue for letters following hree large initials (ff. 1, 52). Rubrics in red, blue or brown. Bible text in red (ff. 1v-2v).

• Initial 'I'(am) decorated with acanthus leaves and besants at the beginning of Book 3., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

extending into the margin on 2 sides (f. 1). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or red with purple or blue pen-flourishing. Red or blue paragraph marks. Drawing of a face in profile in ink in the loop

• Ink drawings of an autalops (antelope) with its horns caught in a shrub, an onocentaur, a hedgehog, a fox feigning death in order to catch birds, and a unicorn resting its head in the lap of a virgin, being pursued by a man with a spear., Bestiary

12. 28 drawings in brown ink, some partially painted in red, green or blue. Small initials in blue or red (the red oxidised), some of the blue with dots of green or red. Highlighting of letters in red. From f.

• Explicit of the first text: 'Explicit liber q[ue] intitulatur liber niger qui fuit inventus cu[m] cruce magna de Waltham S[an]c]t]e Crucis'., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany' ; beginning and end imperfect), part 2

king (f. 37v). Large puzzle initial in red and blue with elaborate pen-flourishing in red including oak and ivy leaves, acorns, birds, knotwork (f. 49). Large puzzle initial in red and blue with cruder pen-flourishing in red and purple (f.

• Foliate initial 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of Genesis., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• Text page with pen-flourished initials., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• Foliate initial 'T'(ertia) at the beginning of Leviticus., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• Text page with pen-flourished initials., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• Foliate initial 'I'(ncipit) at the beginning of 3 Kings., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• Foliate initial 'S'(equitur) at the beginning of Exodus., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• 3 foliate initials 'R'(everentissimo), 'I'(meratorie) and 'I'(n principio), at the beginning of the Historia scolastica and the prologue to the Historia scolastica., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• Inhabited initial 'I'(gitur) with an animal mask., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rimi) at the beginning of book 10 of the Liber exceptionum., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

initials in blue or red and blue with dark red and blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles and of book 10 of Liber exceptionum (f. 160v, 214v). Initial in blue with red

• Three coloured initials 'D'(um) and inscription 'Cirencestrie'., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

in colours on a blue ground with display script (f. 2v). Initials in light brown, red or green with foliate decoration in one or more of these colours at the beginning of each book, one with blue (f. 1) and

• Detail of initial 'D'(um) with foliate decoration., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

in colours on a blue ground with display script (f. 2v). Initials in light brown, red or green with foliate decoration in one or more of these colours at the beginning of each book, one with blue (f. 1) and

• Detail of coloured initials 'V'(squequo) and 'H'(omo) in the lower right-hand column of the folio., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

in colours on a blue ground with display script (f. 2v). Initials in light brown, red or green with foliate decoration in one or more of these colours at the beginning of each book, one with blue (f. 1) and

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman on horseback dragging a man, who is lying on a hurdle., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of five monks gazing at an image of the Virgin Mary., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a monk and a nun in the stocks., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink