• Decorated initial of a lion ? with a flowing tail eating a bird., Bible (the 'Montpellier Bible')

197, 197v, 198, 198v, 212). Large initials in red and blue with penwork decoration. Large initials in red, some with simple penwork decoration. Rubrics in large letters of red and blue with penwork decoration. Numbers in red. Bible (the 'Montpellier

• Decorated initial 'F'(ratribus)., Bible (the 'Montpellier Bible')

197, 197v, 198, 198v, 212). Large initials in red and blue with penwork decoration. Large initials in red, some with simple penwork decoration. Rubrics in large letters of red and blue with penwork decoration. Numbers in red. Bible (the 'Montpellier

• Decorated initial with animal heads at the beginning of Jerome's prologue., Bible (the 'Montpellier Bible')

197, 197v, 198, 198v, 212). Large initials in red and blue with penwork decoration. Large initials in red, some with simple penwork decoration. Rubrics in large letters of red and blue with penwork decoration. Numbers in red. Bible (the 'Montpellier

• Decorated initial with foliate decoration, and one with animals heads., Bible (the 'Montpellier Bible')

197, 197v, 198, 198v, 212). Large initials in red and blue with penwork decoration. Large initials in red, some with simple penwork decoration. Rubrics in large letters of red and blue with penwork decoration. Numbers in red. Bible (the 'Montpellier

• Initial 'U'(num) with foliate and knotwork motifs., Epistulae

unfinished, as they lack contour lines. 2 large initials, outlined in brown ink, coloured yellow and green, on a red, blue and violet ground, with foliate, rope and knotwork motifs (f. 2) and, with animal heads (f. 14v). Large initials

• Decorated initial 'C'(onticuere)., Opera (Works)

41. 12 very large initials in blue and red with red and brown pen-flourishing (ff. 42, 52v, 63, 72v, 82, 93v, 105v, 116v, 126v, 137v, 149v, 161v). Large plain initials in red or blue. Capitals marked in red. Opera (Works)

• Inhabited initial 'V'(espe), with birds, dragons, and the face of Christ in a roundel., Homiliary

with entwined animals and head terminals. Large initials in red, green, yellow, purple, or blue, some with penwork decoration. Small initials in brown, green or blue. Rubrics in red. Homiliary The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury: liturgical evidence; corresponds

• Inhabited initial 'P'(rimo) with animals and animal and human-head terminals., Homiliary

with entwined animals and head terminals. Large initials in red, green, yellow, purple, or blue, some with penwork decoration. Small initials in brown, green or blue. Rubrics in red. Homiliary The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury: liturgical evidence; corresponds

• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) with display capitals, at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

initial, in colours and gold (f. 3). Large initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown, usually with simple decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown. Spaces for coloured initials left blank after

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) at Matthew 1:18., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

initial, in colours and gold (f. 3). Large initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown, usually with simple decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown. Spaces for coloured initials left blank after

• Decorated foliate initial 'C', and full foliate border, at the beginning of the Statues., Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute book), from 1 Edward III to 14 Henry VI in chronological order

Statutes (f. 24). Smaler initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins, at the beginning of each reign. Paraph marks in plain red or blue. Nova Statuta (index Statutes of England; Statuta Angliae, Statute

• Inhabited initial 'D'(ivinus) with a dog, in gold and colours., Theological miscellany, including Goselin's (index: Gocelinus, Jocelyn) Life of Augustine and other saints' lives (see Notes)

on a blue ground (f. 3). Large initials in red, green, or blue, some with penwork decoration in the other colour or colours. Small initials in red or green. Text in alternating letters or words of red, blue, and green.

• Inhabited initial 'R'(egu) with a dragon, in gold and colours., Theological miscellany, including Goselin's (index: Gocelinus, Jocelyn) Life of Augustine and other saints' lives (see Notes)

on a blue ground (f. 3). Large initials in red, green, or blue, some with penwork decoration in the other colour or colours. Small initials in red or green. Text in alternating letters or words of red, blue, and green.

• Large decorated initial 'P'(oentissimus) in colours and gold with foliate decoration and acanthus leaves., Theological miscellany, including Goselin's (index: Gocelinus, Jocelyn) Life of Augustine and other saints' lives (see Notes)

on a blue ground (f. 3). Large initials in red, green, or blue, some with penwork decoration in the other colour or colours. Small initials in red or green. Text in alternating letters or words of red, blue, and green.

• Zoomorphic initial 'M'(agnitudo) in dark brown ink, red and green and some blue, with knot-work and foliate motifs, in the shape of a grotesque(s)., De mysteriis (ff. 1-4v); De sacramentis (ff. 4v-16v); Sermo de corpore et sanguine Domini (serm. 17, ff. 16v-18v); Contra Iouinianum (ff. 18v-69v); Hypomnesticon (ff. 69v-90)

ink, red and green and some blue, with knot-work and foliate motifs, in the shape of a bird or grotesque(s) (ff. 6, 16v, 19, 69v). Large and smaller Initials in red, green or occasionally blue, some with penwork decoration including

• Zoomorphic initial 'I' in dark brown ink, red and green and some blue, with knot-work and foliate motifs, in the shape of a bird., De mysteriis (ff. 1-4v); De sacramentis (ff. 4v-16v); Sermo de corpore et sanguine Domini (serm. 17, ff. 16v-18v); Contra Iouinianum (ff. 18v-69v); Hypomnesticon (ff. 69v-90)

ink, red and green and some blue, with knot-work and foliate motifs, in the shape of a bird or grotesque(s) (ff. 6, 16v, 19, 69v). Large and smaller Initials in red, green or occasionally blue, some with penwork decoration including

• Coloured initials, and, in the right-hand column, an example of a corrected mistake. The scribe left a space for a coloured initial, and wrote the letters 'PM' with an abbreviation mark. The artist later painted a green initial 'S', because 'SPM' is a common abbreviation for 'Spiritum' (Spirit). In fact, the first word of the sentence should be 'Christum' (Christ), which can be represented by the letters 'XPM'. When the mistake was realised, the green 'S' was erased and replaced by a blue 'X'., Homiliary

mistake was realised, the green 'S' was erased and replaced by a blue 'X'. Large zoomorophic initial in green, red, brown, and blue (f. 1). Initials in blue, red, brown, or green, some with penwork decoration in the same colour

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning of the prologue dedicating the book to bishop Eadfrid., Life of Cuthbert

in red, with washes in green, blue, and yellow (f. 4). Large initial in brown with penwork foliate decoration in red, and washes in blue, green, and yellow (f. 1). Initials in red or blue. Small initials in brown. Rubrics

• Inhabited initial 'P'(rincipium) at the beginning of the life of Cuthbert, with a man and a dragon., Life of Cuthbert

in red, with washes in green, blue, and yellow (f. 4). Large initial in brown with penwork foliate decoration in red, and washes in blue, green, and yellow (f. 1). Initials in red or blue. Small initials in brown. Rubrics

• Inhabited initial 'V'(enerabilis) with animal and human heads, and a fish., Theological miscellany, including Goselin's (index: Gocelinus, Jocelyn) Life of Augustine and other saints' lives (see Notes)

on a blue ground (f. 3). Large initials in red, green, or blue, some with penwork decoration in the other colour or colours. Small initials in red or green. Text in alternating letters or words of red, blue, and green.