• Text page., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

dragons in colours and gold, at the beginning of Hebrews (f. 174). Initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red, and in red with pen-flourishing in blue. Gloss on the Pauline Epistles Added chapter numbers, 14th-century English hand.Presented to the British

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a scroll with the inscription 'Ad Timotheu[m]', at the beginning of 1 Timothy., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

dragons in colours and gold, at the beginning of Hebrews (f. 174). Initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red, and in red with pen-flourishing in blue. Gloss on the Pauline Epistles Added chapter numbers, 14th-century English hand.Presented to the British

• Detail of illuminated initial., 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

• Detail of decorated initial., 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

• Cutting of an initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of Daniel, with penwork decoration., Fragment of a Bible with the beginning of the book of Daniel (recto) and part of the chapter list (verso)

38, 40, 77r-v, 78r-v, 80r-v, 83r-v). 1 large initial in green, blue, yellow, and red, with filigree penwork decoration (f. 44). Small initials in red, yellow, green, or blue. Fragment of a Bible with the beginning of the book of

• Illuminated initial 'I'(nter)., Observationum ex libris antiquorum

118v, 133v, 143, 153v, 163, 177, 184v, 192v). Numerous smaller initails in blue with red pen-flourishing or red with purple pen-flourishing, usually alternating. Paraphs in red or blue. Observationum ex libris antiquorum The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b.

• Decorated initial 'P'(aucorum) at the beginning of Maximus of Turin's Homily hiemales de tempore, II (attributed to Ambrose)., Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2

red, blue, green or yellow, many with foliate or geometric decoration, and 7 with penwork decoration in another colour (ff. 50v, 60, 69, 112v, 119, 146v, 157); 1 with a cross (f. 127v). Small initials in red, green, blue, or

• Decorated initials 'N'(atalis) and 'H'(esterno) with foliate forms., Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2

red, blue, green or yellow, many with foliate or geometric decoration, and 7 with penwork decoration in another colour (ff. 50v, 60, 69, 112v, 119, 146v, 157); 1 with a cross (f. 127v). Small initials in red, green, blue, or

• Decorated initial 'H'(esterno) with foliate forms., Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2

red, blue, green or yellow, many with foliate or geometric decoration, and 7 with penwork decoration in another colour (ff. 50v, 60, 69, 112v, 119, 146v, 157); 1 with a cross (f. 127v). Small initials in red, green, blue, or

• Decorated initial 'P'(aucorum) at the beginning of Maximus of Turin's Homily hiemales de tempore, II (attributed to Ambrose)., Various sermons, including several of Augustine's sermons for Easter, with list of contents, ff. 1v-2

red, blue, green or yellow, many with foliate or geometric decoration, and 7 with penwork decoration in another colour (ff. 50v, 60, 69, 112v, 119, 146v, 157); 1 with a cross (f. 127v). Small initials in red, green, blue, or

• null, Remedies (begins and ends imperfectly)

3 vols. (Paris: Imprimerie Nationale, 1868-1881), I, 373-380. Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red. Small initials in plain red or blue. Zoomorphic cadels. Added sketches (ff. 14v, 37). Remedies (begins and ends imperfectly) Inscription, 15th-century:

• Inhabited initial 'P'(lures) in outline drawing, at the beginning of the Gospel Prologue, with a man fighting with a dragon., Gospels

in outline drawing, all with display script in red and blue. 3 blue initials with penwork decoration in red (ff. 64, 72v, 106), and 2 puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 142v, 134). Decoration unfinished, space left blank for

• Detail of an initial 'M'(atheus) of the archangel Michael killing a dragon, at the beginning of an 'argumentum' to Matthew., Gospels

in outline drawing, all with display script in red and blue. 3 blue initials with penwork decoration in red (ff. 64, 72v, 106), and 2 puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 142v, 134). Decoration unfinished, space left blank for

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'M', formed of two dragons., Gospels

in outline drawing, all with display script in red and blue. 3 blue initials with penwork decoration in red (ff. 64, 72v, 106), and 2 puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 142v, 134). Decoration unfinished, space left blank for

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a blue-faced grotesque, hunched, with a man standing on his shoulders, from Book 1 of the Decretals., 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

• Miniature of Isaiah, holding a scroll containing text from Isaiah 11, against a blue and gold background., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

blue, green, and/or red with foliate decoration, and many with clasps, some with zoomorphic features (ff. 6, 8, 9v, 18v, 22, 52, 64, 96). Initials in gold with blue and/or green washes. Initials in red, some with red and

• Inhabited initial 'P'(lures) in outline drawing, at the beginning of the Gospel Prologue, with a man fighting with a dragon., Gospels

in outline drawing, all with display script in red and blue. 3 blue initials with penwork decoration in red (ff. 64, 72v, 106), and 2 puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 142v, 134). Decoration unfinished, space left blank for

• Historiated initial 'L' (incipit unfinished) of a devil urging a monk to gluttony, with a portrait of Matthew below, a naked man pointing his mouth and a man with a head of an ox, at the beginning of a prologue to Matthew, with the instruction 'non scribatur' (not to be written) in the space above the opening of the prologue., Gospels

in outline drawing, all with display script in red and blue. 3 blue initials with penwork decoration in red (ff. 64, 72v, 106), and 2 puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 142v, 134). Decoration unfinished, space left blank for

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic est), with an instruction for display script., Gospels

in outline drawing, all with display script in red and blue. 3 blue initials with penwork decoration in red (ff. 64, 72v, 106), and 2 puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 142v, 134). Decoration unfinished, space left blank for

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) with the Lamb with cross, a bird, and a dragon in medallions, at the beginning of John., Gospels

in outline drawing, all with display script in red and blue. 3 blue initials with penwork decoration in red (ff. 64, 72v, 106), and 2 puzzle initials in red and blue (ff. 142v, 134). Decoration unfinished, space left blank for