• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the subjects from Genesis in medallions: the Creation of Adam and Eve, the Fall, Adam labouring, and two men (?), at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and blue backgrounds with penwork decoration, some with animals (e.g., ff. 272, 334), at the beginning of prologues. Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Running titles and chapter numbers alternately in red and blue.

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a winged Matthew at the beginning of Matthew., New Testament, with calendar (ff. 309v-312)

and/or blue, or in yellow, in foliate, geometric, or animal or human forms. In the calendar, 'KL' letters in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration, and numbers in red and letters in blue. New

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with a nimbed eagle and decorated letters at the beginning of John, with marginal decoration., New Testament, with calendar (ff. 309v-312)

and/or blue, or in yellow, in foliate, geometric, or animal or human forms. In the calendar, 'KL' letters in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration, and numbers in red and letters in blue. New

• Illuminated initial 'P'(rincipia) with dragons at the beginning of the prologue, as the title in alternating letters of blue and red at the top of the page informs the reader. The red scribbles to either side of the title are abbreviations of the names of earlier theological writers: Ambrose, Augustine, Haymo, Origen and Jerome. They are references to their commentaries, which the prologue excerpts., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Puzzle initials 'D'(omino) and 'O'(portus) at the beginning of Constantinus Africanus's Pantegni., The Pantegni (ff. 1-126); De melancolia, De coitu, De stomacho

blue with red and blue or purple penwork decoration extending into the margins at the beginning of books. Large initials in red with brown, purple, or blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing, both with added red and

• Puzzle initial 'M'(orbi)., The Pantegni (ff. 1-126); De melancolia, De coitu, De stomacho

blue with red and blue or purple penwork decoration extending into the margins at the beginning of books. Large initials in red with brown, purple, or blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing, both with added red and

• Binding decorated with blind-stamped tools, depicting King David harping, a lion, a griffin, and dragon and foliage motifs., Historia scholastica, part, and Sermons

100v). Drawing of a standing figure (f. 101v). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, and in blue, usually with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red and blue with penwork decoration. Historia scholastica, part, and Sermons The Augustinian priory of

• 13th-century inscriptions consisting of a note of the contents, and ownership of St. Mary's, Southwark: 'sancte marie de souwerk'., Historia scholastica, part, and Sermons

100v). Drawing of a standing figure (f. 101v). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, and in blue, usually with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red and blue with penwork decoration. Historia scholastica, part, and Sermons The Augustinian priory of

• null, Liber Ruralium Commodorum

7v). Large and smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds, with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in plain red or blue. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Liber Ruralium Commodorum Inscribed with his name and date

• Decorated initial 'M'(edicina) at the beginning of a medical miscellany., Medical miscellany, the Ars medicine, including portions of the Secretum secretorum (ff. 42v-43v), with texts heavily glossed

at the beginning of a medical miscellany. Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue, some with penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Medical miscellany, the Ars medicine, including portions of the Secretum

• Decorated initials 'H'(ic) and 'U'(nde)., Miscellany, including Experimentarius, with preface; Documentum experimenti retrograde (f. 22); Prognostica, quorum iudices sunt septem planetae et duodecim signa zodiaci (ff. 23-30v)

f. 9 is 'xi', and ff. 13v-14v are 'xx'-'xxii'). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, and in red, usually with blue penwork decoration. Paraphs in blue. Running headers in red. Diagram and charts in brown and/or red (ff.

• Binding decorated with blind-stamped tools, depicting King David harping, a lion, a griffin, and dragon and foliage motifs., Historia scholastica, part, and Sermons

100v). Drawing of a standing figure (f. 101v). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, and in blue, usually with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red and blue with penwork decoration. Historia scholastica, part, and Sermons The Augustinian priory of

• null, Miscellany, including Experimentarius, with preface; Documentum experimenti retrograde (f. 22); Prognostica, quorum iudices sunt septem planetae et duodecim signa zodiaci (ff. 23-30v)

f. 9 is 'xi', and ff. 13v-14v are 'xx'-'xxii'). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, and in red, usually with blue penwork decoration. Paraphs in blue. Running headers in red. Diagram and charts in brown and/or red (ff.

• Decorated initials., Medical miscellany, including the Practica brevis, imperfect (ff. 3-22v); the Herbal 'Circa instans', imperfect (ff. 23-68); Antidorarius (ff. 69-105); Practica Magistri Geraldi (ff. 106-151)

Decorated initials. Large initials in red, usually with blue penwork decoration and in blue, usually with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Medical miscellany, including the Practica brevis, imperfect (ff. 3-22v); the Herbal 'Circa instans', imperfect (ff. 23-68);

• Initial 'S'(emper) with penwork decoration, in Bernardus Siluestris's Megacosmus., Cosmographia (ff. 2-21); Mathematicus (ff. 22-27); Hildebert's Liber de querimonia et confluctu carnis et animae (ff. 27-30)

Bernardus Siluestris's Megacosmus. Large and smaller initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or penwork decoration or in blue with red pen-flourishing or penwork decoration. Small initials in plain red or blue. Added drawings of Adam and Eve, and animals, in

• Illuminated initial 'I'(n) and border of a hybrid creature, with two fish in the lower margin, in Constantius Africanus's Pantegni., Pantegni

36, 41v, 49, 53, 65, 70, 79v, 94v). Large initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Pantegni Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector.

• Historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

of puzzle initials in red and blue, at the beginning of other biblical books. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing throughout the text. Chapter numbers and running titles alternately in red or blue. Passages omitted in the main text

• Historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

of puzzle initials in red and blue, at the beginning of other biblical books. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing throughout the text. Chapter numbers and running titles alternately in red or blue. Passages omitted in the main text

• Puzzle initials 'P'(linius)., Vita Plinii (Life of Pliny) (f. 1), letter to Vespasian (ff. 1-2), Historia naturalis (Natural History) (ff. 2-296) with extracts from Isidore of Seville (added to fill gaps in the exemplar)

Scriptorium. Large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours. Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Plain initials in red or blue. Vita Plinii (Life of Pliny) (f. 1),

• Coloured initials., Cartulary of Reading abbey, with lists of the libraries at Reading and its cell at Leominster, and of relics and vestments at Reading

and uncrossed tironian ets. Large initials in red, most with blue penwork decoration, or in blue, most with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in blue or red. Rubrics in red. Cartulary of Reading abbey, with