• Text page with framed initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of the commentary on Acts of the Apostles, with marginal notes framed in the shape of an urn., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

patterns (f. 1). Large initials in blue on red grounds with penwork decoration in white and with pen-flourishing in red, yellow and blue (ff. 46v, 56, 64, 93v, 165v, 190). Initials in red or blue on coloured grounds with frames

• Pen-flourished initial 'S'(criptus) at the beginning of the final chapter of the Liber Exceptionum., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

patterns (f. 1). Large initials in blue on red grounds with penwork decoration in white and with pen-flourishing in red, yellow and blue (ff. 46v, 56, 64, 93v, 165v, 190). Initials in red or blue on coloured grounds with frames

• Initial 'I'(mperatorie) and partial border with human heads and dragons enmeshed in interlace and foliate patterns., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

patterns (f. 1). Large initials in blue on red grounds with penwork decoration in white and with pen-flourishing in red, yellow and blue (ff. 46v, 56, 64, 93v, 165v, 190). Initials in red or blue on coloured grounds with frames

• Text page from the commentary on Genesis with decorated initials, marginal drawings, notes and maniculae., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

patterns (f. 1). Large initials in blue on red grounds with penwork decoration in white and with pen-flourishing in red, yellow and blue (ff. 46v, 56, 64, 93v, 165v, 190). Initials in red or blue on coloured grounds with frames

• Text page with framed initial 'S'(urrexit) with decoration at the beginning of the commentary on Exodus., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

patterns (f. 1). Large initials in blue on red grounds with penwork decoration in white and with pen-flourishing in red, yellow and blue (ff. 46v, 56, 64, 93v, 165v, 190). Initials in red or blue on coloured grounds with frames

• Text page with framed initial 'M'(ortuo) with decoration at the beginning of the Historia Evangelica., Historia scolastica (ff. 1-165); Liber Exceptionum, part II (ff. 165v-196)

patterns (f. 1). Large initials in blue on red grounds with penwork decoration in white and with pen-flourishing in red, yellow and blue (ff. 46v, 56, 64, 93v, 165v, 190). Initials in red or blue on coloured grounds with frames

• Detail of zoomorphic initial., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

of two bishops in green, red, and brown on a blue ground (f. 1). 2 large initials with animals or animals heads in red, green, and brown, or also with blue (ff. 1, 18v). Simple initials in red or green,

• Detail of ownership inscription., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

of two bishops in green, red, and brown on a blue ground (f. 1). 2 large initials with animals or animals heads in red, green, and brown, or also with blue (ff. 1, 18v). Simple initials in red or green,

• Detail of marginal heads of Joachim and Anne., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

of two bishops in green, red, and brown on a blue ground (f. 1). 2 large initials with animals or animals heads in red, green, and brown, or also with blue (ff. 1, 18v). Simple initials in red or green,

• Detail of marginal heads of Joseph and Mary., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

of two bishops in green, red, and brown on a blue ground (f. 1). 2 large initials with animals or animals heads in red, green, and brown, or also with blue (ff. 1, 18v). Simple initials in red or green,

• Detail of marginal heads of Alpheus and Mary Cleophe., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

of two bishops in green, red, and brown on a blue ground (f. 1). 2 large initials with animals or animals heads in red, green, and brown, or also with blue (ff. 1, 18v). Simple initials in red or green,

• Initial 'I'(n) in the form of a dragon, and 'B'(eatus) with two bishops with crosiers, the lower with a closed book;and the ownership inscription: 'Liber Sancte Trinitatis de Kirkham' in the lower margin., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

of two bishops in green, red, and brown on a blue ground (f. 1). 2 large initials with animals or animals heads in red, green, and brown, or also with blue (ff. 1, 18v). Simple initials in red or green,

• initial 'P'(etisa) and three pairs of busts men and women, labelled Ioachim and Anna, Ioseph and Sancte Maria, and Alpheus and [Mary] Cleophe., Lections for feasts of saints, including Vita Gregorii, the life of St Augustine; Nativitate St Maria, Vita Edwardi regis (one chapter), and other texts

of two bishops in green, red, and brown on a blue ground (f. 1). 2 large initials with animals or animals heads in red, green, and brown, or also with blue (ff. 1, 18v). Simple initials in red or green,

• Detail of inscription at the bottom of the folio., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (see f. 2; Gameson 1999 p. 94).Dover Priory, by 14th

• Table, Mnemonic verses, notes, etc., on the compotus

the original order see Willetts.f. i is a book-plate. Initials in red or blue, some with simple penwork decoration. Tables in red, brown, and green or also blue (ff. 5, 8v). Diagram of a hand in brown and red (f.

• Diagram of a hand, as a mnemonic devise for the compotus., Mnemonic verses, notes, etc., on the compotus

the original order see Willetts.f. i is a book-plate. Initials in red or blue, some with simple penwork decoration. Tables in red, brown, and green or also blue (ff. 5, 8v). Diagram of a hand in brown and red (f.

• Notes on an originally blank folio, including a statement of the author and title in 13th-century script in the middle at the top ('Adthelardus de compoto'), which is recognisable as a Christ Church, Canterbury inscription. Below this is a note of a flood in Thanet and Sheppy, in 1394, confirming continued ownership in Kent in the 14th century. The astrological symbol for Jupiter in the extreme top right corner is a characteristic marking of books owned by John Dee (died 1608), a famous alchemist in the court of Elizabeth I., Mnemonic verses, notes, etc., on the compotus

the original order see Willetts.f. i is a book-plate. Initials in red or blue, some with simple penwork decoration. Tables in red, brown, and green or also blue (ff. 5, 8v). Diagram of a hand in brown and red (f.

• Detail of a decorated initial 'D'(ixim)., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (see f. 2; Gameson 1999 p. 94).Dover Priory, by 14th century:

• Detail of historiated initial 'R'(ege) with a seated scribe labelled 'OSBEARNVS', a censing monk, animals, and animal heads., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

animal heads. 2 historiated initials in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (see f. 2; Gameson 1999

• Miniature of the Presentation, with Moses and Malachi below holding scrolls., Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion')

on green grounds (ff. 9v, 10). Small initials in red on gold grounds within green frames and in gold within blue frames (ff. 9v-10). Psalter, fragment ('Psalter of Henry the Lion') Commissioned by Henry the Lion (b. 1129, d. 1195)