• Puzzle initial 'A'(dventus), at the beginning of the Legendae sanctorum., Legendae sanctorum

'A'(dventus), at the beginning of the Legendae sanctorum. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red. Legendae sanctorum Inscription in English

• Puzzle initial 'V'(etus) in Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae., Exposition of Hebrew names (ff. 3-043v); Etymologiae, imperfect (ff. 44-193v); Homiliae [XIX] in Ecclesiasten (ff. 194-223v)

with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, with some of the red penwork decoration also with blue dots. Small initials in red or blue. Run-over lines enclosed in rectangles with decoration in red and/or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Exposition

• Detail of puzzle initial., Exposition of Hebrew names (ff. 3-043v); Etymologiae, imperfect (ff. 44-193v); Homiliae [XIX] in Ecclesiasten (ff. 194-223v)

with blue penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, with some of the red penwork decoration also with blue dots. Small initials in red or blue. Run-over lines enclosed in rectangles with decoration in red and/or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Exposition

• Flourished initial 'L'(es), in the Roman de Lancelot du Lac., Lancelot du Lac (begins imperfectly)

Flourished initial 'L'(es), in the Roman de Lancelot du Lac. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red. Lancelot du Lac (begins imperfectly) William Petty (~formerly~ Fitzmaurice) (b. 1737, d.

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) with a historiated three-sided foliate border, at the beginning of Magister Gerardus Cremonensis's Liber Canonis primus., Liber Canonis

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue or purple and red. Small initials in red with blue or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Line-fillers decorated in blue. Liber Canonis

• Historiated initial cut out, with a partial foliate border with a lion and a dog adjacent to a mask, and a bird, at the beginning of Book 4 of Magister Gerardus Cremonensis's Liber Canonis., Liber Canonis

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue or purple and red. Small initials in red with blue or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Line-fillers decorated in blue. Liber Canonis

• Decorated initials in a former paste-down., Former paste-downs of a scholastic theological text

former paste-down. The rest of the manuscript is a 17th-century unilluminated miscellany. Small initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Former paste-downs of a scholastic theological text Numerous pen-trials and annotations (ff. 1v,

• Puzzle initial 'A'., Various works; Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis

red and blue with penwork decoration. Initials in red with penwork decoration in red or blue, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red or brown. Running headers in red and blue. Various

• Puzzle initial 'P'., Various works; Commentary on Cicero's Somnium Scipionis

red and blue with penwork decoration. Initials in red with penwork decoration in red or blue, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red or brown. Running headers in red and blue. Various

• 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

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uoniam)., Summa de casibus poenitentiae, Tractatus de meditatione, Liber de virtute orationibus, Summa super titulis decretalium, and various other texts

blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours. Large initials in blue with red and blue pen-flourishing. Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Smaller intials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or

• Coloured initial 'T'(res) and puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam) at the beginning of Anselm of Canterbury's De veritate., Monologion, prayers, and other theological tracts

puzzle initial in red and blue with blue penwork decoration, and a partial border in red and blue with an animal head (f. 10). 5 other puzzle initials in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration (ff. 25,

• Calendar page for April, with the lowest entry in red for 29 April commemorating 'the dedication of the altar of St. Michael in Coldingham'. Below the lowermost entry in blue are added commemorations of priors of Durham., Calendar and Psalter, with litany and prayers, and Sanctorale

blue, red, and white in the calendar and at the beginning of the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with penwork decoration in blue. Small initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Small initials in red or

• Calendar page for May, with the lower-most entry in red (at 21 May) recording the dedication of the altar of St. Mar' (Margaret or Mark?). Immediately below the two consecutive entries in red above, is a late medieval addition, recording the death of Thomas Hatfield, 'founder of our college in Oxford'; and seven lines lower down St. Frideswide, patron saint of Oxford, has also been added. Below the lowermost entry in blue are added commemorations of priors of Durham., Calendar and Psalter, with litany and prayers, and Sanctorale

blue, red, and white in the calendar and at the beginning of the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with penwork decoration in blue. Small initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Small initials in red or

• Detail of a roundel drawing of Christ in Majesty, encircled in the mandorla supported by two angels., Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi

diagrammatic drawings in colours. 7 initials in gold on pink and blue grounds in the text between diagrams. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley

• Detail of a roundel drawing of the rainbow of Noah's covenant with God, below the third roundel., Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi

diagrammatic drawings in colours. 7 initials in gold on pink and blue grounds in the text between diagrams. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'A'(braham) between the third and fourth roundels., Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi

diagrammatic drawings in colours. 7 initials in gold on pink and blue grounds in the text between diagrams. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley

• Detail of roundel drawing of the Sacrifice of Abraham., Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi

diagrammatic drawings in colours. 7 initials in gold on pink and blue grounds in the text between diagrams. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley

• Detail of a roundel drawing of Salomon and queen Sabah., Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi

diagrammatic drawings in colours. 7 initials in gold on pink and blue grounds in the text between diagrams. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley

• Detail of a roundel drawing of Nebuchadnezzar's dream., Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi

diagrammatic drawings in colours. 7 initials in gold on pink and blue grounds in the text between diagrams. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Compendium Historiae in Genealogia Christi John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley