• Decorated initials in a list of church personnel (deacons, archdeacons, etc.) and their duties. Osmund bishop of Sarum (d. 1099) is named in line 9., Ordinal, Use of Sarum

a list of church personnel (deacons, archdeacons, etc.) and their duties. Osmund bishop of Sarum (d. 1099) is named in line 9. Musical notation (ff. 18v, 38, 38v, 126, 153v-155). Catchwords.Text in Gothic cursive (ff. 53-54v, 70v).ff. 162v, 163 contain

• Prayers, and in the lower portion of the page, the ownership inscription of the church of Risby, Suffolk: 'Iste liber constat ecclesie de Rysbey in comitatu de Suffolke. Ordinele., Ordinal, Use of Sarum

the page, the ownership inscription of the church of Risby, Suffolk: 'Iste liber constat ecclesie de Rysbey in comitatu de Suffolke. Ordinele. Musical notation (ff. 18v, 38, 38v, 126, 153v-155). Catchwords.Text in Gothic cursive (ff. 53-54v, 70v).ff. 162v, 163 contain

• Puzzle-initial 'T'(ranscriptum) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Robert Grosseteste's translation of Tertullian, 'Testamentum XII patriarcharum'., Testamentum XII patriarcharum (ff. 1-15); Beniamin minor, in verse (ff. 15-20); Elucidarius (ff. 20v-34v)

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Zoomorphic initial 'G'(regorius)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

with corrections in the hand of Patrick Young, 17th century (ff. 163-165). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Zoomorphic initial Aldhelm Winchester England, S. (Winchester or Canterbury, Christ Church)

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(mos) with an animal head., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

with corrections in the hand of Patrick Young, 17th century (ff. 163-165). Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Zoomorphic initial Aldhelm Winchester England, S. (Winchester or Canterbury, Christ Church)

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

Scribe A, working in St Albans; other manuscripts attributed to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'S'(osius) with foliate decoration and two lions., Antiquitates iudaicae (books XV-XX), De bello iudaico

Scribe A, working in St Albans; other manuscripts attributed to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115. 1 inhabited initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of book 15 (f. 1). 13 outline initials,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

Scribe A, working in St Albans; other manuscripts attributed to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'T'(enentes), with beasts interlaced with foliage., Antiquitates iudaicae

Scribe A, working in St Albans; other manuscripts attributed to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'A'(ntipatro) with foliate decoration, a lion, and a bird, at the beginning of book 17., Antiquitates iudaicae (books XV-XX), De bello iudaico

Scribe A, working in St Albans; other manuscripts attributed to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115. 1 inhabited initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of book 15 (f. 1). 13 outline initials,

• Text page., Antiquitates iudaicae (books XV-XX), De bello iudaico

Scribe A, working in St Albans; other manuscripts attributed to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115. 1 inhabited initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of book 15 (f. 1). 13 outline initials,

• Deatil of a decorated initial 'D'(avid)., Antiquitates iudaicae

Scribe A, working in St Albans; other manuscripts attributed to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline

• Detail of a decorated initial 'T'., Antiquitates iudaicae (books XV-XX), De bello iudaico

Scribe A, working in St Albans; other manuscripts attributed to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115. 1 inhabited initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of book 15 (f. 1). 13 outline initials,

• Coloured initial 'P'(rima)., Computistica, De temporibus

Benedectine abbey of St Albans: perhaps copied from Royal MS. 12 D. iv, which was written c. 1100 at Christ Church, Canterbury; contains a distinctive St Albans form of the table of contents (f. 1v) (see Thomson 1982); St Albans

• Coloured initial 'C'(um) at the beginning of the text, with an ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans, reading 'H[ic] est liber s[an]c[t]i Albani q[ue]m q[u]i ei abstulerit aut titulum delev[er]it anathema sit. Am[en]', and the monogram of cardinal Thomas Wolsey., Computistica, De temporibus

Benedectine abbey of St Albans: perhaps copied from Royal MS. 12 D. iv, which was written c. 1100 at Christ Church, Canterbury; contains a distinctive St Albans form of the table of contents (f. 1v) (see Thomson 1982); St Albans

• Coloured initial 'A'(nnus) at the beginning of book 1., Computistica, De temporibus

Benedectine abbey of St Albans: perhaps copied from Royal MS. 12 D. iv, which was written c. 1100 at Christ Church, Canterbury; contains a distinctive St Albans form of the table of contents (f. 1v) (see Thomson 1982); St Albans

• Decorated initial 'D'(e), at the beginning of the prologue of Bede's treatise 'De temporibus'., Computistica, De temporibus

Benedectine abbey of St Albans: perhaps copied from Royal MS. 12 D. iv, which was written c. 1100 at Christ Church, Canterbury; contains a distinctive St Albans form of the table of contents (f. 1v) (see Thomson 1982); St Albans

• Coloured initial 'T'(empora) and letters in Greek., Computistica, De temporibus

Benedectine abbey of St Albans: perhaps copied from Royal MS. 12 D. iv, which was written c. 1100 at Christ Church, Canterbury; contains a distinctive St Albans form of the table of contents (f. 1v) (see Thomson 1982); St Albans

• Decorated initial 'B'(reves) with foliate motifs., Chronicon (ff. 1v-94v), Chronology of Roman emperors (ff. 94v-96), Chronology of the dukes of Normandy to 1035 (ff. 96-96v), with prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100)

prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100) The Benedictine abbey of

• null, Chronicon (ff. 1v-94v), Chronology of Roman emperors (ff. 94v-96), Chronology of the dukes of Normandy to 1035 (ff. 96-96v), with prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100)

prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100) The Benedictine abbey of