• Historiated initial 'M'(emoriam) with the archangel Michael spearing and standing on a dragon, at the beginning of a sermon for the dedication of the church of the archangel Michael., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

dragon, at the beginning of a sermon for the dedication of the church of the archangel Michael. Note that the manuscript is one part of a seven volume set, and a companion and predecessor to Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Fell

• Historiated initial 'M'(emoriam) with the archangel Michael spearing and standing on a dragon, at the beginning of a sermon for the dedication of the church of the archangel Michael., Passionale (Lives of the Saints) 21 September- 9 November

dragon, at the beginning of a sermon for the dedication of the church of the archangel Michael. Note that the manuscript is one part of a seven volume set, and a companion and predecessor to Oxford, Bodleian Library, MS Fell

• Inhabited initial 'I'(acobi) with three dragons, a human head, and a devil's mask, at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of James., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

and Tobit (ff. 23v, 43v, 56, 80, 81, 82v, 86v). Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit The collegiate church of St. Mary, Southwell? (founded by king Edgar, according to 16th century tradition, see Ker 1964), given in 1503

• Text page., Leaf from Isidore's 'Differentiarum sive de proprietate sermonum', book II: 'De differentiis rerum', xviii-xxxix

[part 4]: Originally part of a manuscript corpus of Augustine's works written by Eadmer, (d. c. 1130), monk at Christ Church, Canterbury, in the late 1080s (see Gullick 1998).f. 25 [part 12]:? Hew Herte, possibly identifiable with Hugh Herte (d.

• Historiated initial 'A'(u commencement) with a Creation scene combined with a full bar border with ivy leaves and a dragon at the beginning of the Chronique de la Creation du monde., Chronique de la création du monde (until 1327)(ff. 3-50v)(index Chronique de la creation du monde); Le chapel des trois fleurs de lis (in verse)(index Le chappel des trois fleurs de lis)(ff. 51-58)

Small miniature in colours and gold of Jacques de Vitry writing while a crowned lady presents the model of a church to a knight on a horse, with a large initial with ivy leaves and a full bar border with

• Miniature of the Three Holy Women at the Tomb, facing the decorative incipit page for the text used to celebrate Easter mass., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Historiated initial 'O', which introduces the text for the feast of Ulrich, patron saint of Augsburg Cathedral, with a bust-length image of the saint in priestly garments., Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7)

gold or red, some with gold highlights. Chrysography. Sacramentary (the 'Augsburg Sacramentary') with calendar (ff. 1v-7) Made for the cathedral church of St. Ulrich and Afra in Augsburg: the calendar includes the feast of the dedication on 28 September, and

• Text page with initials and rubrics., De unitate sanctae trinitatis (f.1); De differentiis, Etymologiae (incomplete), De miraculis Christi

unitate sanctae trinitatis (f.1); De differentiis, Etymologiae (incomplete), De miraculis Christi The Cathedral Church of St Mary, Salisbury: probably to be identified with no. 23 in Patrick Young's 1622 catalogue of the cathedral library, Salisbury (see Ker 1964).The Old Royal

• Initial 'D' with zoomorphic and interlace decoration., De laudibus virginitatis, letter to Ehfrid (index: Heahfridum), both with interlinear and marginal glosses

Ker, 1957).The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury: lines on the death of Henry of Blois (d. 1171) added in the late 12th century (f. 109v) by a scribe of Christ Church, Canterbury.4 parchment flyleaves (ff. 1-4) have been

• Initial 'E' with penwork decoration., De laudibus virginitatis, letter to Ehfrid (index: Heahfridum), both with interlinear and marginal glosses

Ker, 1957).The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury: lines on the death of Henry of Blois (d. 1171) added in the late 12th century (f. 109v) by a scribe of Christ Church, Canterbury.4 parchment flyleaves (ff. 1-4) have been

• Text page with intials 'A' and 'P' and rubric in red., Epistolae, De obitu Theodosii, De Nabuthae

3080 (see Ker 1976). Initials, numbers and rubrics in red (some oxidised). Epistolae, De obitu Theodosii, De Nabuthae The cathedral church of St Mary, Salisbury: (see Ker 1987).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): in the catalogue of the

• Coloured initial 'P'(rimus) at the beginning of notes on the compotus, and below, an added list of the archbishops of Canterbury., Treatise on the compotus, 'Ratio Gai cesaris de ordine anni', instructions for the discovery of the age of the moon, a table of moveable feasts, and other texts

Church, Canterbury: his note (f. 1v).The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: formerly bound with Cotton Caligula A XV, ff. 120-153, the volume entitled 'Compotus Adelardi' in Prior Eastry's early 14th-century catalogue of books in the library of Christ

• 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

• Ownership inscription: 'Liber sancti Andree Roffensis ecclesie' (book of the church of St. Andrew, Rochester). The inscription above ('5 die Novembris A.D. 1723') was written by Humfrey Wanley, librarian of Robert and Edward Harley, 1st and 2nd earls of Oxford., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

Roffensis ecclesie' (book of the church of St. Andrew, Rochester). The inscription above ('5 die Novembris A.D. 1723') was written by Humfrey Wanley, librarian of Robert and Edward Harley, 1st and 2nd earls of Oxford. f. 1* is a parchment

• 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 'M'(agnitudo) in dark brown ink, red and green and some blue, with knot-work and foliate motifs, in the shape of a grotesque(s)., De mysteriis (ff. 1-4v); De sacramentis (ff. 4v-16v); Sermo de corpore et sanguine Domini (serm. 17, ff. 16v-18v); Contra Iouinianum (ff. 18v-69v); Hypomnesticon (ff. 69v-90)

abbey of St Albans; probably copied from a lost manuscript from the Benedictine Cathedral Priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Canterbury which is recorded in the library catalogue that was compiled between 1284-1331, see Montague Rhodes James, ~The Ancient

• Zoomorphic initial 'I' in dark brown ink, red and green and some blue, with knot-work and foliate motifs, in the shape of a bird., De mysteriis (ff. 1-4v); De sacramentis (ff. 4v-16v); Sermo de corpore et sanguine Domini (serm. 17, ff. 16v-18v); Contra Iouinianum (ff. 18v-69v); Hypomnesticon (ff. 69v-90)

abbey of St Albans; probably copied from a lost manuscript from the Benedictine Cathedral Priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Canterbury which is recorded in the library catalogue that was compiled between 1284-1331, see Montague Rhodes James, ~The Ancient

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(auci) with grotesque and knot-work motifs, at the beginning of Jerome's 'Contra Iouinianum'., De mysteriis (ff. 1-4v); De sacramentis (ff. 4v-16v); Sermo de corpore et sanguine Domini (serm. 17, ff. 16v-18v); Contra Iouinianum (ff. 18v-69v); Hypomnesticon (ff. 69v-90)

abbey of St Albans; probably copied from a lost manuscript from the Benedictine Cathedral Priory of Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Canterbury which is recorded in the library catalogue that was compiled between 1284-1331, see Montague Rhodes James, ~The Ancient

• 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