• Coloured initial 'D'(ominus) with display script., Liber scintillarum and other theological collections, with Old English glosses

and green. Liber scintillarum and other theological collections, with Old English glosses The Benedictine priory of Holy Trinity, or Christ Church, Canterbury: inscribed, 'De claustro X[risti] / cantuarie', 13th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of Henry of Eastry

• Coloured initial 'D'(ominus) with display script, at the beginning of the Liber scintillarum., Liber scintillarum and other theological collections, with Old English glosses

and green. Liber scintillarum and other theological collections, with Old English glosses The Benedictine priory of Holy Trinity, or Christ Church, Canterbury: inscribed, 'De claustro X[risti] / cantuarie', 13th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of Henry of Eastry

• Puzzle initials 'I'(n) and 'L'(iber) at the beginning of the Vigil for Christmas eve., Cistercian Gospel Lectionary: Temporale; Gospels for Matins and Mass from Christmas Eve till the 25th Sunday after Pentecost and for the four Sundays in Advent (ff. 1-112); Sanctorale; Gospels for Matins and Mass from the feast of St Stephen Protomartyr to that of St Thomas the Apostle (ff. 112-132v); Gospels for the feasts of the Dedication of a Church, votive Masses, and Masses for the dead (ff. 132v-146v)

Stephen Protomartyr to that of St Thomas the Apostle (ff. 112-132v); Gospels for the feasts of the Dedication of a Church, votive Masses, and Masses for the dead (ff. 132v-146v) Added notes of saints days, including that of Becket (f.

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• Drawing of Mark's symbol of the lion, before the beginning of his Gospel., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• Decorated letters 'In'(itium) with an animal head, a clawed foot, and a heart-shaped 'tail' at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark. A later reader has added a title at the top of the page ('Marcus') and numbered the chapters ('.1.' in the right-hand margin)., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• Decorated initial 'Q'([uonia]m) with an animal head at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• Below the end of the prologue to John is a drawing of his evangelist symbol, the eagle. A later medieval reader has added John's name above the eagle's head: 'Ioh(ann)es'., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• Decorated letters 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of John's Gospel, with a bird-like head and claw., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• Text page at the end of John., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• Decorated initial 'P'(raeterea)., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

'liber de claustro Roffensis Huberti precentor' (f. 2); listed in its catalogue: see Ker 1964.John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Text page with the history of the abbey with the death of Abbot Edwin, in the reign of Eadmund (Edmund Ironside), and events of the 10th century, telling of Cnut's taking of Mercia and London., Cartulary and Register of Evesham

century, telling of Cnut's taking of Mercia and London. The volume is a composite miscellany including:- Proceedings relating to the church of Ombersley (Worcerstershire) in 1284 (ff. 3-44);- 14th-century letters and papers relating to churches, pensions and other matters, mainly

• Added miscellaneous documents, memoranda, and records of pensions or tenancies with documentation of the villages around Evesham, here Sanburne and Salford. At the bottom of the page is an added line of Old English 'letters' which includes the abbreviation for 'et' or 'and', which resembles the number 7., Cartulary and Register of Evesham

for 'et' or 'and', which resembles the number 7. The volume is a composite miscellany including:- Proceedings relating to the church of Ombersley (Worcerstershire) in 1284 (ff. 3-44);- 14th-century letters and papers relating to churches, pensions and other matters, mainly

• Text page including a charter of Kenred, king of Mercia (704-709), supports Ecgwin in his efforts to establish an abbey dedicated to the Virgin at the site where she appeared in a vision to Eoves (a herdsman after whom Evesham was named) and the bishop. The names of Brithwold, archbishop of Canterbury, and Waldhere, bishop of London, appear among the witnesses., Cartulary and Register of Evesham

and Waldhere, bishop of London, appear among the witnesses. The volume is a composite miscellany including:- Proceedings relating to the church of Ombersley (Worcerstershire) in 1284 (ff. 3-44);- 14th-century letters and papers relating to churches, pensions and other matters, mainly

• Text page., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

(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

• 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

• Miniature of Isaiah, holding a scroll containing text from Isaiah 11, against a blue and gold background., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

as Severinus and Gereon, and those specially connected with Siegburg, including its founder Archbishop Anno of Cologne, who consecrated the church under the name of Michael and Maurice and his companions on 22 September 1066 (see Turner 1962).The Harley Collection,