• Zoomorphic initial 'R'*everentissimis) with display script., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

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

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Illuminataed canon table with beasts, comparing parallel passages in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John., Gospels ('The Bury Gospels'), including Jerome's letter 'Novum opus', and prologue (ff. 1v-5), and capitula (ff. 126v-137v)

parallel passages in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 12 canon tables in colours and gold, with architectural decoration, and various figures, such as Christ blessing, Peter and Paul, angels, animals, and hybrid creatures (ff. 6-12v). Incipit page for Mark with

• Text page from a leechbook., Medical recipes (ff. 1-3); Laws of King Edgar (ff. 3v-4v); Statement by Oswald, archbishop of York concerning land (f. 4v), with a pen trial of Anglo-Saxon neums

Text page from a leechbook. Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes, England, 11th century (f. 4v) Large initials in brown ink. Medical recipes (ff. 1-3); Laws of King Edgar (ff. 3v-4v); Statement by Oswald, archbishop of York concerning land (f. 4v),

• Decorated initials in the laws of Edgar., Medical recipes (ff. 1-3); Laws of King Edgar (ff. 3v-4v); Statement by Oswald, archbishop of York concerning land (f. 4v), with a pen trial of Anglo-Saxon neums

Decorated initials in the laws of Edgar. Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes, England, 11th century (f. 4v) Large initials in brown ink. Medical recipes (ff. 1-3); Laws of King Edgar (ff. 3v-4v); Statement by Oswald, archbishop of York concerning land

• Illuminated initial and letters 'Li'(ber) on purple parchment with birds under an arch, at the beginning of Matthew., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v, 112, 172). Large and small simple initials in red or brown. Running headings in red. The Four

• Text page with entries for the letter 'A'., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect)

Text page with entries for the letter 'A'. This portion of a glossary contains Latin words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some Old English glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some

• Text page with Latin and Old English glosses., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect)

Text page with Latin and Old English glosses. This portion of a glossary contains Latin words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some Old English glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some

• Text page., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect)

Text page. This portion of a glossary contains Latin words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some Old English glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some words having Old English glosses only.

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Ovid's Metamorphosisis., Metamorphoses, with commentary

Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Ovid's Metamorphosisis. f. 1 is a former pastedown and f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf.f. 197r-v was originally blank leaf with later additions.The decorated initials are executed in a Florentine style, and

• Text page of the beginning of Gregory the Great' 'De cura pastoral'.i, De cura pastorali, Libellus de dignitate sacerdotali, De Helia et ieiunio and other texts

Text page of the beginning of Gregory the Great' 'De cura pastoral'.i The manuscript includes:Gregory the Great, De cura pastorali (ff. 1-97);Ambrose, Libellus de dignitate sacerdotali (ff. 97v-106);Ambrose, De Helia et ieiunio (ff. 106v-13);Augustine, 'Sermo ad episcopos' (ff. 132-134);The

• Illuminated initial 'S'(enior) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on III John., Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts

the beginning of the commentary on III John. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 165), each accompanied by a full border, the second incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with the green wood cross flanked by the sun and the moon above, and by Mary and John the Evangelist, and the hand of God descending from above, facing the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

by the sun and the moon above, and by Mary and John the Evangelist, and the hand of God descending from above, facing the beginning of Psalm 1. 2 full-page miniatures of the Crucifixion (ff. 12v, 52v), the first in

• Designs for initials and borders, including a bird., Pattern, sketch, or model book

15th-century: 'Young' and monogram 'I H' with effaced text (f. 29v). Inscribed several names, 16th-century: 'William Brome' (f. 3), 'Johannes', 'John & framyng', 'Richarde' (f. 4), 'Richardus Bowle' (ff. 8, 26v, 29), 'Thomas / Henry / William / Johannes /

• Designs for initials and borders., Pattern, sketch, or model book

15th-century: 'Young' and monogram 'I H' with effaced text (f. 29v). Inscribed several names, 16th-century: 'William Brome' (f. 3), 'Johannes', 'John & framyng', 'Richarde' (f. 4), 'Richardus Bowle' (ff. 8, 26v, 29), 'Thomas / Henry / William / Johannes /

• Designs for initials (letters A-M)., Pattern, sketch, or model book

15th-century: 'Young' and monogram 'I H' with effaced text (f. 29v). Inscribed several names, 16th-century: 'William Brome' (f. 3), 'Johannes', 'John & framyng', 'Richarde' (f. 4), 'Richardus Bowle' (ff. 8, 26v, 29), 'Thomas / Henry / William / Johannes /

• Designs for letters of the alphabet (letters H-Y)., Pattern, sketch, or model book

15th-century: 'Young' and monogram 'I H' with effaced text (f. 29v). Inscribed several names, 16th-century: 'William Brome' (f. 3), 'Johannes', 'John & framyng', 'Richarde' (f. 4), 'Richardus Bowle' (ff. 8, 26v, 29), 'Thomas / Henry / William / Johannes /

• null, De machinis (ff. 1-9), De constructione bellicarum machinarum (ff. 9v-16)

machinarum (ff. 9v-16) Written in 1545: colophon ( f. 358).The monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai: inscription (f. 1). ? John Spencer Smith, minister plenipotentiary to Turkey: sale catalogue notices that the manuscript was 'collected by one of His Majesty's

• Full page miniature of Matthew writing at a desk with his symbol holding a scroll above, and arches prepared for a canon table with birds., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224)

3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v, 112, 172). Large and small simple initials in red or brown. Running headings in red. The Four