• Detail of a decorated initial 'P'., Theological texts

Detail of a decorated initial 'P'. Includes Ambrose, Commentary on Luke (ff. 2-105v), Bernard of Clairvaux, Sermones, attributed here to Anselm of Canterbury, imperfect (ff. 105-108), Honorius Augustodunensis, Gemme animae sive De divinis officiis (ff. 109-173v) and Tractatus de

• Decorated initial 'P'(etrus) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Peter., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

Decorated initial 'P'(etrus) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Peter. Includes the Commentary on Catholic Epistles (ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the

• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Jude., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

Decorated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Jude. Includes the Commentary on Catholic Epistles (ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the

• Display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101. Prefixed by a summary of contents (ff. 1v-5v).In the catalogue of the Lumley Library considered as a second volume of a set of two manuscripts; the first volume

• Inhabited initial with a display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101, and the ownership inscription of Thomas Cranmer, reading 'Thomas Cantuaren[sis]'., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Inhabited initial with a display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101, and the ownership inscription of Thomas Cranmer, reading 'Thomas Cantuaren[sis]'. Prefixed by a summary of contents (ff. 1v-5v).In the catalogue of the Lumley Library

• Initials 'P'(salmos) and 'M'(agnus)., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Initials 'P'(salmos) and 'M'(agnus). Prefixed by a summary of contents (ff. 1v-5v).In the catalogue of the Lumley Library considered as a second volume of a set of two manuscripts; the first volume is Royal 5 D IV.Quire signatures. Instructions

• Decorated initial 'G'(loriosis) at the beginning of book 1., De civitate Dei

Decorated initial 'G'(loriosis) at the beginning of book 1. Chapter numbers in red in the margins. Quire signatures in the form of letters. Numerous pointing hands (maniculae). Large initials with penwork, arabesque decoration in green, red or blue, with

• Decorated initial 'D'(iligentius) at the beginning of book 7., De civitate Dei

Decorated initial 'D'(iligentius) at the beginning of book 7. Chapter numbers in red in the margins. Quire signatures in the form of letters. Numerous pointing hands (maniculae). Large initials with penwork, arabesque decoration in green, red or blue, with

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of book 16., De civitate Dei

Decorated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of book 16. Chapter numbers in red in the margins. Quire signatures in the form of letters. Numerous pointing hands (maniculae). Large initials with penwork, arabesque decoration in green, red or blue, with

• Decorated initial 'N'(unc), at the beginning of book 8., De civitate Dei

Decorated initial 'N'(unc), at the beginning of book 8. Chapter numbers in red in the margins. Quire signatures in the form of letters. Numerous pointing hands (maniculae). Large initials with penwork, arabesque decoration in green, red or blue, with

• Initial 'M' with penwork decoration in leaf patterns and capitals on coloured grounds., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

Initial 'M' with penwork decoration in leaf patterns and capitals on coloured grounds. An addition in a later hand of the mid-12th century contains a narrative of the schism in the papacy, 1159, and the peace of Venice by

• Text page., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

Text page. An addition in a later hand of the mid-12th century contains a narrative of the schism in the papacy, 1159, and the peace of Venice by which Pope Alexander III and the Emperor Frederick I were reconciled

• Large initial 'V' with penwork decoration (incomplete)., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

Large initial 'V' with penwork decoration (incomplete). An addition in a later hand of the mid-12th century contains a narrative of the schism in the papacy, 1159, and the peace of Venice by which Pope Alexander III and the

• Double opening with ownership inscription, initial 'Q'(uoniam) and paraph with pen-flourishing., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum to 1277; a miscellany of theological treatises and monastic legal documents

fratris Martini' in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 5v (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal

• Text page with ownership inscription., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum to 1277; a miscellany of theological treatises and monastic legal documents

fratris Martini' in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 5v (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal

• Text page of the Chronicle of Popes and Emperors with each name marked by an intial., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum to 1277; a miscellany of theological treatises and monastic legal documents

fratris Martini' in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 5v (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal

• Text page with paraphs marking the beginning of each document., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum to 1277; a miscellany of theological treatises and monastic legal documents

fratris Martini' in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 5v (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal

• Text page with intial and large paraph with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the Chronicle of Popes and Emperors., Chronica pontificum et imperatorum to 1277; a miscellany of theological treatises and monastic legal documents

fratris Martini' in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 5v (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal

• Decorated initial with animal heads and interlace., The Pauline and Catholic Epistles (except III John and Jude), and Revelation, imperfect

on red or yellow backgrounds. Text in red, sometimes with a yellow wash. The Pauline and Catholic Epistles (except III John and Jude), and Revelation, imperfect Inscribed in runes 'Ego Iusueus Hac/si indignus diacon[us]/ [h]anc librum quem / ad opus

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(uoniam) with interlace decoration, at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Gospels, with capitula (ff. 163-175)

with interlace patterns within full-page rectangular frames of gold and red or colours at the beginning of Gospels, that for John on a purple background (ff. 15, 57, 86, 132). Initials and text entirely in gold. Numbers in red. Gospels,