• Miniature of Isaiah, who holds a scroll containing text from Isaiah 11; miniature of the tree of Jesse, with seven roundels containing doves, representing the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit., 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)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Miniature of Isaiah, who holds a scroll containing text from Isaiah 11, and on the right a tree of Jesse, with seven roundels containing doves, representing the Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit., 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)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Decorated initial 'S', set on a painted purple background, inhabited by dragons painted in silver and gold, at the beginning of the reading for Epiphany., 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)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Inscription recording the pledge of the book with three other manuscripts by John Kyrkby in the Guildford chest, Oxford, on 8 July 1468, for 30 shillings, reading 'Cau[ci]o m[agistr]i Joh. Kyrkby expo[si]ta i[n] cista de gilford An[n]o do[min]i m° cccc° lxviii° die m[en]sis julii / lib[er] Aug[ustin]i de t[r]initate 2° fo[lio] sine proemnis habent et h[abe]t 3 suppra 2°fo[lio] p[ro] d[om]i[n]o mune[r]e / 2° fo[lio] q[u]i malefac[er]e 2° fo[lio] 3 d[is]ti[n]ctio p[er] arti[cu]los et iacet p[ro] xxx s.'; and another inscription recording the plegde of the book on 11 February 1469, for 28 shillings, reading 'Cauci[o] Kyrkby ex[posi]ta a[nn]o d[omi]ni m° lxix ix die me[n]s[is] februarii et iacet p[ro] xxviii s.'; with an information added by the same hand, reading, 'in q[uod] p[ro] suppra[scrip]to s° folio distinct[i]o p[er] artic[u]los ... 2° fo[lio] et post pauca et d[omi]n[u]s W. Chycheley h[abe]t.', De Trinitate

book with three other manuscripts by John Kyrkby in the Guildford chest, Oxford, on 8 July 1468, for 30 shillings, reading 'Cau[ci]o m[agistr]i Joh. Kyrkby expo[si]ta i[n] cista de gilford An[n]o do[min]i m° cccc° lxviii° die m[en]sis julii / lib[er]

• Decorated initial 'L'(ecturus) at the beginning of the book 1 of the De Trinitate of Augstine., De Trinitate

Decorated initial 'L'(ecturus) at the beginning of the book 1 of the De Trinitate of Augstine. According to the unpublished notes of Michael Gullick, the scribe also wrote Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 332, ff. 41-90, Cambridge, Trinity College O.2.24,

• Ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] quem qui inde alienav[er]it aliena/tum celaverit, vel hunc titulum in fraudem delev[erit] Ana/thema sit Amen', with another inscription added by Thomas Wybarn, monk of Rochester, recording that the book was written by Humphrey, precentor, reading 'hu[n]c lib[ru]m sc[r]ipsit f[rate]r Hu[m]frid[us] in claust[r]o roff[ens]is quo[n]da[m] / p[re]centor illi[us] eccl[es]ie ... die[m] p[ro]picit[ur] de[us] am[en]', and 'orate p[ro] eo quod Wybarn.', De Trinitate

Ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] quem qui inde alienav[er]it aliena/tum celaverit, vel hunc titulum in fraudem delev[erit] Ana/thema sit Amen', with another inscription added by Thomas Wybarn, monk of

• Decorated initial 'N'(emini) at the beginning of book 11., De Trinitate

Decorated initial 'N'(emini) at the beginning of book 11. According to the unpublished notes of Michael Gullick, the scribe also wrote Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 332, ff. 41-90, Cambridge, Trinity College O.2.24, ff. 133-end, Royal 5 B X, ff.

• Ownership inscription of Reynold Goldston., De Trinitate

Ownership inscription of Reynold Goldston. According to the unpublished notes of Michael Gullick, the scribe also wrote Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, 332, ff. 41-90, Cambridge, Trinity College O.2.24, ff. 133-end, Royal 5 B X, ff. 1-61v, 5 D IX,

• Detail of historiated initial 'D'(ixim[us]) of Dunstan, seated at a forge, pinching the devil's nose with a pair of tongs., Canterbury Passionale (Lives of the Saints), imperfect, including a life of Dunstan and of Anselm of Canterbury

Detail of historiated initial 'D'(ixim[us]) of Dunstan, seated at a forge, pinching the devil's nose with a pair of tongs. Nero C. vii (ff. 29-79), Harley 315 (ff. 1-39), and Harley 624 (ff. 84-143) are fragments of one volume.

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixim[us]) of Dunstan, seated at a forge, pinching the devil's nose with a pair of tongs., Canterbury Passionale (Lives of the Saints), imperfect, including a life of Dunstan and of Anselm of Canterbury

Historiated initial 'D'(ixim[us]) of Dunstan, seated at a forge, pinching the devil's nose with a pair of tongs. Nero C. vii (ff. 29-79), Harley 315 (ff. 1-39), and Harley 624 (ff. 84-143) are fragments of one volume. According to

• Detail of decorated initial 'D'(efuncto) at the beginning of Book II of Eadmer's Life of Anselm of Canterbury., Canterbury Passionale (Lives of the Saints), imperfect, including a life of Dunstan and of Anselm of Canterbury

Detail of decorated initial 'D'(efuncto) at the beginning of Book II of Eadmer's Life of Anselm of Canterbury. Nero C. vii (ff. 29-79), Harley 315 (ff. 1-39), and Harley 624 (ff. 84-143) are fragments of one volume. According to

• Illuminated foliate patterned headpiece and initial at the beginning of John Chrysostom's homily De diabolo tentatore., Various theological works

initial at the beginning of John Chrysostom's homily De diabolo tentatore. Misbinding of ff. 1-20 noted in a 13th century (?) Greek hand in the lower margin. ff. 38-39 bound upside down. Large foliate, geometric, or decorated headpieces in colours

• Calendar with saints and table to calculate the date of Easter., Theological miscellany, including Meditations, prayers and letters; Poem on the ceremonial of the Mass; Sermons; theological works; calendar

the Mass; Sermons; theological works; calendar Robert de Braci, prior (c.1136-1137) of the Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St John, Llanthony (index Lanthony), Gloucestershire: inscribed 'Excepc[i]ones Rob[erti] de braci' (f. 1). In the catalogue of the New Priory c.1355-60.John

• Penwork initial 'E'(t) with foliate decoration., Theological miscellany, including Meditations, prayers and letters; Poem on the ceremonial of the Mass; Sermons; theological works; calendar

the Mass; Sermons; theological works; calendar Robert de Braci, prior (c.1136-1137) of the Augustinian Priory of St Mary and St John, Llanthony (index Lanthony), Gloucestershire: inscribed 'Excepc[i]ones Rob[erti] de braci' (f. 1). In the catalogue of the New Priory c.1355-60.John

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hair-covered Mary of Egypt feeding a lion, a bear and a stag., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

University of Paris (f. 4). John Batayle, a canon of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield, mentioned among other canons in a clerical subsidy roll of 1379 and named in a will of 1382, made by John Chyshull, another canon of St

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a blue-faced grotesque, hunched, with a man standing on his shoulders, from Book 1 of the Decretals., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

University of Paris (f. 4). John Batayle, a canon of St Bartholomew's at Smithfield, mentioned among other canons in a clerical subsidy roll of 1379 and named in a will of 1382, made by John Chyshull, another canon of St

• Decorated initial with a hybrid creature and foliage., Commentary on the Gospel of John and the Epistles of John

colour (f. 136v). Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Commentary on the Gospel of John and the Epistles of John The first leaf of this manuscript is bound in Harley 5958, f. 87. In the lower margin

• Decorated initials 'L'(iber), 'F'(uit), and 'H'(abuit)., Historia Scholastica, imperfect; and chronological digest (ff. 267-272v)

letters in red. Quire signatures with simple decoration. Historia Scholastica, imperfect; and chronological digest (ff. 267-272v) John King in 1647: inscription 'King 1647 John King' (f. 130).Ralph Palmer II (b. 1668, d. 1745/6), barrister, of Little Chelsea.Ralph Palmer III (b.

• Puzzle initial 'S'(e)., Testament (ff. 1-33); Rossignol (ff. 34-38v)

flyleaf verso). Bought by the British Museum (note on 2nd flyleaf), using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). Puzzle initial Jean de Meun; John Peckham? France, N.

• Illuminated headpiece and initial 'Pi', both with foliate decoration at the beginning of Gregory of Nazianzus's sermon Or. 39., Sermons

knot (f. 62). Titles in gold. Sermons Written by Michael Patrikios (inscription, f. 245v).Note on the deeds of the Emperor John Ducas Batatzes in 6755 (A.D. 1247), f. 245v.Inscribed: 'No. '4'', lower margin upside down, f. 245v. ? Thomas Howard