• Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of the Gospel of John., Hymns for the vigils of the Ascension ('Eterne rex altissime'), Katherine ('Disputando vicit virgo'), and Nicholas ('Sospitate dedit egros')

beginning of the Gospel of John. Musical notation 3 large initials in red with penwork decoration. Large and small simple red or blue initials. Musical notation on four-line staves. Hymns for the vigils of the Ascension ('Eterne rex altissime'), Katherine

• Detail of a foliate initial 'D'(omino) with human heads, at the beginning of the preface., Commentary on Matthew

iii libri claudii p[re]sbiterii sup[er] Math[eum], 13th century (f. i).The Augustinian priory of St. Mary and St. John the Baptist, Llanthony: noted by John Leland c. 1533-36 ( (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione

• Foliate initial 'D'(omino) with human heads, at the beginning of the preface, with the Westminster inventory number '207', in the upper corner., Commentary on Matthew

iii libri claudii p[re]sbiterii sup[er] Math[eum], 13th century (f. i).The Augustinian priory of St. Mary and St. John the Baptist, Llanthony: noted by John Leland c. 1533-36 ( (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione

• Coloured initials in red, blue, and green, with foliate decoration., Fragment of a leaf from an early 13th century English Missal containing the Masses for St Chrysostom, St Catherin, St Saturninus, St Andrew (f. 81) St. John (f. 81v).

century English Missal containing the Masses for St Chrysostom, St Catherin, St Saturninus, St Andrew (f. 81) St. John (f. 81v). John Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716), bookseller and antiquary: part of the Bagford fragments sold to Edward Harley after

• Decorated initial 'S'(icut) at the beginning of Pascahasius Radbertus's Commentary on Lamentations., Commentary on Lamentations

Lamentations (ff. 1, 1v). Initials in green, or red. Commentary on Lamentations The Benedictine abbey of the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist, Reading: inscribed 'Hic est liber sancte Marie de Rading[ia]. Que[m] qui celav[er]it / vel fraude[m] de eo

• Foliate initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of the text., Commentary on Matthew

iii libri claudii p[re]sbiterii sup[er] Math[eum], 13th century (f. i).The Augustinian priory of St. Mary and St. John the Baptist, Llanthony: noted by John Leland c. 1533-36 ( (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione

• Decorated initial 'E'(t cum)., Commentary on Matthew

iii libri claudii p[re]sbiterii sup[er] Math[eum], 13th century (f. i).The Augustinian priory of St. Mary and St. John the Baptist, Llanthony: noted by John Leland c. 1533-36 ( (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(ntuentes) formed of a dragon, with the Lamb of God in a medallion, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

the beginning of John and of the Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis of Augustine (ff. 3, 14v). Initials in blue, green, red, or purple, some with penwork decoration and/or yellow washes (e.g., ff. 30v, 35). Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in

• Decorated initial 'I'(n quattuor)., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

the beginning of John and of the Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis of Augustine (ff. 3, 14v). Initials in blue, green, red, or purple, some with penwork decoration and/or yellow washes (e.g., ff. 30v, 35). Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in

• Coloured initials, rubrics, and paraphs in red., Leaf from Augustine's commentary on John

Initials, rubrics and paraphs in red. This is a detached leaf from Harley 1916. Leaf from Augustine's commentary on JohnJohn Bagford (b. 1650/51, d. 1716), bookseller and antiquary: part of the Bagford fragments sold to Edward Harley after his

• Diagram illustratng a treatise on free will, showing connections between various sorts of sin. In the lower portion of the diagram is a small rectangle with the word 'vicium' (meaning fault/blemish/flaw/vice) linked to four more similar rectangles, marked 'furtum', 'fraus', 'fallacia', and 'mendacium', words with similar meanings, all connected with fraud, trickery, deceit, treachery, etc., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

of the preface to John and John (ff. 59, 59v). Diagrams in brown ink (ff. 3v, 6v). Paraphs in brown with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red. Rubrics in red. Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short

• Between the end of some prefatory treatises and the prologue to Leviticus is a rubric stating that this is 'The book of [the Cistercian abbey of] St. Mary, Buildwas, written in the year AD 1176' ('Liber Sancte Marie de Bildewas. Scriptus anno ab incarnatione domini Millesimo centesimo septuagesimo sexto') followed by a decorated initial 'E'., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

of the preface to John and John (ff. 59, 59v). Diagrams in brown ink (ff. 3v, 6v). Paraphs in brown with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red. Rubrics in red. Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short

• Decorated initial 'V'(ocavit) at the beginning of Leviticus., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

of the preface to John and John (ff. 59, 59v). Diagrams in brown ink (ff. 3v, 6v). Paraphs in brown with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red. Rubrics in red. Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short

• Decorated initials, and flyleaf., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

of the preface to John and John (ff. 59, 59v). Diagrams in brown ink (ff. 3v, 6v). Paraphs in brown with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red. Rubrics in red. Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short

• Decorated initials., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

of the preface to John and John (ff. 59, 59v). Diagrams in brown ink (ff. 3v, 6v). Paraphs in brown with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red. Rubrics in red. Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short

• Text page with gloss., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

of the preface to John and John (ff. 59, 59v). Diagrams in brown ink (ff. 3v, 6v). Paraphs in brown with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red. Rubrics in red. Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short

• Text page with gloss., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

of the preface to John and John (ff. 59, 59v). Diagrams in brown ink (ff. 3v, 6v). Paraphs in brown with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red. Rubrics in red. Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short

• Decorated initial., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

of the preface to John and John (ff. 59, 59v). Diagrams in brown ink (ff. 3v, 6v). Paraphs in brown with penwork decoration. Small paraphs in red. Rubrics in red. Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short

• Decorated initial 'M'(ulto), with a guide letter in the margin, at the beginning of the prologue to Commentary on Lamentations addressed to Odilmannus Severus., Commentary on Lamentations

Lamentations (ff. 1, 1v). Initials in green, or red. Commentary on Lamentations The Benedictine abbey of the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist, Reading: inscribed 'Hic est liber sancte Marie de Rading[ia]. Que[m] qui celav[er]it / vel fraude[m] de eo

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic) and historiated initial 'I'(n principio) featuring John standing with a book at the beginning of John's Gospel., Bible including the Psalms and the Interpretation of Hebrew Names (ff. 600-644v)

Peter; f. 589: John seated for I John; f. 590v: John seated with martyr’s palm?, for II John; f. 591: John seated with book for III John, and Jude standing with book, for Jude; f. 592: John seated with book,