• Medieval binding of whittawed leather over oak boards with a flat spine and two projecting flaps, at the top and bottom. Fastened to a staple at the bottom of the front cover are three links of a chain. A white strap, secured by a decorated metal plate to the front cover, fits onto a pin in the middle of the back cover by means of a 16th-century metal loop. This is possibly a restoration of the original fastening, but previously two straps went from the front to the back, as is shown by the surviving sockets for them and their pins., Commentaries on Isaiah and Ezechiel

note on the contents, beginning 'Liber sancti edmundi in quo continentur', c. 1375 (f. 1).? Possibly notes of 'the librarian', John of Boston 'Boston Buriensis', a monk of Bury St Edmunds (said to have fl. c. 1410) (ff. 1, 159);

• Inscription in English., West Saxon Gospels (the 'Wessex Gospels')

Inscription in English. Copied, directly or indirectly, from Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 441, omitting some passages due to defects in the Bodley manuscript (Marc 16:14-20, Luke 16:14- 17:1, and 24: 51-53). The first and last omission was supplied with

• Initial 'P'(roxime), at the beginning of the prologue., Breviarium on the Psalms

Initial 'P'(roxime), at the beginning of the prologue. Originally in 3 volumes, each containing the commentary to 50 Psalms, now in 2 volumes, Royal 2 E XIII and Royal 2 E XIV bound together; the last volume containing Psalms

• Decorated initial 'U'(t) with display script, at the beginning of the Expositio psalmorum., Expositio psalmorum

Decorated initial 'U'(t) with display script, at the beginning of the Expositio psalmorum. Includes the commentaries on Psalms 50-100.According to unpublished notes by Michael Gullick this manuscript was made in the same scriptorium as Royal 4 C.IX, Royal 6

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uedam) of an animal biting its back., Lives of the Egyptian monks, Lives of various male and female saints (including Johannes Eleemosynarius), Paradisus, and a book on visions, with a table of contents (ff. 1v-2v), imperfect at the end

(including Johannes Eleemosynarius), Paradisus, and a book on visions, with a table of contents (ff. 1v-2v), imperfect at the end John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer; sold to Harley on 22 June 1726(see ~Diary~ 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed by

• Decorated initial 'V'(eteris) and rubric., De institutis coenobiorum

James’s Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7886.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial Waller scribe 3 John Cassian England, S.E. (Rochester)

• Decorated initial 'D'(uplici) and coloured initials., De institutis coenobiorum

James’s Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7886.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial Waller scribe 3 John Cassian England, S.E. (Rochester)

• Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'R'(icordare), and an illuminated border., Specimens of Calligraphy

Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'R'(icordare), and an illuminated border. f. 1 is a paper flyleafContains various arms and names, including those of Cosimo de Medici, Duke of Florence (ff. 11v, 17v) and his wife, Eleanora of Toledo

• Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'T'(u) and an illuminated border, inscribed with the names of Henry Fitzalan, lord Maltravers, son of the 12th earl of Arundel, and of Petrucchio Ubaldini., Specimens of Calligraphy

Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'T'(u) and an illuminated border, inscribed with the names of Henry Fitzalan, lord Maltravers, son of the 12th earl of Arundel, and of Petrucchio Ubaldini. f. 1 is a paper flyleafContains various arms

• Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'I'(l) and an illuminated border., Specimens of Calligraphy

Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'I'(l) and an illuminated border. f. 1 is a paper flyleafContains various arms and names, including those of Cosimo de Medici, Duke of Florence (ff. 11v, 17v) and his wife, Eleanora of Toledo

• Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'U'(n) and an illuminated border with the name and emblem of Daniel Barbaro., Specimens of Calligraphy

Calligraphic specimen with a large initial 'U'(n) and an illuminated border with the name and emblem of Daniel Barbaro. f. 1 is a paper flyleafContains various arms and names, including those of Cosimo de Medici, Duke of Florence (ff.

• 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

• Initial 'V'(ocationem) with foliate decoration., Commentary on Leviticus

and included 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 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the

• Initial 'V'(ocavit) with foliate decoration and display script., Commentary on Leviticus

and included 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 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the

• Initial 'Q'(ocationem) with foliate decoration at the beginning of Book 2., Commentary on Leviticus

and included 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 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the

• Puzzle initial 'M'(atheus) at the beginning of the commentary on Matthew's Gospel and ownership inscription., Commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew (f. 1) and John (f. 81), the Apocalypse (f. 173) and the Catholic Epistles (f. 187)

pen-flourishing in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Underlining in red. Commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew (f. 1) and John (f. 81), the Apocalypse (f. 173) and the Catholic Epistles (f. 187) Master William Pykenham (d. 1497), Archdeacon of

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ic) at the beginning of the commentary on John's Gospel., Commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew (f. 1) and John (f. 81), the Apocalypse (f. 173) and the Catholic Epistles (f. 187)

pen-flourishing in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Underlining in red. Commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew (f. 1) and John (f. 81), the Apocalypse (f. 173) and the Catholic Epistles (f. 187) Master William Pykenham (d. 1497), Archdeacon of

• 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