• Historiated illuminated initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51, of Doeg slaying the priests of Nob with swords, and in the lower margin, David holding a slingshot and a scroll, about to kill Goliath in the descender of the initial, which consists of a dragon's body and tail., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Illuminated 'KL' letters in a calendar page for September with foliate decoration, and in the margin roundels of the occupation of the month of a man picking fruit, and the zodiac sign, Libra, the scales. About half-way down the page is an added inscription in black ink recording the death of Ranulf, bishop of Chichester, and about ten lines lower down, another inscription recording the death of Avicia, mother of precentor 'E' of Chichester., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Psalm 1 in a full border, with medallions in the corners of personifications of Church and Synagoge in the upper medallions, and two standing men in the lower medallions, perhaps Paul and a prophet, and in the centre of side borders mandorlas with David playing a harp and a musician playing a fiddle. Within the border are numerous animals, and around the letter are many figures including the symbols of the Evangelists in the corners, standing prophets holding scrolls, a standing man in armour holding a spear and shield with a smaller man below in a conical hat, possibly Goliath and David, together with another musician, various entertainments including a knife-juggler and a bear-baiter, and animals and birds within foliage., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Historiated illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 52, of the Devil tempting Christ, with Christ dropping the stones, which the Devil has tried to provoke Christ to turn into loaves of bread, and in the ascender of the initial, three hares and a dragon., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

of Bishop Ranulf on 15 September (f. 8); and of the precentor's father John on 24 April (f. 5v), and mother Avicia on 26 September (f. 8).? John Howard (? d. 1426) and his wife Alice Tendring: erased 15th-century inscription

• Historiated initial 'P'(rincipia) of Peter Lombard holding a scroll with an inscription, 'Petrus Lombard', at the beginning to the prologue to Peter Lombard's Commentary on Epistles., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(rincipia) of Peter Lombard holding a scroll with an inscription, 'Petrus Lombard', at the beginning to the prologue to Peter Lombard's Commentary on Epistles. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters

• Zoomorphic initial 'S'(anctus) formed of a dragon, with foliate decoration, display script, and pen-flourishing in the margin, at the beginning of the prologue to the commentary on Psalms., Commentary on Psalms 1-50

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the select list of works noted by John Bale of c. 1548 as 'Pully super Psalterium'; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 15v; and

• Inhabited initial 'I'(n principio) with lions, at the beginning of Diatessaron., Diatessaron (or Unum ex quatuor), with glosses

126v); 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, f. 6v (see Carley 2000). The Old

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a scribe at work, in the upper left margin., Policraticus

Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 8656; red seal of a ship (unfoliated parchment folio after f. [i]).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Scribe at work John of Salisbury England

• Text page., Policraticus

Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697', but 1698?), no. 8656; red seal of a ship (unfoliated parchment folio after f. [i]).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Text John of Salisbury England

• Detail of a miniature of the awe-struck apostles praising Christ as the Son of God, in a visualization of John 21:7., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 136v-139v)

Christ as the Son of God, in a visualization of John 21:7. Includes one of the earliest surviving drawing of the martyrdom of Becket: see discussion Kauffmann 1975.f. 51 is a replacement page, with text in a 14th-century hand.Interlineal text

• Zoomorphic initial 'M'(ultiphariam) in the form of a dragon and two fish, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Hebrews, and an illuminated initial 'M'(ultiphariam) at the beginning of 1 Hebrews., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Zoomorphic initial 'M'(ultiphariam) in the form of a dragon and two fish, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Hebrews, and an illuminated initial 'M'(ultiphariam) at the beginning of 1 Hebrews. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor'

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a book, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Ephesians, and a historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of a lion, at the beginning of Ephesians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a book, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Ephesians, and a historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of a lion, at the beginning of Ephesians. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Corinthians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Corinthians. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Philemon, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Philemon., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Philemon, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Philemon. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials.

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Timothy., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Timothy. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1,

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 2 Thessalonians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 2 Thessalonians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 2 Thessalonians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 2 Thessalonians. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Thessalonians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Thessalonians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Thessalonians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Thessalonians. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Colossians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Colossians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Colossians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Colossians. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials.

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a scroll, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Philippians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Philippians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a scroll, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Philippians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Philippians. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Corinthians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Corinthians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Corinthians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Corinthians. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials.