• 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

• Historiated initial 'O' (intemerata) with John the Evangelist, at the beginning of a prayer to the Virgin and John the Evangelist., Psalter, including a calendar (ff. 13-18v)

Historiated initial 'O' (intemerata) with John the Evangelist, at the beginning of a prayer to the Virgin and John the Evangelist. The Veronica image is the earliest in Western art, according to Lewis 1987 p. 127.This is the earliest richly

• Puzzle initial 'N' at the beginning of a chronicle., Chronicle from Noah to Henry IV, and a list of kings from William I to Henry VI (f. 71r-v)

the list of kings (f. 71r-v) apparently by the same scribe, ends with Henry VI (1422-1471).John Benson: late 15th-century inscription 'John Benson' (f. 71v).William Vagger of Sussex: inscribed in the late 15th century 'Constat Willelmo Vagger de Sussex' (f. 1v).John

• Illuminated initial 'C'(upientes) at the beginning of the prologue., Sententiarum libri IV

by a purchase of John Gigur: inscribed, 'Hunc librum emit Gigurde executoribus magistri More', 15th century (f. 1v).Included in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of

• Foliate initial 'S' at the beginning of s space left for the word 'Samaritanus', at the beginning of book 4., Sententiarum libri IV

by a purchase of John Gigur: inscribed, 'Hunc librum emit Gigurde executoribus magistri More', 15th century (f. 1v).Included in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of

• Inhabited initial 'P'(lures) in outline drawing, at the beginning of the Gospel Prologue, with a man fighting with a dragon., Gospels

initials in outline drawing, partially coloured, and display script in red and blue, at the beginning of Mathew, Luke, and John (ff. 9, 72, 114v). 2 historiated (ff. 6, 6v), 5 inhabited or zoomorphic (ff. 2v, 5, 44, 46, 70),

• Detail of an initial 'M'(atheus) of the archangel Michael killing a dragon, at the beginning of an 'argumentum' to Matthew., Gospels

initials in outline drawing, partially coloured, and display script in red and blue, at the beginning of Mathew, Luke, and John (ff. 9, 72, 114v). 2 historiated (ff. 6, 6v), 5 inhabited or zoomorphic (ff. 2v, 5, 44, 46, 70),

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'M', formed of two dragons., Gospels

initials in outline drawing, partially coloured, and display script in red and blue, at the beginning of Mathew, Luke, and John (ff. 9, 72, 114v). 2 historiated (ff. 6, 6v), 5 inhabited or zoomorphic (ff. 2v, 5, 44, 46, 70),

• 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

• Text page., Commentary on Martianus Capella

to King James I~, ed. by J. Atkins and N. R. Ker (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1944) and noted by John Leland (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis et indice ad editionem primam~,

• Text page with marginal notes., Commentary on Martianus Capella

to King James I~, ed. by J. Atkins and N. R. Ker (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1944) and noted by John Leland (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis et indice ad editionem primam~,

• Puzzle initial 'P'(recedentis) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to book 15., Commentary on Leviticus

blue. Omitted text written in the margins in red frames. Commentary on Leviticus The Carthusian priory of St. Mary, St. John the Baptist and All Saints, Henton, Somerset (founded 1235): inscribed 'Explanat[i]o d[omi]ni Rad[u]l/phii Flaviacens[is] monachi / sup[er] librum Leviticum

• Decorated initial 'S'(pes) at the beginning of the Sermo de pastoribus of Augustine, with the list of contents (f. 1v)., Sermo de pastoribus, Sermo de ouibus, De baptismo contra Donatistas, De baptismo parvulorum, Epistola ad Marcellinum, De unico baptismo, De spiritu et littera

spiritu et littera The Benedictine cathedral priory of St Saviour, St Peter, and St Paul, Bath: noted by John Leland, (see John Leland ~Commentarii de Scriptoribus Britannicis~, ed. by A. Hall (Oxford: Sheldonian, 1709), p. 160.Added glosses, 12th century (e.g.,

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uamvis) at the beginning of Augustine's De baptismo parvulorum., Sermo de pastoribus, Sermo de ouibus, De baptismo contra Donatistas, De baptismo parvulorum, Epistola ad Marcellinum, De unico baptismo, De spiritu et littera

spiritu et littera The Benedictine cathedral priory of St Saviour, St Peter, and St Paul, Bath: noted by John Leland, (see John Leland ~Commentarii de Scriptoribus Britannicis~, ed. by A. Hall (Oxford: Sheldonian, 1709), p. 160.Added glosses, 12th century (e.g.,

• Decorated initial 'L'(ectis) at the beginning of Augustine's De spiritu et littera., Sermo de pastoribus, Sermo de ouibus, De baptismo contra Donatistas, De baptismo parvulorum, Epistola ad Marcellinum, De unico baptismo, De spiritu et littera

spiritu et littera The Benedictine cathedral priory of St Saviour, St Peter, and St Paul, Bath: noted by John Leland, (see John Leland ~Commentarii de Scriptoribus Britannicis~, ed. by A. Hall (Oxford: Sheldonian, 1709), p. 160.Added glosses, 12th century (e.g.,

• Text page., Sermo de pastoribus, Sermo de ouibus, De baptismo contra Donatistas, De baptismo parvulorum, Epistola ad Marcellinum, De unico baptismo, De spiritu et littera

spiritu et littera The Benedictine cathedral priory of St Saviour, St Peter, and St Paul, Bath: noted by John Leland, (see John Leland ~Commentarii de Scriptoribus Britannicis~, ed. by A. Hall (Oxford: Sheldonian, 1709), p. 160.Added glosses, 12th century (e.g.,

• Decorated initial 'A'(rbitor) at the beginning of book 3 of Augustine's De baptismo contra Donatistas., Sermo de pastoribus, Sermo de ouibus, De baptismo contra Donatistas, De baptismo parvulorum, Epistola ad Marcellinum, De unico baptismo, De spiritu et littera

spiritu et littera The Benedictine cathedral priory of St Saviour, St Peter, and St Paul, Bath: noted by John Leland, (see John Leland ~Commentarii de Scriptoribus Britannicis~, ed. by A. Hall (Oxford: Sheldonian, 1709), p. 160.Added glosses, 12th century (e.g.,

• Detail of a folio with a version of the Lord's prayer in English., Theological works in prose and verse including The Lay Folks' Mass Book and Speculum Mundi

Detail of a folio with a version of the Lord's prayer in English. Northern dialect features include 'kirc' for church (f. 100) and 'þo' for þe throughout. The middle English verses in this manuscript catalogued by Boffey and Edwards

• Inhabited initial 'P'(lures) in outline drawing, at the beginning of the Gospel Prologue, with a man fighting with a dragon., Gospels

initials in outline drawing, partially coloured, and display script in red and blue, at the beginning of Mathew, Luke, and John (ff. 9, 72, 114v). 2 historiated (ff. 6, 6v), 5 inhabited or zoomorphic (ff. 2v, 5, 44, 46, 70),