• 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

• 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

• Inscription stating that John of Dalling, monk of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans, gave this book to the abbey with the permission of abbot John of Hertford, reading 'Hunc librum dedit Frater Johannes de Dal/ling ex licencia domini Joh[annis] abb[at]is deo / eccl[es]ie s[anc]ti Albani ita tamen quod habeat / usum t[antu]m in vita sua. Quem quid[em] qui ab / eadem ecc[lesie] alienaverit v[e]l titulum dele/verit anathema sit. Amen. / Anima Johannis de dalling et anime omnium fidelium defunctorum requiescant in pace. Amen/'; with a note that the book was kept in a cupboard in the choir, 'De armariolo in choro.', Psalter and Canticles

Inscription stating that John of Dalling, monk of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans, gave this book to the abbey with the permission of abbot John of Hertford, reading 'Hunc librum dedit Frater Johannes de Dal/ling ex licencia domini Joh[annis]

• 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~,

• 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.,

• Decorated canon table., Four Gospels, with Menologion (ff. 291-296v) and Canon Tables (ff. 9-13)

145, 229). Canon tables with geometric decoration in purple. Initials in colours. Scholia in red or purple. The end of John in a cruciform format (f. 290v). Four Gospels, with Menologion (ff. 291-296v) and Canon Tables (ff. 9-13) Added Menologion

• Text page of Matthew 8:20-28, with two initials., Gospels

spectral comparator, 10th century (see Keynes, 1985, pp. 167-69).Inscribed, 'Diamate', and 'Umfridus me fecit', 14th century (f. 3).Thomas Lee, John Birchyton, John Hinstyde [or Lynstyde], inscribed with their names, 15th century (f. 8v).N. Hersth, inscribed with his name, 15th century.John

• Miniature of the Annunciation to the Shepherds in the upper register and the Adoration of the Magi in the lower register., Psalter and Canticles

December, f. 7v).John of Dalling, monk of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans: given by him with the permission of John of Hertford, abbot of St. Albans (1235-60), before 1260, inscribed, 'Hunc librum dedit Frater Johannes de Dal/ling ex licencia

• Miniature of the Crucifixion in the upper register and the Holy Women at the empty tomb in the lower register., Psalter and Canticles

December, f. 7v).John of Dalling, monk of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans: given by him with the permission of John of Hertford, abbot of St. Albans (1235-60), before 1260, inscribed, 'Hunc librum dedit Frater Johannes de Dal/ling ex licencia