• null, Historia Anglorum, to 1198, with a table of chapters, preceded by the author's dedicatory letter; various sermons (ff. 159-172)

Holes with rust (ff. 170-174), evidence of former chain holes.Various inscriptions (ff. 173-174). 6 large initials in red, blue, or green with penword foliate decoration in the other colours, characterised by Lawrence as 'split-petal' and 'three-lobed-bud' motifs at the

• null, Historia Anglorum, to 1198, with a table of chapters, preceded by the author's dedicatory letter; various sermons (ff. 159-172)

Holes with rust (ff. 170-174), evidence of former chain holes.Various inscriptions (ff. 173-174). 6 large initials in red, blue, or green with penword foliate decoration in the other colours, characterised by Lawrence as 'split-petal' and 'three-lobed-bud' motifs at the

• null, Historia Anglorum, to 1198, with a table of chapters, preceded by the author's dedicatory letter; various sermons (ff. 159-172)

Holes with rust (ff. 170-174), evidence of former chain holes.Various inscriptions (ff. 173-174). 6 large initials in red, blue, or green with penword foliate decoration in the other colours, characterised by Lawrence as 'split-petal' and 'three-lobed-bud' motifs at the

• null, Historia Anglorum, to 1198, with a table of chapters, preceded by the author's dedicatory letter; various sermons (ff. 159-172)

Holes with rust (ff. 170-174), evidence of former chain holes.Various inscriptions (ff. 173-174). 6 large initials in red, blue, or green with penword foliate decoration in the other colours, characterised by Lawrence as 'split-petal' and 'three-lobed-bud' motifs at the

• Miniature of Peter walking on water towards Christ; lower register: 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)

awe-struck apostles praising 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

• Initial 'R'(ebus) with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of a prologue in verse., Miscellany of verses

Guthlac, Oswin, etc. (ff. 78-93v, 94-96v); verses added in some margins (e.g. ff. 50v, 68v) are headed 'Abb. Iohis', presumably John de Cella, abbot of St Albans from 1195 to 1214.Robert Outing(?), 15th century: inscribed 'Thes bok be delyveryd unto

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixi) with pen-flourishing, incorporating a human head, in the Psalms., Psalms, with commentary ('Rolle of Hampole's Psalter') (ends imperfectly), preceded by a calendar (ff. 1v-7) and a homily on patience and humility (ff. 8-9)

century.Unidentified owner, 15th century: inscription (f. 232).Foliated in red pencil, in the manner of Matthew Parker (b. 1504, d. 1575), John Parker (b. 1548, d. 1619), and others; annotated in English and Latin (e.g. ff. 113v, 159), and Greek (f.

• Detail of decorated initial., Miscellany of verses

Guthlac, Oswin, etc. (ff. 78-93v, 94-96v); verses added in some margins (e.g. ff. 50v, 68v) are headed 'Abb. Iohis', presumably John de Cella, abbot of St Albans from 1195 to 1214.Robert Outing(?), 15th century: inscribed 'Thes bok be delyveryd unto

• Foliate initial 'A'(d regalis), at the beginning of the preface to the Psalter of the Virgin., Psalms in verses of the Holy Spirit, Virgin, and Holy Cross with poems and prayers

section VI (ff. 101). Psalms in verses of the Holy Spirit, Virgin, and Holy Cross with poems and prayers ? John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c.

• Illuminated initial 'E'(ntre) at the beginning of the prologue., Anabasis

of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from

• Text pages with illuminated initials., Anabasis

1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from Naples.The manuscript

• Miniature of the Greek camp, with messengers reporting the death of Cyrus., Anabasis

translation of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII

• Miniature of Greeks by the sea shore ascending a path, with Orientals looking on., Anabasis

translation of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII

• Miniature of the Greeks in council on the shore, with an island castle and ship nearby, with a full foliate border with birds and grotesques., Anabasis

translation of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII

• Miniature of the Greeks making merry., Anabasis

1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from Naples.The manuscript

• Detail of a miniature of the Greeks making merry., Anabasis

of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from

• Miniature of fighting at the gates of Byzantium., Anabasis

c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from Naples.The

• Full-page illuminated miniature in two registers of the Annunciation above, and the Visitation below, with figures of Gabriel, Mary, and Elisabeth holding scrolls., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Calendar page for December with illuminated 'KL' initials, and in the margin, roundels of a man killing a pig and of Capricorn, both on gold grounds., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Full-page illuminated miniature of David playing a harp, and a standing musician playing a fiddle., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once