• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) depicting Jerome and Damasus (above), and Jerome and Ambrose (below), with the ownership inscriptions of Abbot Robert de Bello at the top of the page and under the feet of the peacock., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

Additional 53710 and Stowe 378--both also from St Augustine's--from Sadler).Unidentified owner: with his number '61.' (f. ii, upper right corner).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: his sale 6 April 1807, lot 1186, bought

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) depiciting a Tree of Jesse, at the start of Matthew; the prologue has a smaller historiated initial 'M'(atheus) depicting two male figures., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

Additional 53710 and Stowe 378--both also from St Augustine's--from Sadler).Unidentified owner: with his number '61.' (f. ii, upper right corner).Sir John Saunders Sebright, (b. 1767, d. 1846), 7th baronet, politician and agriculturist: his sale 6 April 1807, lot 1186, bought

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians. Bifolium signatures. 15 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Epistles and of Peter Lombard's prologue (ff. 1, 1v, 43v, 73v, 89, 101v, 111v,

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominica) of a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent., Commentary on lections from the Epistles and Gospels from Advent to Easter

Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominica) of a dragon, at the beginning of the commentary for the first Sunday of the Advent. Quire signatures. 1 zoomorphic initial in colours at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Puzzle pen-flourished initials in red

• Historiated initial 'P'(rincipia) of Peter Lombard writing his commentary, at the beginning of the prologue., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Historiated initial 'P'(rincipia) of Peter Lombard writing his commentary, at the beginning of the prologue. Bifolium signatures. 15 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Epistles and of Peter Lombard's prologue (ff. 1, 1v, 43v,

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword, at the beginning of 2 Corinthians., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword, at the beginning of 2 Corinthians. Bifolium signatures. 15 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Epistles and of Peter Lombard's prologue (ff. 1, 1v, 43v, 73v,

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword and a cross and addressing a Roman, at the beginning of Romans., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword and a cross and addressing a Roman, at the beginning of Romans. Bifolium signatures. 15 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Epistles and of Peter Lombard's

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword, at the beginning of Galatians., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a sword, at the beginning of Galatians. Bifolium signatures. 15 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Epistles and of Peter Lombard's prologue (ff. 1, 1v, 43v, 73v, 89,

• Decorated initial 'F'(uit in diebus Herodis regis), with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse with the Glossa ordinaria

Decorated initial 'F'(uit in diebus Herodis regis), with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, at the beginning of Luke. The Gospels probably once formed a separate volume or volumes.f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Blank leaf between Mark and Luke (ff. 126-127).Some

• Decorated initial 'P'(rimum), with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, at the beginning of Acts., Gospels, Acts, Epistles, Apocalypse with the Glossa ordinaria

Decorated initial 'P'(rimum), with foliate and zoomorphic motifs, at the beginning of Acts. The Gospels probably once formed a separate volume or volumes.f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf.Blank leaf between Mark and Luke (ff. 126-127).Some annotations in the lower

• Decorated initial ''V'(idens), with a rubric introducing the section describing Thomas Becket's martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral. The red letters in the margin, found sporadically throughout the text, are the initials of the biographers who wrote accounts of Thomas's life and death, including John of Salisbury ('I'), Herbert of Bosham ('H'), William of Canterbury ('W'), Benedict of Peterborough ('B'), and Alan of Tewkesbury ('A')., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

found sporadically throughout the text, are the initials of the biographers who wrote accounts of Thomas's life and death, including John of Salisbury ('I'), Herbert of Bosham ('H'), William of Canterbury ('W'), Benedict of Peterborough ('B'), and Alan of Tewkesbury

• Decorated initial 'F'., Bible, including the Psalms and Interpretation of the Hebrew Names (ff. 485-504) (imperfect)

'Te igitur' (ff. 227-236v).Lacking the beginning of Genesis. 2 historiated initials (f. 3: Ambrose writing for the prologue; f. 423: John preaching, for the beginning of John's Gospel). Numerous large initials in colours with foliate decoration, hybrid creatures, masks swallowing

• Decorated initial 'O', with a dragon., Bible, including the Psalms and Interpretation of the Hebrew Names (ff. 485-504) (imperfect)

'Te igitur' (ff. 227-236v).Lacking the beginning of Genesis. 2 historiated initials (f. 3: Ambrose writing for the prologue; f. 423: John preaching, for the beginning of John's Gospel). Numerous large initials in colours with foliate decoration, hybrid creatures, masks swallowing

• Detail of text from the folio., Bible, including the Psalms and Interpretation of the Hebrew Names (ff. 485-504) (imperfect)

'Te igitur' (ff. 227-236v).Lacking the beginning of Genesis. 2 historiated initials (f. 3: Ambrose writing for the prologue; f. 423: John preaching, for the beginning of John's Gospel). Numerous large initials in colours with foliate decoration, hybrid creatures, masks swallowing

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David paying the harp, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

200v). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Psalter, with the commentary of Peter Lombard John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels of Matthew and Mark, with the Glossa ordinaria (index New Testament, Bible)

Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew. Associated by Branner 1977 with the 'Vie de Saint Denis Atelier', named after Bibliothèque Nationale de France, n.a.fr. 1098 containing the 'Vie de Saint Denis', produced

• Decorated initial 'C'(ircumcisio) at the beginning of the martyrology for January., Martyrology for the use of Norwich, with calendar (ff. 4-9v)

Decorated initial 'C'(ircumcisio) at the beginning of the martyrology for January. Musical notation (erased) (f. 3). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, often with foliate forms, and pen-flourishing. Small initials in red or blue. Martyrology for the

• Calendar page for December., Martyrology for the use of Norwich, with calendar (ff. 4-9v)

Calendar page for December. Musical notation (erased) (f. 3). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, often with foliate forms, and pen-flourishing. Small initials in red or blue. Martyrology for the use of Norwich, with calendar (ff. 4-9v)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David paying the harp, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

200v). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Psalter, with the commentary of Peter Lombard John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Genealogical diagram from Pierre de Poitiers's Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi., Aurora, with marginal gloss; Pierre de Poitiers' Compendium (ff. 1v-6v)

former: inherited and later sold the D’Ewes library to Robert Harley on 4 October 1705 for £450 (see Watson 1966).Inscribed 'John Anne ?W' in an ?18th-century hand (f. 1).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st