• 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 sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans. Includes Romans and 1-2 Corinthians; originally contained probably the complete work, or at least Galatians, as suggested by the catchword 'Paulus

• 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,

• Initial 'S'(ecundum) with decoration in foliate and dot patterns at the beginning of book 2., Commentary on Jeremiah

Initial 'S'(ecundum) with decoration in foliate and dot patterns at the beginning of book 2. 7 initials in red, green or blue with penwork decoration in red and green (ff. 1, 1v, 20, 41, 60, 79v, 97v). Rubrics in

• 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

• Two puzzle initials and decorated initials., Theological miscellany, including Proverbs; Architrenius; Poem on the Story of Troy; The Metrical Life of St Hugh

Hugh Inscribed, early 14th century, 'Rogerus de Noramtun' (f. 100v)Inscribed, 'Johannes Burgo' .Inscribed, 15th or 16th century, 'Richard Jehonys', 'Robert', 'John Parker' (perhaps of Cambridge, b. 1548, d. 1619), ' Henry Mard', 'Wyllamy Darby'.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal

• Drawing of the Crucifixion., Theological tracts; two hymns in French

Drawing of the Crucifixion. 14th-century table of contents (f. 1).Contents include:Guillelmus Peraldus: On the Virtues (f. 29);Miracles of the Virgin (ff. 226, 233);Bonaventure: Lignum Vitae (f. 281);Gerard of Liege: De Custodia Cordes (f. 290);Robert Grosseteste: De Decem Mandatis (f.

• Text page with initials and rubrics., Historia Scolastica (Acts of the Apostles)

blue; rubrics in red. Historia Scolastica (Acts of the Apostles) Part 1: John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, f.

• Initial 'A' with floral decoration., Retractatio, Confessions

Initial 'A' with floral decoration. The text belongs to the South-west family, descending ultimately from BN lat.1913 (9th century France) via a lost intermediary made at Ghent (second half of the 11th century).Part 1 replaced a lost or damaged

• Drawings of doves in roundels at the beginning of the Aviarium., Theological distinctiones, notes, commonplaces, sermons, an abridged Aviarium, beginning, ''Si dormiatis inter medios' (ff. 150-159v) epigrams, and excerpts from the moralised bestiary (ff. 215-216)

1); 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 (see Carley 2000).The Old Royal Library (the

• 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

• Detail of inscription., Decretum, with gloss; list of popes and emperors (ff. 222-229)

100, 115. Small initials in red or green (ff. 222-223). Decretum, with gloss; list of popes and emperors (ff. 222-229) John de Herefeld ?, vicar of Plumstead, Kent, first half of the 14th century: his inscription: ‘Decreta de dono domini

• Detail of decorated initials., Decretum, with gloss; list of popes and emperors (ff. 222-229)

100, 115. Small initials in red or green (ff. 222-223). Decretum, with gloss; list of popes and emperors (ff. 222-229) John de Herefeld ?, vicar of Plumstead, Kent, first half of the 14th century: his inscription: ‘Decreta de dono domini

• 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