• Illuminated initial 'D'(Ixi) with foliate decoration., Psalter, use of Sarum, with a Calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect

Illuminated initial 'D'(Ixi) with foliate decoration. Initials in gold with foliate decoration and sprays extending into the margins in colours. Initials in blue with penwork decoration extending into the margins in red. Plain initials in blue or red. Rubrics

• Puzzle initial 'V'(etus) in Isidore of Seville's Etymologiae., Exposition of Hebrew names (ff. 3-043v); Etymologiae, imperfect (ff. 44-193v); Homiliae [XIX] in Ecclesiasten (ff. 194-223v)

red or blue. Exposition of Hebrew names (ff. 3-043v); Etymologiae, imperfect (ff. 44-193v); Homiliae [XIX] in Ecclesiasten (ff. 194-223v) ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: inscription 'out of the Collection of Lord Somers' (f.

• Detail of puzzle initial., Exposition of Hebrew names (ff. 3-043v); Etymologiae, imperfect (ff. 44-193v); Homiliae [XIX] in Ecclesiasten (ff. 194-223v)

red or blue. Exposition of Hebrew names (ff. 3-043v); Etymologiae, imperfect (ff. 44-193v); Homiliae [XIX] in Ecclesiasten (ff. 194-223v) ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: inscription 'out of the Collection of Lord Somers' (f.

• Table of the chapters of John., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

the chapters of John. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite the Annunciation, the Nativity, the

• Table of the chapters of John., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

the chapters of John. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite the Annunciation, the Nativity, the

• Miniature of the Crucifixion, with Mary and John flanking the cross, and personifications of the sun (Sol) and moon (Luna) above the arms of the cross, and half-length figures of Adam and Eve emerging from their graves below. This image faces one of the Evangelist Luke and prefaces his Gospel., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

Crucifixion, with Mary and John flanking the cross, and personifications of the sun (Sol) and moon (Luna) above the arms of the cross, and half-length figures of Adam and Eve emerging from their graves below. This image faces one of

• Words in gold in decorated frame at the beginning of John., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

frame at the beginning of John. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite the Annunciation, the

• Miniature of the Ascension, before the beginning of John., Four Gospels, with list of lections (ff. 168v-177)

before the beginning of John. Facing miniatures are now separated by an inserted paper leaf. 10 full-page miniatures in colours and gold, of Christ in Majesty opposite two clerics presenting a book, and Evangelist portraits opposite the Annunciation, the Nativity,

• Miniature of the earth in a circle, with personifications of the four cardinal points., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera); Hippocras, De Contemptu Mundi; Astronomical treatises, etc.

by Halliwell--Phillipps, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). The earth Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco) England

• Diagram of the earth, sun, and moon., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera); Hippocras, De Contemptu Mundi; Astronomical treatises, etc.

owned by Halliwell--Phillipps, using the Bridgewater fund (£12,000 bequeathed in 1829 by Francis Henry Egerton, 8th Earl of Bridgewater (b. 1756, d. 1829). Diagram Johannes de Sacro Bosco (index Johannes de Sacrobosco, Iohannes de Sacro Bosco, John de Sacrobosco) England

• Text page., Turpin's Chronicle, in thirty-six chapters (4v-31v) with an added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St Brendan (ff. 45-62), extracts relating to biblical history from the Speculum Historiale (ff. 62v-125), a chronicle of the archbishops of York from Paulinus to William Le Zouche (d. 1352) (ff. 125-159v) (index Historia Caroli Magni, De Gestis Karoli)

thirty-six chapters (4v-31v) with an added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff.

• Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses speaking to the Israelites, with a sketch for an illuminator, at the beginning of Numbers., Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

Historiated initial 'L'(ocutus) of Moses speaking to the Israelites, with a sketch for an illuminator, at the beginning of Numbers. Second volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I, 3 E III-V and 3 E

• Historiated initial 'P'(arabole) of Solomon teaching Rehoboam, at the beginning of Proverbs, with ownership signatures of Arundel and Lumley., Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Song of Solomon, Wisdom, Ecclesiasticus

Historiated initial 'P'(arabole) of Solomon teaching Rehoboam, at the beginning of Proverbs, with ownership signatures of Arundel and Lumley. Fourth volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-III, 3 E V and 3 E VIII.

• Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark standing on his symbol, the lion, with an extension in the form of a dragon and a bird, at the beginning of Mark., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'I'(nicium) of Mark standing on his symbol, the lion, with an extension in the form of a dragon and a bird, at the beginning of Mark. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I(n diebus)' of Ahasuerus and Esther, with Haman hanging below, at the beginning of Esther., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Detail of an historiated initial 'I(n diebus)' of Ahasuerus and Esther, with Haman hanging below, at the beginning of Esther. Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3

• Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other

• End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript. Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-II, 3 E

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-V. Royal 3 E VII is related but not executed in the same workshop.Quire signatures,

• Historiated initial 'M'(atheus) of the angel, the symbol of Mathew, at the beginning of the prologue to Mathew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'M'(atheus) of the angel, the symbol of Mathew, at the beginning of the prologue to Mathew. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-V. Royal 3 E VII is related but not executed

• Marginal inscription stating the number of paraphs and pen-flourished initials, reading 'In isto volumine s[un]t p[ar]ve litt[er]e / et p[aragrafi] a.m / 3c et 49 [349?] it[em] litt[er]e / grosse 16c et 19 [1619].', Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Marginal inscription stating the number of paraphs and pen-flourished initials, reading 'In isto volumine s[un]t p[ar]ve litt[er]e / et p[aragrafi] a.m / 3c et 49 [349?] it[em] litt[er]e / grosse 16c et 19 [1619].' Part of a set. The