• Framed initial 'S'(ummum) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the 'Sententiae'., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Framed initial 'S'(ummum) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the 'Sententiae'. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in three or more large

• Framed initial 'O'(mnis) with floral and foliate decoration at the beginning of the second book of the 'Sententiae'., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Framed initial 'O'(mnis) with floral and foliate decoration at the beginning of the second book of the 'Sententiae'. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically

• Puzzle initial 'R'(everentissimo) with floral and foliate decoration at the beginning of the letter, 'Haimanno Adalbertus'., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Puzzle initial 'R'(everentissimo) with floral and foliate decoration at the beginning of the letter, 'Haimanno Adalbertus'. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in

• Puzzle initial 'N'(on) at the beginning of the 'Speculum Gregorii'., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Puzzle initial 'N'(on) at the beginning of the 'Speculum Gregorii'. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in three or more large volumes. Several

• Framed initial 'V(ir) with Job being admonished by his wife to reject God., Sententiae (f. 3); Speculum Gregorii (f. 45); Abbreuiatio Moralium Gregorii Magni in Iob (f. 116)

Framed initial 'V(ir) with Job being admonished by his wife to reject God. St. Gregory the Great's 'Moralia In Job' was a hugely important medieval text, but is also extremely long: it was typically bound in three or more

• null, Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

his signature and motto: 'Edw. Hoby' and 'Fato Quam voto.', f. 2; cf. Burney 354 and 361, and Additional 4898.? John Brand (b. 1744 d. 1807), antiquary and topographer: inscribed 'A Vocabulary to the Latin Bible, Wrote about A.D. 1380,

• null, Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

his signature and motto: 'Edw. Hoby' and 'Fato Quam voto.', f. 2; cf. Burney 354 and 361, and Additional 4898.? John Brand (b. 1744 d. 1807), antiquary and topographer: inscribed 'A Vocabulary to the Latin Bible, Wrote about A.D. 1380,

• Coloured initials at the beginning of Guillelmus Brito's Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae, with Edward Hoby's motto and name in the upper margin., Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

his signature and motto: 'Edw. Hoby' and 'Fato Quam voto.', f. 2; cf. Burney 354 and 361, and Additional 4898.? John Brand (b. 1744 d. 1807), antiquary and topographer: inscribed 'A Vocabulary to the Latin Bible, Wrote about A.D. 1380,

• Red and blue initials, and line fillers, in Guillelmus Brito's Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae., Expositio vocabulorum Bibliae

his signature and motto: 'Edw. Hoby' and 'Fato Quam voto.', f. 2; cf. Burney 354 and 361, and Additional 4898.? John Brand (b. 1744 d. 1807), antiquary and topographer: inscribed 'A Vocabulary to the Latin Bible, Wrote about A.D. 1380,

• Initials with penwork decoration for the month of April in the liturgical calendar., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Initials with penwork decoration for the month of October in the liturgical calendar., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Puzzle initial 'R'(egulariter) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of Book 8 relating to the observances of the house., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Puzzle initial 'P'(er) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of the table of contents., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Puzzle initial 'R'(egnante) with pen-flourished decoration at the beginning of the prologue., 'Liber memorandum prioratus de Barnwell', a collection of material relating to the history and organisation of the Augustinian priory of St. Giles, Barnwell ('The Barnwell cartulary', 'The Barnwell register'), divided into 8 books, preceded by a calendar (ff. 2*-7*v) and including copies of a few royal and other charters

charters The dates 1295 and 1296 appear in original portions of the text, the latter relating to the imprisonement of John Balliol in the Tower of London on 1 August 1296 (ff. 21v, 90, 90v, 91, 160; see Watson 1979).

• Miniature of the prophet Nathan before king David., Psalms and Odes, imperfect at the end

Miniature of the prophet Nathan before king David. Added miniature on a separate leaf, dating to the 2nd half of the twelfth century (f. 67).Musical notation (ff. 244v-247).f. 278 is a parchment flyleaf with an inscription on the verso.folio

• null, Bible (Proverbs-Revelation)

books (ff. 145, 146v, 149v, 150, 150v, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 161) and for the writings of Paul, Peter, John and Jude (ff. 261v, 268, 272, 274, 276, 277v, 279, 280v, 281, 283, 284, 285, 286, 306v, 308, 309v,

• Historiated initial 'O' of archers assaulting a city, and text., Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232

later owned by Firmin-Didot; perhaps bound for him; annotated perhaps by him with several notes concerning the Hospitallers of St John, and '+ de moy patriarche de alexandrie +' and 'sera(?) de moy lyon(?) est' (f. 122).This is the earlier

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of archers assaulting a city, and text., Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232

later owned by Firmin-Didot; perhaps bound for him; annotated perhaps by him with several notes concerning the Hospitallers of St John, and '+ de moy patriarche de alexandrie +' and 'sera(?) de moy lyon(?) est' (f. 122).This is the earlier

• Initial 'D'(olor) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Sermons of Ephraim Syrus., Sermons, theological and historical works

Initial 'D'(olor) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Sermons of Ephraim Syrus. Contents include:Bede, Short extract from 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (f. 3);Cassiodorus, Short extract from 'Historia Tripartita' (f. 3v);Ephraem Syrus, Sermons (ff. 5v-62);Basil of Caesarea, 'Admonitio ad fililum

• Coloured initial 'G'(loria) and rubric., Sermons, theological and historical works

Coloured initial 'G'(loria) and rubric. Contents include:Bede, Short extract from 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (f. 3);Cassiodorus, Short extract from 'Historia Tripartita' (f. 3v);Ephraem Syrus, Sermons (ff. 5v-62);Basil of Caesarea, 'Admonitio ad fililum spiritualem' (ff. 63-76);Caesarius of Arles, ' Sermones' (ff. 76v-145);Jerome,