• 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,

• Initial 'R'(ogo) with decoration extended with the outline of a man's head in profile., Sermons, theological and historical works

Initial 'R'(ogo) with decoration extended with the outline of a man's head in profile. 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

• Miniature of the Crucifixion with John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

the Crucifixion with John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary. Horizontal catchwords.Miniature curtains, likely of silk, once protected the full-page minitures. These are no longer extant, but the holes and thread, by means of which these were attached, are still

• Headpiece in colours and gold, with a large initial 'M' in colours and gold., Psalms and Odes, imperfect at the end

Headpiece in colours and gold, with a large initial 'M' in colours and gold. 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

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing., Chronica maiora

Puzzle initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing. Fragments from a 14th-century liturgical book with musical notation on four-line red staves, used as flyleaves (ff. 1*-2*, 190-191v).Various manufacturing aids including leaf signatures. Original foliation. Large initial in blue and red with pen-flourishing

• Miniature of Ezekiel, and his vision of the four beasts (an angel, an eagle, a lion, and an ox, the symbols of the four evangelists), and a decorated initial 'I'(l), at the beginning of the book of Ezekiel., 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,

• Miniature of Matthias and the idolatrous Jew, and decorated initial 'A'(pres), at the beginning of the book of Maccabees; marginal bust of Christ added to conceal the heraldry visible from the verso., 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,

• Miniature of the Tree of Jesse, a decorated initial 'L'(i), and a partial border, including a dog chasing a hare, at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew., 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,

• Miniature in two parts, with Rehoboam above, sitting at the feet of King Solomon, and below the verdict of King Solomon about to be executed, and a decorated initial 'L'(es) and a partial border including a dog chasing a hare, and birds, at the beginning of the book of Solomon., 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,

• Decorated initial 'L'(a), from Isaiah., 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,

• Text-page with flourished initials 'S'(alehadins) and 'I'(l)., 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

• Text-page with flourished initials 'T'(andis) and 'I'(usqua)., 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

• July and August, in the Calendar of an astronomical Miscellany., Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon philosophiae, and Daniel of Morley's Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum

1581: 'W(illia)m Vallans oweth mee 1581' (f. 1).Inscribed with a library list(?); including Arthus Gelius Frantinus, Valerius Maximus, Alexander Nequam, John of Salisbury, and others (f. 1v).? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of

• Detail of a miniature in two parts, with Rehoboam above, sitting at the feet of King Solomon, and below the verdict of King Solomon about to be executed, and a decorated initial 'L'(es), at the beginning of the book of Solomon., 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,

• Detail of a miniature of Rehoboam sitting at the feet of King Solomon, at the beginning of the book of Solomon., 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,

• Detail of a miniature of the verdict of King Solomon about to be executed, at the beginning of the book of Solomon., 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,

• Detail of a decorated initial 'L'(a), from Isaiah., 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,

• Detail of a miniature of Ezekiel, and his vision of the four beasts (an angel, an eagle, a lion, and an ox, the symbols of the four evangelists), and a decorated initial 'I'(l), at the beginning of the book of Ezekiel., 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,