• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(rete)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus (external link no longer available)

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(omino)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus (external link no longer available)

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Zoomorphic initial 'R'*everentissimis) with display script., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus (external link no longer available)

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(rimitus)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus (external link no longer available)

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus (external link no longer available)

laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus Added fragment of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Illuminataed canon table with beasts, comparing parallel passages in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John., Gospels ('The Bury Gospels'), including Jerome's letter 'Novum opus', and prologue (ff. 1v-5), and capitula (ff. 126v-137v) (external link no longer available)

parallel passages in Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. 12 canon tables in colours and gold, with architectural decoration, and various figures, such as Christ blessing, Peter and Paul, angels, animals, and hybrid creatures (ff. 6-12v). Incipit page for Mark with

• Text page from a leechbook., Medical recipes (ff. 1-3); Laws of King Edgar (ff. 3v-4v); Statement by Oswald, archbishop of York concerning land (f. 4v), with a pen trial of Anglo-Saxon neums (external link no longer available)

Text page from a leechbook. Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes, England, 11th century (f. 4v) Large initials in brown ink. Medical recipes (ff. 1-3); Laws of King Edgar (ff. 3v-4v); Statement by Oswald, archbishop of York concerning land (f. 4v),

• Decorated initials in the laws of Edgar., Medical recipes (ff. 1-3); Laws of King Edgar (ff. 3v-4v); Statement by Oswald, archbishop of York concerning land (f. 4v), with a pen trial of Anglo-Saxon neums (external link no longer available)

Decorated initials in the laws of Edgar. Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes, England, 11th century (f. 4v) Large initials in brown ink. Medical recipes (ff. 1-3); Laws of King Edgar (ff. 3v-4v); Statement by Oswald, archbishop of York concerning land

• Illuminated initial and letters 'Li'(ber) on purple parchment with birds under an arch, at the beginning of Matthew., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224) (external link no longer available)

3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v, 112, 172). Large and small simple initials in red or brown. Running headings in red. The Four

• Text page with entries for the letter 'A'., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect) (external link no longer available)

Text page with entries for the letter 'A'. This portion of a glossary contains Latin words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some Old English glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some

• Text page with Latin and Old English glosses., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect) (external link no longer available)

Text page with Latin and Old English glosses. This portion of a glossary contains Latin words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some Old English glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some

• Text page., Alphabetical glossary of rare Latin words (imperfect) (external link no longer available)

Text page. This portion of a glossary contains Latin words from 'a' to 'fu'. Most words are glossed in Latin, with some Old English glosses as explanations of the Latin glosses and some words having Old English glosses only.

• Coloured initial., Homilies on the Evangelists, books 1 and 2 (external link no longer available)

rubrics in display uncial capitals in red. Initials occasionally highlighted in red. Homilies on the Evangelists, books 1 and 2 John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: sold to Edward Harley on 13 February 1723/4 (Wright and Wright 1966; Wright 1972; Wright

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Ovid's Metamorphosisis., Metamorphoses, with commentary (external link no longer available)

Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Ovid's Metamorphosisis. f. 1 is a former pastedown and f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf.f. 197r-v was originally blank leaf with later additions.The decorated initials are executed in a Florentine style, and

• Illuminated initial 'S'(enior) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on III John., Expositio super Matthaeum (ff. 1-159v), Postillae in septem epistolas canonicas (ff. 165-217), and other texts (external link no longer available)

the beginning of the commentary on III John. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 165), each accompanied by a full border, the second incorporating miniatures in roundels. Large foliate initials in colours and gold. Small initials alternately

• null, De machinis (ff. 1-9), De constructione bellicarum machinarum (ff. 9v-16) (external link no longer available)

machinarum (ff. 9v-16) Written in 1545: colophon ( f. 358).The monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai: inscription (f. 1). ? John Spencer Smith, minister plenipotentiary to Turkey: sale catalogue notices that the manuscript was 'collected by one of His Majesty's

• Full page miniature of Matthew writing at a desk with his symbol holding a scroll above, and arches prepared for a canon table with birds., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224) (external link no longer available)

3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v, 112, 172). Large and small simple initials in red or brown. Running headings in red. The Four

• Unfinished initials 'Q'(uoniam) and 'F'(uit) sketched in pencil with foliate decoration and an animal's head, at the beginning of Luke., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224) (external link no longer available)

3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v, 112, 172). Large and small simple initials in red or brown. Running headings in red. The Four

• Canon tables with birds., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224) (external link no longer available)

3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v, 112, 172). Large and small simple initials in red or brown. Running headings in red. The Four

• Canon tables., The Four Gospels, preceded by a prologue and Jerome's letter, with table of chapters and argumenta; a lectionary (ff. 216-224) (external link no longer available)

3 sketches in pencil and purple ink for large initials with foliate decoration at the beginning of Luke and of John (ff. 111v, 112, 172). Large and small simple initials in red or brown. Running headings in red. The Four