Diagram. Wormald Type II(b) initials of heads, interlace in outline, and acanthus foliage.Musical notation: Breton neumes, England (Christ Church – Canterbury ?), 11th century (ff. 43-44; 63-66v).St Cuthbert was a seventh-century, English Christian leader, renowned for his ascetic practices
Text page at the beginning of Abbo of St-Germain's ~Bella Parisiacae urbis~, book 3, with red initial and highlights. Ruled in hard-point. Glosses to Bede and Abbo. A variety of small marginal marks between ff. 1-71v; corrections and erasures
da Forlì, chancellor of Pistoia (ff. 1, 135), and Franciscus Luce; 15th-century pressmark 'E.V.' (ff. 133, 191v; see Wright 1972). John Gibson (fl. 1720-1726), dealer: sold to Edward Harley on 22 June 1726 (Wright and Wright 1966; Wright 1972).The Harley
Coloured initials with the hymns for vespers on the day for the commemoration of the birth of Cuthbert. The words of the songs are written in black, while the terms identifying them (such as 'a' for 'antiphon', 'pt' for
Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) and full border at the beginning of Psalm one, decorated with painted foliage, an animal mask and animal heads. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ
Historiated initial 'D'(omine) at the beginning of Psalm 101, with David beheading Goliath, and an illuminated border. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1
Full-page miniature of seated Benedict holding an abbot's staff in his right hand and an open book in his left, with a kneeling monk, possibly the scribe/artist Eadui Basan at his feet. The Psalms text was emended to conform
Calendar page for November, with coloured initials and words in colour. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials
Coloured initials and twelfth-century textual corrections to the Roman version of the Psalter to conform to the more common 'Gallican' version, made in a much paler brown ink. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version
Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 109, with foliate decoration. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with
Decorated initial 'O' at the beginning of a series of hymns added to the manuscript in the middle of the twelfth century. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ
of the readings for Christmas Day from John 1. According to Wormald 1963, the manuscript was almost certainly kept on the high altar.This manuscript was formerly Stowe 960.Added notated Exultet (f. 50-50v).Anglo-Saxon neumes (with ~litterae significativae~), England (New Minster –
Coloured initials. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials in green, red, and red with green penwork decoration.Basan
Coloured initial 'C', with a cross in the upper margin. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials in
Coloured initial 'Q'(uare) at the beginning of Psalm 2. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials in green,
Text page. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials in green, red, and red with green penwork decoration.Basan
Detail of coloured initial. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials in green, red, and red with green
Detail of text. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials in green, red, and red with green penwork
Detail of text. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials in green, red, and red with green penwork
Easter table, in an architectural frame. The Psalms text was emended to conform to the ~Gallicanum~ version in the 12th century.Includes a Christ Church calendar (ff. 2-7v).f. 1 is a 13th-century text with initials in green, red, and red