• Pen-flourished initial 'P'(rincipio)., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

The manuscript contains the rare fourth Decade as well as unusual textual variants. It is missing its initial and final quires; 'instead of the whole of the first, third and fourth Decade, it only gives the text of the Ab

• Coloured initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of Psalm 101., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

Coloured initial 'D'(omine), at the beginning of Psalm 101. Includes a 'Psalter romanum', with marginal glosses in Latin and interlinear Old English gloss, attributed to Aethelwold (ff. 8-171) (see Gretsch, 1999), 12 canticles (ff. 171v-186v) and a Gloria entitled

• Penwork initial 'H'(ec) with the head of a black man wearing a mitre, at the beginning of the table of contents., Vita Christi (chapters 1-60)

beginning of the table of contents. Leaves numbered in red ink in the upper margin; quires numbered in red ink in the lower margins of first rectos. Ownership inscription in the form of a large circular design, in red and

• Circular design, inscribed 'Liber sancte marie virginis in monasterio Eberbacensi'., Vita Christi (chapters 1-60)

Eberbacensi'. Leaves numbered in red ink in the upper margin; quires numbered in red ink in the lower margins of first rectos. Ownership inscription in the form of a large circular design, in red and blue, with pen-flourishing in red

• Puzzle initial 'F'(undamentum) and three-sided border with an Agnus dei and heraldic arms, at the beginning of the prologue., Vita Christi (chapters 1-60)

the beginning of the prologue. Leaves numbered in red ink in the upper margin; quires numbered in red ink in the lower margins of first rectos. Ownership inscription in the form of a large circular design, in red and blue,

• Illuminated historiated initial 'U' at the beginning of Leviticus, showing Aaron(?), dressed as a thirteenth-century priest, sacrificing a sheep on an altar, watched by similarly dressed Israelites., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' of Paul handing the book to the messenger Phebe at the beginning of Romans., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated historiated initial at the beginning of Luke, with Luke shown writing, with the head of his symbol, an ox, and an illuminated initial below of Zacharias censing the altar (Luke 1:9)., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of Acts, of Luke writing and of Theophilus, to whom the Acts are addressed in the opening lines, with two smaller decorated illuminated initials., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of I Peter, of Peter writing, and his arrest; the buildings at the top probably represent the cities to which Peter's epistle was addressed., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' of Paul in prison, giving a scroll to a messenger, at the beginning of Philippians., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Circular design, inscribed 'Liber sancte marie virginis in monasterio Eberbacensi'., Vita Christi (chapters 1-60)

Eberbacensi'. Leaves numbered in red ink in the upper margin; quires numbered in red ink in the lower margins of first rectos. Ownership inscription in the form of a large circular design, in red and blue, with pen-flourishing in red

• Puzzle initial 'F'(undamentum), at the beginning of the prologue., Vita Christi (chapters 1-60)

Leaves numbered in red ink in the upper margin; quires numbered in red ink in the lower margins of first rectos. Ownership inscription in the form of a large circular design, in red and blue, with pen-flourishing in red with

• Part of the border with an Agnus dei, at the beginning of the prologue., Vita Christi (chapters 1-60)

of the prologue. Leaves numbered in red ink in the upper margin; quires numbered in red ink in the lower margins of first rectos. Ownership inscription in the form of a large circular design, in red and blue, with pen-flourishing

• Part of the border with the arms of the Rotenhan family of Bamberg, at the beginning of the prologue., Vita Christi (chapters 1-60)

the beginning of the prologue. Leaves numbered in red ink in the upper margin; quires numbered in red ink in the lower margins of first rectos. Ownership inscription in the form of a large circular design, in red and blue,

• Penwork initial 'H'(ec) with the head of a black man wearing a mitre, at the beginning of the table of contents., Vita Christi (chapters 1-60)

beginning of the table of contents. Leaves numbered in red ink in the upper margin; quires numbered in red ink in the lower margins of first rectos. Ownership inscription in the form of a large circular design, in red and

• Illuminated historiated initial, with Moses (identified by his horns) facing a group of Israelites, making a gesture of speaking (or perhaps counting?) at the beginning of Deuteronomy. The blue ground-line on which they all stand is in fact a serpent., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated historiated initial 'E' at the beginning of Josua, probably inspired by Joshua 5:3, in which Joshua circumcises the Israelites who had been born after the Israelites fled from Egypt, with Josua characterised as an ugly hook-nosed Jew., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of II Kings, probably representing the events related in II Kings 24:11, in which King Nebuchadnezzar besieged and captured Jerusalem. This subject may have been chosen because it was relatively 'topical': Jerusalem had been captured in the Fourth Crusade just a few decades before this manuscript was made., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated historiated initial 'T' at the beginning of Tobit, with Tobit on the left (his closed eyes signifying his blindness) sending out his son Tobias with the angel Raphael, instead of the more usual scene of the blinding of Tobit which is more typically is illustrated., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the