• Decorated initials 'G'(loria) and 'L'(audemus), at the beginning of phrased Glorias., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

'Regina celi letare', 15th century (f. 194v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library.Small printed square with '123' pasted into the corner of f. 1. Decorated initials St Albans England, S.

• Decorated initial 'G'(audeamus)., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

'Regina celi letare', 15th century (f. 194v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library.Small printed square with '123' pasted into the corner of f. 1. Decorated initial St Albans England, S.

• Decorated initial 'T[e]' (supplices) at the beginning of the sequence of phrased Kyries., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

'Regina celi letare', 15th century (f. 194v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library.Small printed square with '123' pasted into the corner of f. 1. Decorated initial St Albans England, S.

• Decorated initials 'G'(loria) and 'L'(audemus), at the beginning of phrased Glorias., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

'Regina celi letare', 15th century (f. 194v).Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library.Small printed square with '123' pasted into the corner of f. 1. Decorated initials St Albans England, S.

• Illuminated miniatures of the plants Cole (Brasica Silvatica), which could be used, mixed with old fat, for the treatment of swellings and gout; and Carrying Adderwort (Basilica) with animal heads, which the text advises protected from several kinds of snakes., Medical and herbal collection, including Pseudo-Apuleius, Herbarius; Pseudo-Dioscorides, De herbis femininis (ff. 49v-73); Sextus Placitus, De medicina ex animalibus

Silvatica), which could be used, mixed with old fat, for the treatment of swellings and gout; and Carrying Adderwort (Basilica) with animal heads, which the text advises protected from several kinds of snakes. Minta 2003 p. 205 suggests that this

• Miniature of Ecgfrith, king of the English, along with his bishop Trumwine, visiting Cuthbert at Lindisfarne, from Chapter 24 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

king of the English, along with his bishop Trumwine, visiting Cuthbert at Lindisfarne, from Chapter 24 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert. This manuscript was formerly Additional 39943.f. 20 should follow f. 21.A duplicate copy of the volume, but

• Marginal painting of a king of England in armour, holding a shield with arms of three crowns., Chronicle of the Kings of England from Brut to 1420, i.e. Henry V (index Chronica regum Angliae), followed by a text relating to Oxford and Cambridge universities (ff. 79r-v)

interfecere dignum duxi' (f. 79). 5 marginal drawings of knights in armour with armorial shields representing Julius Caesar and 4 English kings in colours (ff. 5v, 8v, 11v, 18v, 20v). Large initial in gold with penwork decoration in blue and

• Puzzle initial 'P'(arabole) with flourished extension, at the beginning of the parabol., Bible with prologues, and Interpretation of Hebrew names (ff. 488-525v)

century: erased inscription (f. 526v).Unidentified owner, c. 1440-1500: inscription in humanistic book script (ff. 401-402).Unidentified owner, 16th century: inscription in English (f. 368v).Unidentified owner, 16th century?: inscribed with a motto(?) 'Timor meus spes mea' (ff. 3v, 526v). This motto appears

• Zoomorphic initial 'V'(erba) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of Jeremiah., Jeremiah and Daniel with the Glossa Ordinaria

king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Zoomorphic initial England, Central England, Central (Worcester?)

• Inhabited initial 'P'(er) of a double headed eagle, at the beginning of the Sententia de libro retractationum and an inhabited initial 'I'(nter) with double headed eagles and white lions, at the beginning of Book 1 of the De consensu evangelistarum., De consensu evangelistarum

1630, d.1685), king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Inhabited initials Augustine England, S.

• Historiated initial 'P'(rincipia) of Peter Lombard holding a scroll with an inscription, 'Petrus Lombard', at the beginning to the prologue to Peter Lombard's Commentary on Epistles., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7732, 7734, 7782, or 7980.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Peter Lombard Peter Lombard England

• Ownership inscriptions of John Theyer reading 'Liber Ioh[ann]is Theyer de Cowpers in Com. Civil. Glouc[ester]: 2º Iulii 1640', and of the Benedictine abbey of the Virgin and St. John the Evangelist, Reading, reading 'Hic est liber sancte Marie de Rading[ia]. Que[m] qui celav[er]it / vel fraude[m] de eo fec[er]it anathema sit.', Commentary on Lamentations

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Ownership inscriptions Paschasius Radbertus England, S. England, S. (Reading)

• Decorated initial 'S'(icut) at the beginning of Pascahasius Radbertus's Commentary on Lamentations., Commentary on Lamentations

England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Decorated initial Paschasius Radbertus England, S. England, S. (Reading)

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of Daniel., Jeremiah and Daniel with the Glossa Ordinaria

king of England, Scotland, and Ireland: purchased from Scott together with other 311 manuscripts from Theyer's library.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Zoomorphic initial England, Central England, Central (Worcester?)

• Zoomorphic initial 'M'(ultiphariam) in the form of a dragon and two fish, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Hebrews, and an illuminated initial 'M'(ultiphariam) at the beginning of 1 Hebrews., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7732, 7734, 7782, or 7980.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Zoomorphic initial Peter Lombard England

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a book, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Ephesians, and a historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of a lion, at the beginning of Ephesians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7732, 7734, 7782, or 7980.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Peter Lombard England

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Corinthians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7732, 7734, 7782, or 7980.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Peter Lombard England

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Philemon, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Philemon., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7732, 7734, 7782, or 7980.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Peter Lombard England

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Timothy., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7732, 7734, 7782, or 7980.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Peter Lombard England

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 2 Thessalonians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 2 Thessalonians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

of St James's Palace (see ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum Angliae et Hiberniae~ (Oxford: Sheldonian, '1697'), no. 7732, 7734, 7782, or 7980.Presented to the British Museum by George II in 1757 as part of the Old Royal Library. Paul Peter Lombard England