• Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(n locutionibus), at the beginning of book 26., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uis) of a saint, at the beginning of book 27., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of Samson fighting with the lion, at the beginning of book 29., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Foliate initial 'B'(eatus) with an animal mask, at the beginning of book 29., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a foliate initial 'B'(eatus) with an animal mask, at the beginning of book 29., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(n paradiso), at the beginning of book 31., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a decorated initial 'Q'(uia) of two lions' heads, at the beginning of book 35., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a text page., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a beginning of a charter of William Fressel, prior of Rochester (1509-1532)., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of an 16th-century inscription., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'P'(refationem) of a knight on horseback piercing a dragon forming a letter, at the beginning of part 5., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) with an eagle holding a book (the symbol of John?), at the beginning of part 6., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uo) of Job and his wife giving him bread, with a dragon forming the tail of the letter, at the beginning of book 17., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uis) of a saint, at the beginning of book 27., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Alchemical recipe, added in the ? 15th century., Apocalypse (in Wycliffe translation), with commentary

with penwork decoration (e.g. f. 97v) Apocalypse (in Wycliffe translation), with commentary Various inscriptions (ff. 1, 2, 109, and in margins), including alchemical recipe (f. 1); 15th century. Mathew Goodryk: inscribed with his name, early 16th century (f. 109v).David Norkin

• Historiated initial with the Adoration of the Magi at Sext in the Hours of the Virgin, with a hybrid creature in the lower margin., Psalter-Hours

combined with a bar border with ivy on three or four sides (f. 13: David playing the harp, for Psalm 1, praying lady, hybrid creature in the border; f. 42: David pointing at his eye, for Psalm 26 (27), lady,

• Decorated initial 'A'(postolica) at the beginning of the De conflictu vitiorum et virtutum of Ambrosius Autpertus., De conflictu vitiorum et virtutum, De compunctione cordis, Prognosticon futuri saeculi, De corpore et sanguine domini, with sermons and Vita S. Fursei

Salomonis et eius penitentia', see Hunt 1958) (ff. 160-161).Written by three hands (Hand I: ff. 2-84v, attributed to Rochester Scribe 1 by Waller 1980, other manuscripts written by him are Trinity College, Cambridge, O.2.24 ff. 1-111v, and Royal 12 C

• 'Historical' annals of the six ages of the world, up to 1099 in English, added as a final leaf to the manuscript., The Six Ages of the World (recto), and a list of the bishops of Winchester from Birinus to Walkelin (verso) 1070-1090

'Historical' annals of the six ages of the world, up to 1099 in English, added as a final leaf to the manuscript. Unilluminated. The Six Ages of the World (recto), and a list of the bishops of Winchester from

• List of the names of the bishops of the west Saxons, in both Latin and Old English, added as the last leaf of the manuscript., The Six Ages of the World (recto), and a list of the bishops of Winchester from Birinus to Walkelin (verso) 1070-1090

List of the names of the bishops of the west Saxons, in both Latin and Old English, added as the last leaf of the manuscript. Unilluminated. The Six Ages of the World (recto), and a list of the bishops

• Simple headpiece and intial 'T'(on) in an extract from Cyril of Scythopolis's Life of Euthymius of Palestine., Theological extracts and various letters

Simple headpiece and intial 'T'(on) in an extract from Cyril of Scythopolis's Life of Euthymius of Palestine. A palimpsest, re-using at least five older manuscripts. The principal manuscript re-used was a liturgical book written in a small minuscule, perhaps