• Text page., De fide, De spiritu sanctu, De incarnationis dominicae sacramento

827. Large initials in red or green, some with foliate or penwork decoration in the same or both colours (f. 1). Incipits in red or green capitals in alternating lines. Numerous small initials in red or green. De fide, De

• Display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Royal 5 D IV.Quire signatures. Instructions for rubrics written vertically in extreme edges of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green,

• Inhabited initial with a display script at the beginning at the commentary to Psalm 101, and the ownership inscription of Thomas Cranmer, reading 'Thomas Cantuaren[sis]'., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Royal 5 D IV.Quire signatures. Instructions for rubrics written vertically in extreme edges of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green,

• Initials 'P'(salmos) and 'M'(agnus)., Enarrationes in Psalmos 101-150, with a summary of contents

Royal 5 D IV.Quire signatures. Instructions for rubrics written vertically in extreme edges of the margins (e.g., ff. 27, 37v). 1 large inhabited initial with display script in blue, red, and green (f. 7). Initials in red, blue, or green,

• Interlace initial 'P'(aulus)., The Pauline and Catholic Epistles (except III John and Jude), and Revelation, imperfect

(845-882) according to Bischoff.List of contents in pen, pasted onto f. [iii]. 1 full-page miniature in ink and colours (f. 71v). Large initial in brown and colours, with interlace and geometric patterns and often animal head decoration or animals. Initials

• Decorated letters 'In'(itium) with an animal head, a clawed foot, and a heart-shaped 'tail' at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark. A later reader has added a title at the top of the page ('Marcus') and numbered the chapters ('.1.' in the right-hand margin)., Gospel Book, imperfect, with glosses in Irish and Latin

of Mark. A later reader has added a title at the top of the page ('Marcus') and numbered the chapters ('.1.' in the right-hand margin). Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic) and historiated initial 'I'(n principio) featuring John standing with a book at the beginning of John's Gospel., Bible including the Psalms and the Interpretation of Hebrew Names (ff. 600-644v)

annotations.Pigments oxidised.Watermark on f. [645] 77 historiated initials in gold and colours with foliate decoration, human heads, hybrid creatures. f. 1: cleric writing, for the beginning of Jerome's Prologue; f. 4v: Creation scenes, for Genesis; f. 28: Moses receives Tablets

• Decorated initials 'V'(ere) and 'B'(enedictus)., Lives of the Egyptian monks, Lives of various male and female saints (including Johannes Eleemosynarius), Paradisus, and a book on visions, with a table of contents (ff. 1v-2v), imperfect at the end

and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley ‘22 die mensis Junij, A.D. 1726’ (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during her lifetime

• Decorated initial., Historia Anglorum

first medieval parchment flyleaf). Sketches of heraldic arms (f. 144). 1 bas-de-page drawing (f. 168v). Large initials in red, green and/or blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in green (and red) or red (and green) (ff. 2, 3, 4, 20v,

• Decorated initial., Historia Anglorum

first medieval parchment flyleaf). Sketches of heraldic arms (f. 144). 1 bas-de-page drawing (f. 168v). Large initials in red, green and/or blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in green (and red) or red (and green) (ff. 2, 3, 4, 20v,

• Detail of coloured initial., Historia Anglorum

of first medieval parchment flyleaf). Sketches of heraldic arms (f. 144). 1 bas-de-page drawing (f. 168v). Large initials in red, green and/or blue with penwork decoration or pen-flourishing in green (and red) or red (and green) (ff. 2, 3, 4,

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a woman on horseback dragging a man, who is lying on a hurdle., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of five monks gazing at an image of the Virgin Mary., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a monk and a nun in the stocks., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of angels binding devils., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a hair-covered Mary of Egypt feeding a lion, a bear and a stag., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Marginal drawing of a dragon., Proposiciones; Errores in grammatica, letter to the Archbishop of Corinth; philosophical, scientific and mathematical treatises.

Marginal drawing of a dragon. Includes the condemned propositions of Tempier, Bishop of Paris (1270) and Robertus Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury (1270-1277) (f. 2). Initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other colour at the beginning of

• Marginal geometrical drawings., Proposiciones; Errores in grammatica, letter to the Archbishop of Corinth; philosophical, scientific and mathematical treatises.

Marginal geometrical drawings. Includes the condemned propositions of Tempier, Bishop of Paris (1270) and Robertus Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury (1270-1277) (f. 2). Initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other colour at the beginning of each text

• Diagram, Proposiciones; Errores in grammatica, letter to the Archbishop of Corinth; philosophical, scientific and mathematical treatises.

Diagram Includes the condemned propositions of Tempier, Bishop of Paris (1270) and Robertus Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury (1270-1277) (f. 2). Initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other colour at the beginning of each text or major

• Marginal drawings of a pointing hand and a human head., Proposiciones; Errores in grammatica, letter to the Archbishop of Corinth; philosophical, scientific and mathematical treatises.

Marginal drawings of a pointing hand and a human head. Includes the condemned propositions of Tempier, Bishop of Paris (1270) and Robertus Kilwardby, Archbishop of Canterbury (1270-1277) (f. 2). Initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the other