• Detail of illuminated initial 'I'(n diebus) at the beginning of Esther., Bible, from Proverbs to Revelation, vol. 2

at the beginning of Esther. Volume 1 is Harley 2833. Quire marks (Roman numerals on the verso of the last leaf of the quire).The lower margin of f. 217 has been excised. Canon tables framed by arches preceding the Gospels

• Miniature of Aeneas with the Sibyl at the entrance to the Underworld; with Charon in his boat and Cerberus at the gate, with faceted initial below, at the beginning of book VI of Virgi's Aeneid., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Decorated initials 'D'(um) and 'B'(ritannia) with penwork decoration and reserved lines, at the beginning of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae; one line filler; in the upper margin the number '39' inscribed by Sir Simonds d'Ewes., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)

from a 14th-century manuscript or document reused as flyleaves.Quire marks and quire signatures (consecutive letters).Geoffrey of Monmouth died in 1154. 1 large initial in blue, with light brown, red and green (f. 3). Large initials in light brown, red, green

• Decorated initial 'S'(eynt) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., 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

• Decorated initial 'M'(agne) with reserved designs and penwork decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to part 2 of Hugh of Saint-Victor's 'De sacramentis christianae fidei'., De sacramentis christianae fidei (part 2, imperfect)

Hugh of Saint-Victor's 'De sacramentis christianae fidei'. ff. 1-2 are from a 13th century manuscript (apparently unfinished and discarded); f. 1 once served as a paste-down, f. 2 as a flyleaf.Quire marks. 7 initials in green and blue or in

• Initial 'E'(t) with penwork decoration at the beginning of Petrus Comestor's 'Sermones'. In the lower margin is the end of an alphabetical index to the volume (letters v-x)., Sermones; De sex alis cherubim

of the quire).Alanus ab Insulis' 'De sex alis cherubim' is on ff. 110-112. 1 large initial in gold with penwork decoration in red and green (f. 1). Smaller initials in green, red or light brown, often with penwork decoration in

• Foliate initial 'O'(mnium) with clasps and interlace., Boethius's Opuscula sacra 1-3 and 5, with the commentary of Gilbert of Poitiers, imperfect

Clairvaux): see Haring 1955, p. 30. 3 large foliate initials with clasps, in red with some green (ff. 1, 2, 4). 1 small initial in red (f. 4). Spaces for further initials and rubrics left blank. Boethius's Opuscula sacra 1-3

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., De diversis materiis predicabilibus distinctis in septem partibus secundum septem dona Spiritus, imperfect

Samuel Knott (d. 1687), rector of Combe Raleigh, Devon (1661-1668), antiquary and collector of manuscripts: notes in his hand (ff. 1 and 2v). Robert Burscough (b. 1650/51, d.1709), prebendary of Exeter in 1701, archdeacon of Barnstaple in 1703, rector of

• Puzzle initial (index arabesque) at the beginning of Horace's Ars poetica., Ars Poetica (ff. 1-8); Epistulae (ff. 9-48v)(index epistolae), imperfect

4 large puzzle initials in red and blue, occasionally with palmette motifs (index arabesque)(ff. 1, 9, 25, 29v, 35v). Large initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in the other colour. Coloured initials in blue or red. Paraphs in

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliate and interlace patterns at the beginning of Psalm 1., Bible (the 'Worms Bible'), Psalms-Acts 16:17, imperfect

[inceptus est liber] ?' (f. 1): see Cohen-Mushlin 1990.The Augustinian monastery of St Mary, outside of Worms: 17th-century inscription 'Hic liber pertinet ad Ecclesiam Beatae Mariae Virginis in Suburbio Wormatiensis', signed 'J. G.' (f. 1). J. G. might be Joannes

• Canon table., Bible, from Proverbs to Revelation, vol. 2

table. Volume 1 is Harley 2833. Quire marks (Roman numerals on the verso of the last leaf of the quire).The lower margin of f. 217 has been excised. Canon tables framed by arches preceding the Gospels (ff. 139-140). Large initials

• Verses concerning good and bad luck, with marginal drawings, including a pedler, money bag, and brazier., John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, cookery recipes, and medical and alchemical treatises, imperfect

paper by a professional scribe for Crophill.ff. 36v-52v: Crophill's autograph notebook. 1 large initial in colours, gold, and silver (oxidised) with foliate extentions forming a partial border (f. 1). Numerous marginal sketches in brown ink of animals, birds, fish, ships

• Marginal drawings of Moses and a pious woman born on the twelfth day of the moon, with verses concerning good and bad luck., John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, cookery recipes, and medical and alchemical treatises, imperfect

paper by a professional scribe for Crophill.ff. 36v-52v: Crophill's autograph notebook. 1 large initial in colours, gold, and silver (oxidised) with foliate extentions forming a partial border (f. 1). Numerous marginal sketches in brown ink of animals, birds, fish, ships

• Verses concerning good and bad luck, with marginal drawings, including a dagger and an arrow., John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, cookery recipes, and medical and alchemical treatises, imperfect

paper by a professional scribe for Crophill.ff. 36v-52v: Crophill's autograph notebook. 1 large initial in colours, gold, and silver (oxidised) with foliate extentions forming a partial border (f. 1). Numerous marginal sketches in brown ink of animals, birds, fish, ships

• Verses concerning good and bad luck, with marginal drawings of a plough, a basket of seeds, and a hunting dog., John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, cookery recipes, and medical and alchemical treatises, imperfect

paper by a professional scribe for Crophill.ff. 36v-52v: Crophill's autograph notebook. 1 large initial in colours, gold, and silver (oxidised) with foliate extentions forming a partial border (f. 1). Numerous marginal sketches in brown ink of animals, birds, fish, ships

• Verses concerning good and bad luck, with marginal drawings, including a fish and bellows., John Crophill's commonplace book with astrological prognostications, cookery recipes, and medical and alchemical treatises, imperfect

paper by a professional scribe for Crophill.ff. 36v-52v: Crophill's autograph notebook. 1 large initial in colours, gold, and silver (oxidised) with foliate extentions forming a partial border (f. 1). Numerous marginal sketches in brown ink of animals, birds, fish, ships

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliate and interlace patterns at the beginning of Psalm 1., Bible (the 'Worms Bible'), Psalms-Acts 16:17, imperfect

[inceptus est liber] ?' (f. 1): see Cohen-Mushlin 1990.The Augustinian monastery of St Mary, outside of Worms: 17th-century inscription 'Hic liber pertinet ad Ecclesiam Beatae Mariae Virginis in Suburbio Wormatiensis', signed 'J. G.' (f. 1). J. G. might be Joannes

• Illuminated initial 'M'(ecenas) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of Horace's Odes, with the cipher of Jean Lebègue in the lower right-hand corner., Odes (ff. 1-43), Carmen saeculare (ff. 43-44), Epodes (ff. 44-52v), Ars poetica (ff. 53-59), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 59v-87), Epistolae (ff. 87-107v)

script, 15th century, perhaps by Jean Lebègue. 2 large initials in gold with red, blue, and green foliate decoration (ff. 1, 53). 2 similar large foliate initials in blue, red, and green (ff. 21, 59v). Small initials alternately red with

• Illuminated initial 'H'(umano) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of Horace's Ars poetica., Odes (ff. 1-43), Carmen saeculare (ff. 43-44), Epodes (ff. 44-52v), Ars poetica (ff. 53-59), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 59v-87), Epistolae (ff. 87-107v)

script, 15th century, perhaps by Jean Lebègue. 2 large initials in gold with red, blue, and green foliate decoration (ff. 1, 53). 2 similar large foliate initials in blue, red, and green (ff. 21, 59v). Small initials alternately red with

• null, Odes (ff. 1-43), Carmen saeculare (ff. 43-44), Epodes (ff. 44-52v), Ars poetica (ff. 53-59), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 59v-87), Epistolae (ff. 87-107v)

script, 15th century, perhaps by Jean Lebègue. 2 large initials in gold with red, blue, and green foliate decoration (ff. 1, 53). 2 similar large foliate initials in blue, red, and green (ff. 21, 59v). Small initials alternately red with