• Decorated initial 'A'(chelous) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Fables., Liber fabularum (ff. 1-22), Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 22v-34v), Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 34v-67, incomplete)

the Fables. Written in various hands.Including a capitula list (f. 1). Large arabesque initial in red with foliate decoration (f. 1v). Coloured initials in red ink. Liber fabularum (ff. 1-22), Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 22v-34v), Georgica (index Georgics) (ff.

• Text page from Usuard's Martyrologies., Martyrologium (Martyrologies), Pauline epistles with Jerome's prologue, Epistolae canonicae, imperfect at the end

193v, 195v, 196, 209v, 210, 215, 219v, 222v). 1 large initial in blue with gold penwork decoration and purple pen-flourishing (f. 1v). 1 initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 228). 1 initial in red with purple pen-flourishing (f. 228v).

• Decorated initial with acanthus extensions., Liber sententiarum, imperfect; Poem coniugis ad uxorem

flyleaf (f. 15) wrongly bound before the last leaf of the text (f. 16). 1 large initial in colours, silver and gold with acanthus extensions (f. 1). Initials in red or blue throughout. Liber sententiarum, imperfect; Poem coniugis ad uxorem

• Decorated initial 'T'(ria)., De sacramente missae, Speculum ecclesie

initial 'T'(ria). Foliate motif in red in the lower margin (f. 74). 1 large initial in blue with penwork decoration in red and green, possibly added (f. 1). Smaller initials in red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in red. Capitals marked

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David paying the harp, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

120v, 149v, 175, 200v), 1 with an instruction for illuminator (f. 46v). 8 foliate initials in colours and gold, some containing dragons or hybrids, at the beginning of the prologue and major gloss divisions (ff. 1, 46v, 72v, 95v, 120v,

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos., Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v)

paper leaves with 18th-century notes in English on Orosius, perhaps in the hand of Anthony Askew. 1 large historiated initial with partial border, in colours and gold (f. 4). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and mauve

• Drawing of a siege engine as described by Biton in De constructione bellicarum machinarum., De machinis (ff. 1-9), De constructione bellicarum machinarum (ff. 9v-16)

a woven pattern (ff. 1, 99). Small red or brown initials. De machinis (ff. 1-9), De constructione bellicarum machinarum (ff. 9v-16) Written in 1545: colophon ( f. 358).The monastery of St Catherine, Mount Sinai: inscription (f. 1). ? John Spencer

• Initial 'B'(ella) with foliate decoration and apartial border, and smaller decorated initials at the beginning of Lucan's Pharsalia., Pharsalia

and apartial border, and smaller decorated initials at the beginning of Lucan's Pharsalia. 1 large initial with a partial foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Large and small initials in blue with red flourishing, or red with purple

• Puzzle initial and initials with penwork decoration, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos., Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v)

inserted paper leaves with 18th-century notes in English on Orosius, perhaps in the hand of Anthony Askew. 1 large historiated initial with partial border, in colours and gold (f. 4). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and

• null, Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v)

in English on Orosius, perhaps in the hand of Anthony Askew. 1 large historiated initial with partial border, in colours and gold (f. 4). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and mauve penwork infill and flourishing, and

• Decorated initial 'A', Extracts from the Moralia in Job

darker brown ink. Large and small initials in red, some with patterned decoration, or red or blue penwork decoration. 1 blue initial with red penwork decoration (f. 148v); 2 blue initials without decoration (ff. 219v, 222v). Highlights in red at

• Flourished initials 'P'(ost), 'C'(ui), 'P'(ost), and 'I'(n), in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britannie., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ends imperfectly)

(f. 1; cf. f. 49).Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 1; its

• Decorated initial 'C'(ircumcisio) at the beginning of the martyrology for January., Martyrology for the use of Norwich, with calendar (ff. 4-9v)

dated 1738 by James West that it was purchased from him (f. 1). James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 1738 (f. 1); his sale, May 1773, where all of his manuscripts were purchased by

• Calendar page for December., Martyrology for the use of Norwich, with calendar (ff. 4-9v)

dated 1738 by James West that it was purchased from him (f. 1). James West (1703-1772), politician and antiquary: his signature with the date February 1738 (f. 1); his sale, May 1773, where all of his manuscripts were purchased by

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David paying the harp, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

120v, 149v, 175, 200v), 1 with an instruction for illuminator (f. 46v). 8 foliate initials in colours and gold, some containing dragons or hybrids, at the beginning of the prologue and major gloss divisions (ff. 1, 46v, 72v, 95v, 120v,

• Historiated initial 'A'(tel) of Pantaleon before the emperor, at the beginning of the rubric: 'Ci commence la vie seint Pantaleon'., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Historiated initial 'L'(es) of Maxentius enthroned with Catherine and philosophers, at the beginning of the life of Catherine., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Detail of an historiated initial 'T'(uit) of the martyrdom of Vincent on a spiked wheel., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(u) of Agatha being tortured with pincers., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry

• Historiated initial 'C'(e fu) of Xystus before the Emperor Decius., Lives of the Saints

blue. Marginal pen-flourished decoration in red and blue forming a partial border (f. 1). Lives of the Saints Unidentified shelfmark '3˚ y' (?), 15th century (f. 1). Inscribed 'La vie de sains', 15th century (f. i).Added inscription related to Henry