• Decorated initial 'Q'(uatuor), at the beginning of Peter's the Chanter commentary., Diatessaron

'Cum fortuitu in manus meas…' (f. 1) and the Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus (f. 2v).Catchwords and quire signatures. 4 initials in red with foliate penwork decoration in green, yellow, and brown (ff. 1, 2v, 3, 8v). Initials in red

• Text page with small initial 'F'(actum) and decorative quire-number in a glossed Gospel of Luke., Glossed Gospel of Luke, followed (f. 110r-v) by the prologue 'Plures fuisse …'

…' usually introduces the Four Gospels, rather than Luke. 1 historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue decoration (f. 1). Small initials alternately red, blue, or green (or

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uoniam) at the beginning of Luke (often treated in manuscripts as a prologue rather than the start of the main text)., Glossed Gospel of Luke, followed (f. 110r-v) by the prologue 'Plures fuisse …'

…' usually introduces the Four Gospels, rather than Luke. 1 historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue decoration (f. 1). Small initials alternately red, blue, or green (or

• Decorated initial 'E'(cce) with foliate penwork decoration at the beginning of Mark 1:2., Glossed Gospel of Mark

initial 'E'(cce) with foliate penwork decoration at the beginning of Mark 1:2. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue foliate decoration (f. 1). 2 large initials in red or blue, with red and blue foliate

• Historiated initial 'O' with Jerome writing, at the beginning of the Sentences., Patristic excerpts

initial 'O' with Jerome writing, at the beginning of the Sentences. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b.

• Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts., Patristic excerpts

Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Historiated initial 'O' with Jerome writing, at the beginning of the Sentences., Patristic excerpts

initial 'O' with Jerome writing, at the beginning of the Sentences. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b.

• Detail of puzzle initial., Etymologiae, Liber XII: De animalibus

puzzle initial. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 12). Small initials alternately in blue or red (green or red on f. 12). Spaces, perhaps for illustrations, remain blank. Marginal ink drawing of fantastic creature (f. 35v). Etymologiae,

• Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts., Patristic excerpts

Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Illuminated initial 'U'(isio), at the beginning of Isaiah, with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claustro Roffensi per Paulinum priorem', and the Westminster inventory number 'no. 324'., Glossed Isaiah

Westminster inventory number 'no. 324'. Quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals. 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of Isaiah (f. 1). Smaller initials in red, blue or green with pen-flourished decoration in red, at

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a scroll with the inscription 'Ad Timotheu[m]', at the beginning of 1 Timothy., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

102v, 117, 129v, 138v, 146, 152, 155v, 164v, 170, 172v). 1 foliate initial with white lions in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1), and 1 initial with dragons in colours and gold, at the beginning

• Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n anno)., Glossed Isaiah

Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n anno). Quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals. 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of Isaiah (f. 1). Smaller initials in red, blue or green with pen-flourished decoration in red, at the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(lpha) of a teacher giving a lecture to his students, at the beginning of book 1., Summa super titulis Decretalium

teacher giving a lecture to his students, at the beginning of book 1. Catchwords and bifolium signatures. Running titles. Instructions for book numbers and rubrics. 1 historiated (f. 1) and 3 foliate (ff. 81, 153v, 225, 264) initials in colours

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uadam) of Gregory the Great writing at his desk, at the beginning of the text, with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rocheste, reading 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] H. cantor[em].', Dialogi

Rocheste, reading 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] H. cantor[em].' Catchwords and quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). 2 puzzle initials in red and blue, with or without penwork decoration

• Puzzle initial 'F'(uit) at the beginning of book 2., Dialogi

Puzzle initial 'F'(uit) at the beginning of book 2. Catchwords and quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). 2 puzzle initials in red and blue, with or without penwork decoration

• Puzzle initial 'P'(ostquam) at the beginning of book 4., Dialogi

Puzzle initial 'P'(ostquam) at the beginning of book 4. Catchwords and quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours and silver, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). 2 puzzle initials in red and blue, with or without penwork decoration

• Drawing of a map of the world., De philosophia mundi

Heraldic decoration (f. 35v). 17th-century inscription 'Oswald de Eykh' (f. 1). Partially erasesd inscription [Bibliofila] ? Roemeri' (f. 2*).? The abbey of Chomberg, Wurtemberg: 18th-century inscription 'Ex Biblioth: Chomberg' (f. 1), but the abbey suppressed in 1525. Purchased at a

• Drawing of a map of the world., De philosophia mundi

Heraldic decoration (f. 35v). 17th-century inscription 'Oswald de Eykh' (f. 1). Partially erasesd inscription [Bibliofila] ? Roemeri' (f. 2*).? The abbey of Chomberg, Wurtemberg: 18th-century inscription 'Ex Biblioth: Chomberg' (f. 1), but the abbey suppressed in 1525. Purchased at a

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rofessores) with foliate penwork decoration, at the beginning of Edward Grim's Vita S. Thomae Cantueriensis, with the ink-stamp of the Royal Society in the lower margin., Vita S. Thomae Cantueriensis; epistolae, and related texts, imperfect

a larger volume: foliated from ff. 145-190 in a 16th-century (?) hand. 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue foliate penwork decoration (f. 1). Large initials in red or blue, many with penwork decoration in the

• Penwork initials 'C'(um), at the beginning of Athanasius's Prologus … contra hereticos Arrium, Sabellium, etc., and Book 1 of Liber de fide catholica., Adversus Iovinianum; Liber de fide catholica

hereticos Arrium, Sabellium, etc., and Book 1 of Liber de fide catholica. 1 large decorated initial in gold on a ground in blue and red, with pen-flourishing in red with green infill (f. 1). Large and small initials mostly in