• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of the Fool before David, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

full or partial borders (e.g., f. 5). Initials in blue with gold and blue, and red pen-flourishing. Running titles and chapter numbers alternately in red or blue with red and blue pen-flourishing and gold. Some rubrics and paraphs written in

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full or partial borders (e.g., f. 5). Initials in blue with gold and blue, and red pen-flourishing. Running titles and chapter numbers alternately in red or blue with red and blue pen-flourishing and gold. Some rubrics and paraphs written in

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David playing the harp in the upper register, and David killing Goliath, in the lower register, with display script and marginal extensions with drolleries., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

full or partial borders (e.g., f. 5). Initials in blue with gold and blue, and red pen-flourishing. Running titles and chapter numbers alternately in red or blue with red and blue pen-flourishing and gold. Some rubrics and paraphs written in

• Historiated initial 'T'(obias) of the blinding of Tobit and Raphael, at the beginning of Tobit., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (The 'Bible of William of Devon')

full or partial borders (e.g., f. 5). Initials in blue with gold and blue, and red pen-flourishing. Running titles and chapter numbers alternately in red or blue with red and blue pen-flourishing and gold. Some rubrics and paraphs written in

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4v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue infill and flourishing, at the beginning of the other biblical books, Psalm divisions, and some prologues. Small initials alternately red or blue, with flourishing in the other colour,

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4v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue infill and flourishing, at the beginning of the other biblical books, Psalm divisions, and some prologues. Small initials alternately red or blue, with flourishing in the other colour,

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4v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue infill and flourishing, at the beginning of the other biblical books, Psalm divisions, and some prologues. Small initials alternately red or blue, with flourishing in the other colour,

• Decorated initial 'H'(enricus) at the beginning of the first document recorded in the volume, the foundation charter by which King Henry I granted rights to the abbey in 1125., Cartulary of Reading abbey, with lists of the libraries at Reading and its cell at Leominster, and of relics and vestments at Reading

and uncrossed tironian ets. Large initials in red, most with blue penwork decoration, or in blue, most with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in blue or red. Rubrics in red. Cartulary of Reading abbey, with

• Decorated initials., Breviary, use of Mâcon, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect

church and the Commune Sanctorum (ff. 470-479). Large initials in blue and/or red with red and blue penwork decoration. Large initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red. Cadels, with

• Puzzle initial 'D'(omino), and in the upper margin, the ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds ('Liber sancti Aedmundi regis & martyris'), and the abbey library press-mark: '.C. 49.' The letters in Bury press-marks refer to the name of the author, or to the subject-matter, so the 'C' probably refers to 'Chronicle'., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Decorated initials, and in the right-hand margin, a 13th-century annotator has written 'De sancto Aedmundo' (Concerning St. Edmund), drawing attention to a reference to St. Edmund in the text immediately to the left., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Decorated initials at the beginning of the preface and text of Book III., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Two references to abbots of Bury St. Edmunds are signalled by a later reader by annotations in the margin. The first records the death of Abbot Hugh in 1180, and the second the appointment of his successor, Samson, in 1181. The last annal for 1180, in the middle of the page, is a reference to a new kind of coin being made in England: this was worthy of mention because there was a mint at Bury St. Edmunds., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The first line on this page records the death of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, 'sacrificed before the altar of St. Benedict'. The following lines record the dramatic events that ensued, including the beginnings of miracles at Thomas's shrine, and his subsequent canonisation. Among the annals for 1173 it is recorded that the count of Leicester was arrested at Bury St. Edmunds., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The first entry on this page, the annal for 399, records that Rufinus of Aquileia wrote his history of the Church in that year. Other annals include the discovery of the body of the first martyr, Stephen (410), Augustine's publication his book 'The City of God' (414, in red) and the deaths of Jerome (420) and Augustine (424)., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The two entries in red on this page refer to Bede: the annal for the year 714 records that he wrote a history of the English, down to Coelwulf, King of Northumbria, who became a monk of Lindisfarne in 738, and died in 764. The annal for 723 records Bede's Chronicle from Creation to 734, the year before his death., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Half way down this page, the annal for 946 records that Agapitus became pope in that year. On the same line is an addition in larger, less formal script, in paler ink, which records the death of the 'glorious king Edmund, brother of Aethelstan' ., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The first annal on this page is for the year 1066, recording that William, duke of the Normans, obtained England and became king on Christmas day in London and that King Harold was killed in battle. The annal for the following year records the building of Battle Abbey by King William., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Double page text page, with three historiated initials, illuminated initials and a partial foliate border., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

Smaller initials in gold on red and blue grounds with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold and blue. Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

• Historiated initial of Matthew writing, at the beginning of his Gospel., Glossed Gospels of Matthew and Mark

Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration in one or both colours. Running title in alternating letters of red and blue. (The symbol