• Decorated initial ''V'(idens), with a rubric introducing the section describing Thomas Becket's martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral. The red letters in the margin, found sporadically throughout the text, are the initials of the biographers who wrote accounts of Thomas's life and death, including John of Salisbury ('I'), Herbert of Bosham ('H'), William of Canterbury ('W'), Benedict of Peterborough ('B'), and Alan of Tewkesbury ('A')., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

a parchment leaf with various inscriptions. Initials in blue with penwork decoration in red, or in red with penwork decoration in blue, or in both colours. Small initials in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Theological miscellany of saints lives

• Historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) with two Israelites offering lambs at an altar, at the beginning of Leviticus., Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, glossed

(f. 175v). Small initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in the alternate colour. Running headers and chapter numbers in alternate red and blue with penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue. Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, glossed Added note

• Decorated initials 'H'(ec) and 'S'(aepe)., Liber Pastoralis Curae (ff. 1-39), Verbum Abbreviatum (abridged selections) (ff. 41-87), Conference on the Vices from Galand's Parabolarium (ff. 88-92), Allegories of the Old and New Testaments (some from Pseudo-Hugh of St. Victor's Allegoriae in Evangelia) (ff. 114-137), Summa metrica and various notes for priests (ff. 143-144), chart of the Virtues and Vices (f. 144v)

Decorated initials 'H'(ec) and 'S'(aepe). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Plain initials in red, some large, some small. A few initials in blue. Paraphs in red. Liber Pastoralis Curae (ff. 1-39),

• Decorated initial 'F'., Bible, including the Psalms and Interpretation of the Hebrew Names (ff. 485-504) (imperfect)

foliate decoration. Smaller initials in red or blue with pen flourishing in the same colours. Capitals marked in red ink. Running titles and chapter numbers in alternating red and blue, or in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 237v-484v). Bible,

• Decorated initial 'O', with a dragon., Bible, including the Psalms and Interpretation of the Hebrew Names (ff. 485-504) (imperfect)

foliate decoration. Smaller initials in red or blue with pen flourishing in the same colours. Capitals marked in red ink. Running titles and chapter numbers in alternating red and blue, or in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 237v-484v). Bible,

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

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). Numerous large plain initials in red or blue. Rubrics in

• Detail of text from the folio., Bible, including the Psalms and Interpretation of the Hebrew Names (ff. 485-504) (imperfect)

foliate decoration. Smaller initials in red or blue with pen flourishing in the same colours. Capitals marked in red ink. Running titles and chapter numbers in alternating red and blue, or in blue with red penwork decoration (ff. 237v-484v). Bible,

• Ownership inscription of the Franciscan convent of Babwell, Bury St Edmunds (with text showing through from the other side of the leaf)., Bible with prologues

English Tyndale translation. Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with flourishing in the same colours. Small initials alternately blue or red, with flourishing in the other colour. One-line initials alternately blue or red (only in red in quires xii-xv;

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Genesis., Bible with prologues

English Tyndale translation. Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with flourishing in the same colours. Small initials alternately blue or red, with flourishing in the other colour. One-line initials alternately blue or red (only in red in quires xii-xv;

• Puzzle initial 'F'(rater) at the beginning of the general prologue, Bible with prologues

English Tyndale translation. Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with flourishing in the same colours. Small initials alternately blue or red, with flourishing in the other colour. One-line initials alternately blue or red (only in red in quires xii-xv;

• Illuminated initial 'P'(rimus) including a small head with a foliate tendril coming out of his mouth, not of the beginning of the text, but in the middle of the second chapter of book one of Hugh of Saint Victor's Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite's Celestial Hierarchy, as marked in rubricated letters at the bottom left of the folio., Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius the Areopagite's Celestial Hierarchy

67-72. Large gold initials, some with foliate decoration in blue, red, and green and zoomorphic features (ff. 6v, 42). Large initials with penwork decoration in red, blue and green. Small blue initials with red penwork decoration. Straight red lines around

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) in the form of a hybrid with a woman's head and a winged body, with border formed by text and penwork decoration, at the beginning of Alain de Lille's De planctu naturae., De planctu naturae

Numerous decorated initials in gold on dark blue backgrounds, many also with silver, and with human-animal hybrids, animal heads and bodies, foliate decoration, 'white lions', or naked blue men. Small red or blue initials. De planctu naturae Shelfmark 'H', f.

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

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 the beginning of

• Detail of an historiated initial representing Ban falling from his horse, and the Lady of the Lake holding Lancelot as a baby., Lancelot-Grail

with the letters of the first three words of the text arranged vertically in red or blue (f. 167). Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the formula 'OR dit li contes..' and at other divisions in the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul sitting at a desk and writing his Epistle, at the beginning of Romans., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

of Peter Lombard's prologue (f. 2). Initials in red, some with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue, some with red pen-flourishing. Running titles and chapters numbers in red and blue. Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard Added 'Regule Tychoni'

• Bas-de-page scene of a fox dressed as a palmer, meeting another fox, acting as a messenger., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Bas-de-page scene of a fox dressed as a palmer, taking the hand of another, who is resting., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

ebginning of each book. 'Champ' initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white. Initials in red with pen-flourished decoration in purple or blue, or in blue with pen-flourished decoration in red. Line-fillers in brown ink

• Foliate initial 'B'(estiarium), at the beginning of the text, and smaller illuminated initial 'h'(uius), with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory at Rochester reading, 'Liber de claustro Roffens[i] R. precentoris'., Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149)

bestiary (f. 3). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, some with red or blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of chapters. Initials in gold with red or blue pen-flourishing. Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of a lion and cubs., Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149)

bestiary (f. 3). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, some with red or blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of chapters. Initials in gold with red or blue pen-flourishing. Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff.

• Detail of a miniature of a leopard chasing a stag, with a camel and another animal., Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff. 141v-149)

bestiary (f. 3). Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white, some with red or blue pen-flourishing, at the beginning of chapters. Initials in gold with red or blue pen-flourishing. Bestiary (ff. 3-141), Lapidary (ff.