• Decorated initials 'M'(onasterium) and 'Q'(uamvis)., Symbolum fidei (f. 1), and Registrum epistolarum beati Gregorii in 14 books (ff. 1-198v), imperfect at the end (missing two epistles) (index Letters of Pope Gregory the Great)

initials in colours at the beginning of the other books (ff. 23, 78v, 108, 145). Smaller plain initials in red, blue, or green at the beginning of each epistle. Rubrics in red. Symbolum fidei (f. 1), and Registrum epistolarum beati

• Decorated initial 'S') with foliate motifs., Symbolum fidei (f. 1), and Registrum epistolarum beati Gregorii in 14 books (ff. 1-198v), imperfect at the end (missing two epistles) (index Letters of Pope Gregory the Great)

initials in colours at the beginning of the other books (ff. 23, 78v, 108, 145). Smaller plain initials in red, blue, or green at the beginning of each epistle. Rubrics in red. Symbolum fidei (f. 1), and Registrum epistolarum beati

• Foliate initial 'S'(I rationi) at the beginning of book 2., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

60v, 81v, 88v, 112v, 121v, 130, 155, 170, 227, 241), at the beginning of books. Small initials in red or blue. De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o

• Foliate initial 'I'(am) at the beginning of book 3., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

60v, 81v, 88v, 112v, 121v, 130, 155, 170, 227, 241), at the beginning of books. Small initials in red or blue. De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o

• Foliate initial 'D'(e felicitate) at the beginning of book 15., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

60v, 81v, 88v, 112v, 121v, 130, 155, 170, 227, 241), at the beginning of books. Small initials in red or blue. De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o

• Initial 'M' with penwork decoration in leaf patterns and capitals on coloured grounds., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

red with penwork decoration (ff. 1, 19v) or in red and green (f. 108). Numerous initials in red, green or blue, some with penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Maniculae and marginal notations in a later hand. Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation

• Text page., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

red with penwork decoration (ff. 1, 19v) or in red and green (f. 108). Numerous initials in red, green or blue, some with penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Maniculae and marginal notations in a later hand. Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation

• Large initial 'V' with penwork decoration (incomplete)., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

red with penwork decoration (ff. 1, 19v) or in red and green (f. 108). Numerous initials in red, green or blue, some with penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Maniculae and marginal notations in a later hand. Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation

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in red, initials in red, some with penwork decoration in green, in purple with penwork decoration in green, or in blue with penwork decoration in red and/or green. First letters of sentences highlighted in green or red. Glosses in red

• null, Enarrationes in Psalmos (Volume 2)

in red, initials in red, some with penwork decoration in green, in purple with penwork decoration in green, or in blue with penwork decoration in red and/or green. First letters of sentences highlighted in green or red. Glosses in red

• null, Enarrationes in Psalmos (Volume 2)

in red, initials in red, some with penwork decoration in green, in purple with penwork decoration in green, or in blue with penwork decoration in red and/or green. First letters of sentences highlighted in green or red. Glosses in red

• Coloured initials., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

attestation of the the cult of Pope Leo IX and saint Bardo, bishop of Mainz (see Bishop 1918). Initials in blue, red, green, and brown. Decorated line-fillers in brown. Unfinished, with spaces left for initials, for Psalm 1 filled in

• Coloured initials in the litany., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

attestation of the the cult of Pope Leo IX and saint Bardo, bishop of Mainz (see Bishop 1918). Initials in blue, red, green, and brown. Decorated line-fillers in brown. Unfinished, with spaces left for initials, for Psalm 1 filled in

• List of chapters and decorated iniitials., Collection of laws, including the Lex salica

5th earl of Ashburnham: his manuscript Barrois MS. 214; the Ashburnham-Barrois sale, 10 June 1901, lot 332 (inscribed '332' in blue pencil, in the lower left corner of the upper pastedown), bought by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund

• Text page., De emendatione vitae (ff. 2-26v, begins imperfectly); Treatise in nine chapters (ff. 27-47v, begins imperfectly); De cognitione verae vitae (ff. 47v-76v); Dialogus inter quandum vere penetentem et suum bonum angelum (ff. 77-81)

MSS 628-709), and a further 17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. De emendatione vitae (ff. 2-26v, begins imperfectly); Treatise in nine chapters (ff. 27-47v, begins imperfectly);

• Puzzle initial., Miscellany, including a history of Susanna, 58 Aesopic fables (ff. 171-187), a liber 'de doctrina cordis' (ff. 5-141v); Alan of Lille's Parabolae (ff. 161-171); and Regulae theologicae (ff. 270-318v); Alan of Meaux's Metrical treatise on Susanna (ff. 1-4)

initials in red and brown or blue (ff. 1, 5, 5v, 76, 142, 161v, 270). Small initials in plain red. Miscellany, including a history of Susanna, 58 Aesopic fables (ff. 171-187), a liber 'de doctrina cordis' (ff. 5-141v); Alan of

• Coloured letters in a late 12th or early 13th century glossed Matthew, chapter 2., 2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2

English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves. Small plain initials in red or blue. 2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2 f. 2: from the same manuscript as Cambridge, Corpus Christi

• null, Psalter, in the Roman version, imperfect, ending in Psalm 143 (the 'Harley Psalter')

the Psalms. Large historiated initial in colours at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 2). Initials in red, green, or blue with penwork decoration, some with decoration in another colour or with animal heads. Small initials and rubrics in red.

• null, Psalter, in the Roman version, imperfect, ending in Psalm 143 (the 'Harley Psalter')

the Psalms. Large historiated initial in colours at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 2). Initials in red, green, or blue with penwork decoration, some with decoration in another colour or with animal heads. Small initials and rubrics in red.

• null, Psalter, in the Roman version, imperfect, ending in Psalm 143 (the 'Harley Psalter')

the Psalms. Large historiated initial in colours at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 2). Initials in red, green, or blue with penwork decoration, some with decoration in another colour or with animal heads. Small initials and rubrics in red.