• null, Odes (ff. 1-43), Carmen saeculare (ff. 43-44), Epodes (ff. 44-52v), Ars poetica (ff. 53-59), Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 59v-87), Epistolae (ff. 87-107v)

ff. 6, 17, 19-20, 23-4, 31, 38-9, 41, 55-8, 70, 86-7 have been replaced by leaves written in bastard secretary script, and ff. 83, 99-100, 102-3, and 106 in humanistic book script, 15th century, perhaps by Jean Lebègue. 2

• Decorated initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of book 2 of William of Newburgh's Historia Rerum Anglicanum., Historia Anglorum, to 1198, with a table of chapters, preceded by the author's dedicatory letter; various sermons (ff. 159-172)

Decorated initial 'A'(nno) at the beginning of book 2 of William of Newburgh's Historia Rerum Anglicanum. Holes with rust (ff. 170-174), evidence of former chain holes.Various inscriptions (ff. 173-174). 6 large initials in red, blue, or green with penword

• Decorated initial 'R'(ex) at the beginning of book 5 of William of Newburgh's Historia Rerum Anglicanum., Historia Anglorum, to 1198, with a table of chapters, preceded by the author's dedicatory letter; various sermons (ff. 159-172)

Decorated initial 'R'(ex) at the beginning of book 5 of William of Newburgh's Historia Rerum Anglicanum. Holes with rust (ff. 170-174), evidence of former chain holes.Various inscriptions (ff. 173-174). 6 large initials in red, blue, or green with penword

• Detail of a drawing of a face., Psalter, with calendar

the form of fish, hands, or heads. Marginal drawings in ink or colours, including of heads. Psalter, with calendar ? John Somers (b. 1651, d. 1716), Baron Somers, lawyer and politician: note dated 1738 by James West that it once

• Detail from the plaque set in the front cover of Paul, holding an open book (according to Foot) or Matthew (according to Dalton; Lasko)., Lectionary ('The Siegburg Lectionary') (ff. 4v-77); with the Common of Saints (ff. 77-87v), directions and lessons for mass (ff. 87v-93v); various readings (see Notes)

curtain covering the initial (f. 15). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold within rectangular frames, of Peter, Paul, James, John, Isaiah, the Tree of Jesse, the Women at the Sepulchre, Maurice, and Michael and two other angels fighting dragons

• Decorated initial 'A'(usculta) at the beginning of the Regula Sancti Benedicti., Martyrology

Decorated initial 'A'(usculta) at the beginning of the Regula Sancti Benedicti. Part I includes:The Martyrology of Usuardus, a monk of S. Germain, with local additions for Christ Church, Canterbury (ff. 2-73v);Rule of St Benedict (ff. 74-93v);Themes for homilies on

• Puzzle initial 'P' with foliate decoration., Peter's 'Speculum iuris canonici' (index 'Distinctiones') (ff. 5-19), and Justinian's 'Institutiones', Books 1-4 with gloss (ff. 19-73v)

Puzzle initial 'P' with foliate decoration. Peter of Blois's 'Speculum iuris canonici' consists of 60 chapters, each devoted to a legal argument. Peter, who is not to be confused with his older and more famous namesake, the archdeacon of

• Pen drawings of the malva silvatica plant, and of two men in arcaded buildings, one urinating into a container while the other brings him a cup., Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a herbal, imperfect (see Notes for contents)

and 'Hic liber est meus testis est deus... Barnardus Saule...' (f. 68v).Magister Carpender, 17th century: presented as a gift to John Mansell and Joseph Hartley, inscribed 'Donum M[agist]ri Carpender Johanni Mansell et Josepho Hartley' (f. 1). Johannes Mansell and Josephus

• Pen drawings of the crowsfoot plant, which was often recommended for dog bites and for nosebleeds, with a man being bitten by a dog below., Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a herbal, imperfect (see Notes for contents)

and 'Hic liber est meus testis est deus... Barnardus Saule...' (f. 68v).Magister Carpender, 17th century: presented as a gift to John Mansell and Joseph Hartley, inscribed 'Donum M[agist]ri Carpender Johanni Mansell et Josepho Hartley' (f. 1). Johannes Mansell and Josephus

• Pen drawing of the mandragora plant (mandrake), supposed to have a human-shaped root and which can be uprooted by tying a dog to it., Illustrated pharmacopeial compilation including a herbal, imperfect (see Notes for contents)

and 'Hic liber est meus testis est deus... Barnardus Saule...' (f. 68v).Magister Carpender, 17th century: presented as a gift to John Mansell and Joseph Hartley, inscribed 'Donum M[agist]ri Carpender Johanni Mansell et Josepho Hartley' (f. 1). Johannes Mansell and Josephus

• Decorated initial 'K'(alende)., Martyrology

Decorated initial 'K'(alende). Part I includes:The Martyrology of Usuardus, a monk of S. Germain, with local additions for Christ Church, Canterbury (ff. 2-73v);Rule of St Benedict (ff. 74-93v);Themes for homilies on the Gospels de tempore and de sanctis (ff.

• Decorated initials 'R'(ome) and 'C'(ommemoratio)., Martyrology

Decorated initials 'R'(ome) and 'C'(ommemoratio). Part I includes:The Martyrology of Usuardus, a monk of S. Germain, with local additions for Christ Church, Canterbury (ff. 2-73v);Rule of St Benedict (ff. 74-93v);Themes for homilies on the Gospels de tempore and de

• Text page with readings for ferials in the spring in the left column, and for a Saturday and Sunday in the octave of Easter, including a reading on Alphege, archbishop of Canterbury., Martyrology

Text page with readings for ferials in the spring in the left column, and for a Saturday and Sunday in the octave of Easter, including a reading on Alphege, archbishop of Canterbury. Part I includes:The Martyrology of Usuardus, a

• Decorated initial 'K'(alende)., Martyrology

Decorated initial 'K'(alende). Part I includes:The Martyrology of Usuardus, a monk of S. Germain, with local additions for Christ Church, Canterbury (ff. 2-73v);Rule of St Benedict (ff. 74-93v);Themes for homilies on the Gospels de tempore and de sanctis (ff.

• Decorated initial 'K'(alende)., Martyrology

Decorated initial 'K'(alende). Part I includes:The Martyrology of Usuardus, a monk of S. Germain, with local additions for Christ Church, Canterbury (ff. 2-73v);Rule of St Benedict (ff. 74-93v);Themes for homilies on the Gospels de tempore and de sanctis (ff.

• Decorated initial 'K'(alende)., Martyrology

Decorated initial 'K'(alende). Part I includes:The Martyrology of Usuardus, a monk of S. Germain, with local additions for Christ Church, Canterbury (ff. 2-73v);Rule of St Benedict (ff. 74-93v);Themes for homilies on the Gospels de tempore and de sanctis (ff.

• Flyleaf., De consensu evangelistarum, De musica

393) (f. 84v);Pseudo-Augustine, Sermo de oratione dominica (serm. 58) (f. 84v) (all texts are attributed to Augustine in the manuscript); John of Damascus trad. by Burgundio of Pisa, De fide orthodoxa (ff. 85-107v); Thomas Gallus, 'Extractio' (attributed here to Dionysius

• Zoomorphic initial 'J'(acobus) at the beginning of the 'Catalogus' text., Liber beati Ieronimi de illustribus viris (ff. 151-165), Cathalogi [scriptorum ecclesiasticorum] Gennadii Massiliensis presbiteri, imperfect at the end (f. 165-170v), Cathalogus Isidori Hispalensis episcopi de illustribus uiris, imperfect at the beginning (ff. 171-172), 'Liber primus (sic) Cassiodori Senatoris de institutionibus diuinarum litterarum (ff. 172v-192), Letter, beginning, 'Fratri M. suus Nicholaus', expressing thanks for the loan of 'illustrium uirorum scripta', with a eulogy of Cassiodorus (f. 192), Responsa dom. pape Alexandri [Alexander III] ad consulta Senonensis archiepiscopi nuper data' (f. 192v)

14); included in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).Part 4 (ff.

• Initial 'C'(um) with Cassiodorus in bishop's regalia holding a book., Liber beati Ieronimi de illustribus viris (ff. 151-165), Cathalogi [scriptorum ecclesiasticorum] Gennadii Massiliensis presbiteri, imperfect at the end (f. 165-170v), Cathalogus Isidori Hispalensis episcopi de illustribus uiris, imperfect at the beginning (ff. 171-172), 'Liber primus (sic) Cassiodori Senatoris de institutionibus diuinarum litterarum (ff. 172v-192), Letter, beginning, 'Fratri M. suus Nicholaus', expressing thanks for the loan of 'illustrium uirorum scripta', with a eulogy of Cassiodorus (f. 192), Responsa dom. pape Alexandri [Alexander III] ad consulta Senonensis archiepiscopi nuper data' (f. 192v)

14); included in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).Part 4 (ff.

• Initial 'P'(rumus) with Cassiodorus pointing to a book he is holding., Liber beati Ieronimi de illustribus viris (ff. 151-165), Cathalogi [scriptorum ecclesiasticorum] Gennadii Massiliensis presbiteri, imperfect at the end (f. 165-170v), Cathalogus Isidori Hispalensis episcopi de illustribus uiris, imperfect at the beginning (ff. 171-172), 'Liber primus (sic) Cassiodori Senatoris de institutionibus diuinarum litterarum (ff. 172v-192), Letter, beginning, 'Fratri M. suus Nicholaus', expressing thanks for the loan of 'illustrium uirorum scripta', with a eulogy of Cassiodorus (f. 192), Responsa dom. pape Alexandri [Alexander III] ad consulta Senonensis archiepiscopi nuper data' (f. 192v)

14); included in the list of manuscripts from Lincolnshire houses entitled 'de historiis antiquitatum ac divinitate tractancium', perhaps composed by John Longland, bishop of Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69, f. 2 (see Carley 2000).Part 4 (ff.