• Detail of a decorated initial 'P'., Theological texts

but mostly unfinished and left in different stages of execution (ff. 5-55v, 109), at the beginning of books and chapters. 1 space left for an initial (f. 41v) and numerous initials in red, brown or green, some with penwork decoration

• Decorated initial 'P'(etrus) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Peter., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

(ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the margins. 1 inhabited initial in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in

• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Jude., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

(ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the margins. 1 inhabited initial in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the first Epistle of John., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

(ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the margins. 1 inhabited initial in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in

• Foliate initial 'D' and foliate initial 'B' at the beginning of the first two epistolae., Epistolae

in yellow with penwork decoration in red and green (f. 162v). Small initials or Roman numerals in alternating colours (ff. 1, 148v, 179v). Rubrics in red. Epistolae The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, given by Benedict of Sansetun (1215-1226):

• Text page., De vita contemplativa et activa (f.1); Liber scintillarum (f. 46); Excerpts from Ecclesiasticus and Sententiae (f. 113); Collationes (f. 116)

Text page. De vita contemplativa was formerly believed to be by Prosper of Aquitaine.f. 112 is missing and some folios are torn.The excerpts from Ecclesiasticus and Isidore follow one another in Royal 7 C iv (beginning of the 11th

• Initial with penwork decoration., De vita contemplativa et activa (f.1); Liber scintillarum (f. 46); Excerpts from Ecclesiasticus and Sententiae (f. 113); Collationes (f. 116)

Initial with penwork decoration. De vita contemplativa was formerly believed to be by Prosper of Aquitaine.f. 112 is missing and some folios are torn.The excerpts from Ecclesiasticus and Isidore follow one another in Royal 7 C iv (beginning of

• Inhabited initial D with centaur holding bow; decorated initial 'B'., De vita contemplativa et activa (f.1); Liber scintillarum (f. 46); Excerpts from Ecclesiasticus and Sententiae (f. 113); Collationes (f. 116)

Inhabited initial D with centaur holding bow; decorated initial 'B'. De vita contemplativa was formerly believed to be by Prosper of Aquitaine.f. 112 is missing and some folios are torn.The excerpts from Ecclesiasticus and Isidore follow one another in

• Contents list with decorated initials., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

Rubrics and underlining in red. Running titles in brown and chapter numbers in red. Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v) The

• Puzzle initial 'L'(iber) with extension and foliate decoration., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

Rubrics and underlining in red. Running titles in brown and chapter numbers in red. Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v) The

• Puzzle initial 'J'(ohannes) with penwork decoration and display script., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

Rubrics and underlining in red. Running titles in brown and chapter numbers in red. Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v) The

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ortaris) with penwork decoration and display script., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

Rubrics and underlining in red. Running titles in brown and chapter numbers in red. Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v) The

• Framed initial 'S'(imon) with foliate decoration., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

Rubrics and underlining in red. Running titles in brown and chapter numbers in red. Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v) The

• Initial 'P'(lures) with extension and foliate decoration., Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v)

Rubrics and underlining in red. Running titles in brown and chapter numbers in red. Gospels of Matthew and Mark (f. 1), Gospel commentaries (f. 32), De uiris illustribus (f. 141v), De decem tentationibus populi Israel in deserto (f. 157v) The

• Coloured initials 'A(quarius), 'P'(rochion), 'A'(rgo) and small coloured initials., Poeticon astronomicon, Description of the constellations; In Somnium Scipionis

Coloured initials 'A(quarius), 'P'(rochion), 'A'(rgo) and small coloured initials. The three parts were bound together by c. 1124 (according to unpublished notes of Michael Gullick).ff. 1-27 : The Poeticon astronimicon is written in two columns, the outer one in

• Coloured initial 'S'(epemtrionalis) with decoration, small initials and rubric in colour., Poeticon astronomicon, Description of the constellations; In Somnium Scipionis

Coloured initial 'S'(epemtrionalis) with decoration, small initials and rubric in colour. The three parts were bound together by c. 1124 (according to unpublished notes of Michael Gullick).ff. 1-27 : The Poeticon astronimicon is written in two columns, the outer

• Coloured initial 'C'(onfirmata) with decoration, small initials and rubric in colour., Poeticon astronomicon, Description of the constellations; In Somnium Scipionis

Coloured initial 'C'(onfirmata) with decoration, small initials and rubric in colour. The three parts were bound together by c. 1124 (according to unpublished notes of Michael Gullick).ff. 1-27 : The Poeticon astronimicon is written in two columns, the outer

• Coloured initials 'I'(ginus), 'I'(gitur) and small coloured initials., Poeticon astronomicon, Description of the constellations; In Somnium Scipionis

Coloured initials 'I'(ginus), 'I'(gitur) and small coloured initials. The three parts were bound together by c. 1124 (according to unpublished notes of Michael Gullick).ff. 1-27 : The Poeticon astronimicon is written in two columns, the outer one in small

• Decorated initial and border., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Decorated initial and border. Sir Frederic Madden noted that an engraving of 1717 that once formed part of the volume was in 1863 transferred to the Department of Prints (see f. [iii]).Contemporary chapter list (ff. 1-2v). Full border with

• Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray. Sir Frederic Madden noted that an engraving of 1717 that once formed part of the volume was in 1863 transferred to the Department of Prints (see