• Two puzzle initials 'N'(e) and 'P'(astoralis) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Gregory the Great's De cura pastorali., Theological miscellany, including Gregory the Great, De cura pastorali (ff. 1-42v); Innocent III, De misera humanae conditionis (ff. 43-59) and Augustine, Retractationes, book 2 chapter 35 (59v); imperfect

T2' and 'T 2' (f. 1) and recorded in the 14th-century catalogue of books in the Spendement (see ~Medieval Libraries~ 1987).Sir Thomas Tempest (d. 1743), 4th baronet, county Durham: inscribed 'Sr. Thomas Temp[es]t Baronet' (f. 1), (see A. I. Doyle,

• null, Summa de vitiis et virtutibus (index Summa virtutum)

1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (f. 1). Smaller and small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Summa de vitiis et virtutibus (index Summa virtutum) Inscriptions

• Detail of an initial 'V'(iginti), at the beginning of the prologue to 1 Kings., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

the prologue to 1 Kings. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I, Oxford,

• Detail of an initial 'F'(uit), at the beginning of 1 Kings., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

the beginning of 1 Kings. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I, Oxford,

• Detail of an initial 'A'(dam), at the beginning of 1 Chronicles., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

the beginning of 1 Chronicles. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I, Oxford,

• Detail of initial 'D'(omino), at the beginning of the prologue to 1 Maccabees., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

the prologue to 1 Maccabees. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I, Oxford,

• Detail of initial 'M'(aria), at the beginning of Mark, 16:1., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I, Oxford, Corpus Christi College I, and Oxford, New College 306, influenced by Parisian illumination in style and

• Detail of initial 'T'(hessalonicenses) and 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of the prologue to 1 Thessalonians, and of Thessalonians., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

prologue to 1 Thessalonians, and of Thessalonians. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D

• Detail of initial 'P'(etrus), at the beginning of 1 Peter., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

the beginning of 1 Peter. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I, Oxford,

• Detail of initial 'Q'(uod), at the beginning of 1 John., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Lumley Bible')

the beginning of 1 John. Associated with a group of manuscripts (the 'William of Devon group'): now Egerton 1151, Pierpont Morgan Library M. 756, Cambridge, Emmanuel College 116 (2.I.6), Bodleian Library Auct. D. I. 17, Royal 1 D I, Oxford,

• Miniature illustrating the Code of Justinian, Book VIII.1: Concerning Interdicts: Since you say that the roots of trees situated and growing in the neighbouring garden of Agathangelus threaten the foundations of your house, the president will settle the matter according to equity in pattern of the interdicts, which the praetor has written on his tablets, relating to a tree hanging over another’s house, or to a tree hanging over another’s field, and which show that a neighbor should not be injured even by trees. A foliate initial 'C'(um) and foliate line-fillers., Leaves of the Code of Justinian (index Codex Justiniani), containing the beginnings of Books II, V and VIII, glossed.

Reading Room order Add. 23144. 3 miniatures in colours, illustrating the opening of Books II, V and VIII (ff. 4-6). 1 anthropomorphic initial 'I' (f. 6) and 2 foliate initials (ff. 4 and 5) in colours, with display script for

• Miniature illustrating the Code of Justinian, Book II.1: Exhibiting the cause of action: See to it yourself in what manner you may prove that the money that you say you have deposited is due you. An anthropomorphic initial 'I'(pse) and display script for the textual opening of letters and zoomorphic, anthropomorphic and foliate line-fillers., Leaves of the Code of Justinian (index Codex Justiniani), containing the beginnings of Books II, V and VIII, glossed.

Reading Room order Add. 23144. 3 miniatures in colours, illustrating the opening of Books II, V and VIII (ff. 4-6). 1 anthropomorphic initial 'I' (f. 6) and 2 foliate initials (ff. 4 and 5) in colours, with display script for

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost hec)., De moribus (second part of De virtutibus et vitiis)

and founder of insurance offices: his stamp (f. 1); probably given to the New Philosophical Institution, founded shortly before his death. The New Philosophical Institution, Beaumont Square, Mile End: stamps (ff. 1, 174v). Sir John Trelawny: his sale, 28 June

• Initial 'I'(n) decorated with zoomorphic form and extending into partial bar border., Pharetra, in four books

zoomorphic decoration in colours and gold, on coloured grounds with penwork decoration in white (ff. 1, 2), the first extending into partial bar border (f. 1). 3 large puzzle initials in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders

• Initial 'G'(regorius) with foliate and zoomorphic decoration., Pharetra, in four books

zoomorphic decoration in colours and gold, on coloured grounds with penwork decoration in white (ff. 1, 2), the first extending into partial bar border (f. 1). 3 large puzzle initials in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders

• Puzzle initial 'G'(regorius) with pen-flourishing and partial border., Pharetra, in four books

zoomorphic decoration in colours and gold, on coloured grounds with penwork decoration in white (ff. 1, 2), the first extending into partial bar border (f. 1). 3 large puzzle initials in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders

• Flourished initials in Boniface VIII's Liber Sextus Decretalium; the left-hand margin with a pecia note: 'cor. fini. Iij^a^ pec. p.'., Glossed Liber Sextus Decretalium

Decretalium; the left-hand margin with a pecia note: 'cor. fini. Iij^a^ pec. p.'. Spaces for 1 large miniature and 1 large illuminated initial (f. 1). Spaces for smaller illuminated initials. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uinque) with interlace and zoomorphic decoration in book 1 of Virgil's Georgica, and circular map of the heavens directly related to the content of the text., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues) (ff. 1-14v), Georgica (index Georgics) (ff. 14v-48v)

and zoomorphic decoration in book 1 of Virgil's Georgica, and circular map of the heavens directly related to the content of the text. The end of the text is written in a smaller script on 2 columns (f. 48v).Marginal glosses.

• Text page with decorated intial 'I'(ta), and the ownership inscription of Augustine Steward., Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (index Epistles), letters 1-52 only

Text page with decorated intial 'I'(ta), and the ownership inscription of Augustine Steward. Marginal annotations.'ae' caudatas. 1 large initial in blue and green (f. 1). Intials in red. Rubrics in red. Epistulae Morales ad Lucilium (index Epistles), letters 1-52 only

• Pen-flourished initials 'H'(ic) and 'N'(e)., Various religious treatises, including Libellus de emendatione vite (ff. 1-32v), Liber de gradis virtutem (ff. 33-42v), Monita Isodori (ff. 43-49v), Added text, Narratiunculae de alomone (f. 50-50v)

(b. 1609), probably son and heir of George Passmere of Exeter: inscribed, 'Liber Georgii Passemer' (f. 52); his monogram (ff. 1, 52).Robert Burscough (b. 1650/51, d.1709), prebendary of Exeter in 1701, archdeacon of Barnstaple in 1703, rector of Cheriton Bishop