• 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)

with foliate motifs. f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf with an added partial table of contents.f. 199 is a parchment flyleaf.The Registrum epistolarum is a collection of Gregory's letters in 14 books, one for each year of his pontificate. It

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Ovid's Metamorphosisis., Metamorphoses, with commentary

beginning of Ovid's Metamorphosisis. f. 1 is a former pastedown and f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf.f. 197r-v was originally blank leaf with later additions.The decorated initials are executed in a Florentine style, and the manuscript was made c. 1400

• Illuminated zoomorphic initial 'S'(ororem) in the form of a bird, at the beginning of Terences's Andria., Comediae (index Comedies), preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-27v), Eunuchus (ff. 28-57v), Heauton tirorumenos (ff. 58-87), Adelphoe (f. 87-113v), Hecyra (ff. 114-137v), Phormio (ff. 138-166v)

'S'(ororem) in the form of a bird, at the beginning of Terences's Andria. 1 large zoomorphic initial, in colours and gold, with foliate marginal extensions (f. 1). 7 large foliate initials, in colours and shell gold, at the beginnings of

• Decorate foliate initial 'M'(eretrix) at the beginning of the Argument to Terence's Eunuchus., Comediae (index Comedies), preceded by arguments and prologues: Andria (ff. 1-27v), Eunuchus (ff. 28-57v), Heauton tirorumenos (ff. 58-87), Adelphoe (f. 87-113v), Hecyra (ff. 114-137v), Phormio (ff. 138-166v)

Decorate foliate initial 'M'(eretrix) at the beginning of the Argument to Terence's Eunuchus. 1 large zoomorphic initial, in colours and gold, with foliate marginal extensions (f. 1). 7 large foliate initials, in colours and shell gold, at the beginnings of

• Historiated initial 'R'(everendo) with Christ in Majesty holding a book, at the beginning of Guillelmus Durandus's Speculum juris., Speculum juris

large historiated initials with partial borders, in colours, at the beginning of the 4 books (ff. 13, 84, 198, 209v). 1 diagram on consanguinity (f. 288). Smaller inhabited (birds and beasts) or decorated initials, in colours, mostly with extensions into

• Historiated initial 'F'(ormavit) with a bishop(?) holding a book, at the beginning of Book 4 of Guillelmus Durandus's Speculum juris., Speculum juris

large historiated initials with partial borders, in colours, at the beginning of the 4 books (ff. 13, 84, 198, 209v). 1 diagram on consanguinity (f. 288). Smaller inhabited (birds and beasts) or decorated initials, in colours, mostly with extensions into

• Calendar page, with an ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans, reading 'Hic est lib[er] s[an]cti Albani que qui abstulerit aut / titulum deleverit anathema sit. Amem', with a note reading 'De armariolo in choro.', Breviary

choro.' Includes a calendar with Easter tables (ff. 1v-8), noting the feast of the relics of St. Albans (27 January). 1 initial in gold with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the breviary (f. 9v). Large initials in green, blue

• Calendar page with an added obit of 'fr[ater] Willelmus de Hextanton apud Lugdunum'., Breviary

with Easter tables (ff. 1v-8), noting the feast of the relics of St. Albans (27 January). 1 initial in gold with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the breviary (f. 9v). Large initials in green, blue or red, sometimes with

• Text page., Part leaf of a noted Missal with part of the text for Holy Saturday including the Canticle of Moses

Text page. ff. 69-72 are fragments from the same manuscript as Stowe 1061 f. 125. Musical notation in many fragments.Mostly removed from bindings.ff. 1-21v; 24-47v; 51-57v; 61-63v; 65; 67-68v; 73 are various fragments, including of the Laws of Alfred

• Large initials, some with zoomorphic pen-flourishing, and a marginal drawing of a dog? and a human half-bust figure, in the Sermones de quadragesima., Sermones de quadragesima (imperfect)

Large initials, some with zoomorphic pen-flourishing, and a marginal drawing of a dog? and a human half-bust figure, in the Sermones de quadragesima. Large initials (2 lines) in brown, mostly with (zoomorphic) pen-flourishing in brown, with red infill. Capital

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uam) with a human face., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'H'(anc)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(orro)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(rete)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(omino)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'R'*everentissimis) with display script., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'(rimitus)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'P'., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• null, Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface

very similar to those reproduced from Venice, Marciana MS 516 in Pneumatics, Hall, pp. 121-41. Simple red foliate headpieces (f. 1, 27). Red initials, many with foliate penwork decoration. Numerous diagrams, many in combinations of ink drawings and yellow, blue

• null, Tactica theoria, with the dedicatory preface

very similar to those reproduced from Venice, Marciana MS 516 in Pneumatics, Hall, pp. 121-41. Simple red foliate headpieces (f. 1, 27). Red initials, many with foliate penwork decoration. Numerous diagrams, many in combinations of ink drawings and yellow, blue