• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uo) with outline drawing of a dragon and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration in red and green on a blue ground (f. 85v). Small initials and script in red,

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uo) with outline drawing of a griffon and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration in red and green on a blue ground (f. 85v). Small initials and script in red,

• Historiated initial 'O'(rem) with outline drawing of a mermaid and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration in red and green on a blue ground (f. 85v). Small initials and script in red,

• Large initial 'R'(edare) with foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration in red and green on a blue ground (f. 85v). Small initials and script in red,

• Puzzle initial 'M'(atheus) at the beginning of the commentary on Matthew's Gospel and ownership inscription., Commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew (f. 1) and John (f. 81), the Apocalypse (f. 173) and the Catholic Epistles (f. 187)

1478 in Cologne. Puzzle initials in blue and red with pen-flourishing in red at the beginning of each commentary (ff. 1, 81, 173). Initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Underlining in red. Commentaries on

• Puzzle initial 'H'(ic) at the beginning of the commentary on John's Gospel., Commentaries on the Gospels of Matthew (f. 1) and John (f. 81), the Apocalypse (f. 173) and the Catholic Epistles (f. 187)

1478 in Cologne. Puzzle initials in blue and red with pen-flourishing in red at the beginning of each commentary (ff. 1, 81, 173). Initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Underlining in red. Commentaries on

• Text page., Epistolae and religious tracts

in gold on blue or blue and red grounds with penwork decoration in white (ff. 1, 88v, 102, 104, 108), one at the beginning of each text. Red and blue initials with contrasting penwork decoration in blue or red. Rubrics

• Initial 'H'(enrico) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the ~Compendium in Iob~ of Peter of Blois., Epistolae and religious tracts

in gold on blue or blue and red grounds with penwork decoration in white (ff. 1, 88v, 102, 104, 108), one at the beginning of each text. Red and blue initials with contrasting penwork decoration in blue or red. Rubrics

• Initial 'H'(enrico) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the prefatory epistle to Henry II in Peter of Blois' ~Epistolae~., Epistolae and religious tracts

in gold on blue or blue and red grounds with penwork decoration in white (ff. 1, 88v, 102, 104, 108), one at the beginning of each text. Red and blue initials with contrasting penwork decoration in blue or red. Rubrics

• Initial 'D'(um) decorated with a bird at the beginning of the ~Exhortationes~ of Peter of Blois., Epistolae and religious tracts

in gold on blue or blue and red grounds with penwork decoration in white (ff. 1, 88v, 102, 104, 108), one at the beginning of each text. Red and blue initials with contrasting penwork decoration in blue or red. Rubrics

• null, Bible with prologues

4v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue infill and flourishing, at the beginning of the other biblical books, Psalm divisions, and some prologues. Small initials alternately red or blue, with flourishing in the other colour,

• null, Bible with prologues

4v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue infill and flourishing, at the beginning of the other biblical books, Psalm divisions, and some prologues. Small initials alternately red or blue, with flourishing in the other colour,

• null, Bible with prologues

4v). Large puzzle initials in red and blue, with red and blue infill and flourishing, at the beginning of the other biblical books, Psalm divisions, and some prologues. Small initials alternately red or blue, with flourishing in the other colour,

• Decorated initial 'H'(enricus) at the beginning of the first document recorded in the volume, the foundation charter by which King Henry I granted rights to the abbey in 1125., Cartulary of Reading abbey, with lists of the libraries at Reading and its cell at Leominster, and of relics and vestments at Reading

and uncrossed tironian ets. Large initials in red, most with blue penwork decoration, or in blue, most with red penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in blue or red. Rubrics in red. Cartulary of Reading abbey, with

• Puzzle initial 'D'(omino), and in the upper margin, the ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds ('Liber sancti Aedmundi regis & martyris'), and the abbey library press-mark: '.C. 49.' The letters in Bury press-marks refer to the name of the author, or to the subject-matter, so the 'C' probably refers to 'Chronicle'., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Decorated initials, and in the right-hand margin, a 13th-century annotator has written 'De sancto Aedmundo' (Concerning St. Edmund), drawing attention to a reference to St. Edmund in the text immediately to the left., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Decorated initials at the beginning of the preface and text of Book III., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Two references to abbots of Bury St. Edmunds are signalled by a later reader by annotations in the margin. The first records the death of Abbot Hugh in 1180, and the second the appointment of his successor, Samson, in 1181. The last annal for 1180, in the middle of the page, is a reference to a new kind of coin being made in England: this was worthy of mention because there was a mint at Bury St. Edmunds., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The first line on this page records the death of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, 'sacrificed before the altar of St. Benedict'. The following lines record the dramatic events that ensued, including the beginnings of miracles at Thomas's shrine, and his subsequent canonisation. Among the annals for 1173 it is recorded that the count of Leicester was arrested at Bury St. Edmunds., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The first entry on this page, the annal for 399, records that Rufinus of Aquileia wrote his history of the Church in that year. Other annals include the discovery of the body of the first martyr, Stephen (410), Augustine's publication his book 'The City of God' (414, in red) and the deaths of Jerome (420) and Augustine (424)., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and