• Miniature of a monk (Bede?) kissing the feet of Cuthbert, from the preface to Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert praying to God to change the winds beside the river Tyne; miniature of two monks at the monastery of Tynemouth praying for the safety of those blown away in a gale, from Chapter 3 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of monks at Cuthbert's hermitage signalling with torches to the monks of Lindisfarne that Cuthbert is dead, from Chapter 40 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert; and a text page., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Detail of a decorated initial 'D'(omino)., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Ecgfrith, king of the English, along with his bishop Trumwine, visiting Cuthbert at Lindisfarne, from Chapter 24 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert praying in the sea, while the spy watches him above; at the lower right, Cuthbert emerges from the sea to have his feet miraculously dried by otters, from Chapter 10 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of the young Cuthbert being welcomed and embraced by Boisil when arriving at Melrose Abbey, from Chapter 6 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert healing the wife of Hildmaer, who was beset by demons, from Chapter 15 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of a scribe writing at a desk (thought to be Bede), from the preface to Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert discovering three loaves of bread in a previously empty storehouse (a miracle from God in return for his kindness to a visiting angel), from Chapter 7 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert preaching to gathered people from the village, from Chapter 9 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Cuthbert in a boat at sea, with two other men, from Chapter 11 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert extinguishing a fire set by a demon, from Chapter 13 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert extinguishing a fire set by a demon, from Chapter 14 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert and Ecgfrith's widow being shown the city walls and fountain, from Chapter 27 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Miniature of Cuthbert at a dining table, having a vision of a man whose soul was carried to heaven, from Chapter 34 of Bede's prose Life of St Cuthbert., Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People)

Small initials in plain red or blue. Prose Life of Cuthbert; extracts from the Historia Ecclesiastica (History of the English Church and People) The priory of Durham Cathedral: inscribed in red ink 'liber sancti cuthberti' (f. 2v); cited in Durham

• Inscription in English., West Saxon Gospels (the 'Wessex Gospels')

13th century (ff. 1, 2, 175).The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: Christ Church pressmark 'D[istinctio] xvi Gra[dus] iiii (f. 3); listed in Henry of Eastry's catalogue of Christ Church library, of 1337-38 as 'Textus iv evangeliorum anglice' (See Ker,

• Coloured initial 'H'(er ys godspelles) in green with penwork decoration in red, with ownership inscriptions of Thomas Cranmer (Thomas Cantuarien[sis]) and John Lumley., West Saxon Gospels (the 'Wessex Gospels')

13th century (ff. 1, 2, 175).The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: Christ Church pressmark 'D[istinctio] xvi Gra[dus] iiii (f. 3); listed in Henry of Eastry's catalogue of Christ Church library, of 1337-38 as 'Textus iv evangeliorum anglice' (See Ker,

• Coloured initial 'N'(u) in red with green penwork decoration., West Saxon Gospels (the 'Wessex Gospels')

13th century (ff. 1, 2, 175).The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: Christ Church pressmark 'D[istinctio] xvi Gra[dus] iiii (f. 3); listed in Henry of Eastry's catalogue of Christ Church library, of 1337-38 as 'Textus iv evangeliorum anglice' (See Ker,

• Donor inscription, recording the gift of the manuscript to the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Aldermanbury, with some red lettering., Gospel Lectionary (volume two of Royal 2 B XII, which contains an Epistle Lectionary)

Lectionary (volume two of Royal 2 B XII, which contains an Epistle Lectionary) The London city church of St Mary Aldermanbury: presented to the church by Stephen Jenyns (b. c. 1450, d. 1523), administrator, merchant, and lord mayor of London