Coloured initial 'B'(eatus) with display script, at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the pressmark of Christ Church, Canterbury 'r', and ownership inscriptions of Thomas Cranmer and Lord Lumley. Includes a 'Psalter romanum', with marginal glosses in Latin and
Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 22. Includes a 'Psalter romanum', with marginal glosses in Latin and interlinear Old English gloss, attributed to Aethelwold (ff. 8-171) (see Gretsch, 1999), 12 canticles (ff. 171v-186v) and a Gloria entitled
Initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 109. Includes a 'Psalter romanum', with marginal glosses in Latin and interlinear Old English gloss, attributed to Aethelwold (ff. 8-171) (see Gretsch, 1999), 12 canticles (ff. 171v-186v) and a Gloria entitled 'Oratio
Initial 'Q'(omodo) with a human face, at the beginning of Psalm 118. Includes a 'Psalter romanum', with marginal glosses in Latin and interlinear Old English gloss, attributed to Aethelwold (ff. 8-171) (see Gretsch, 1999), 12 canticles (ff. 171v-186v) and
Initial 'Q'(uicumque) with a human face. Includes a 'Psalter romanum', with marginal glosses in Latin and interlinear Old English gloss, attributed to Aethelwold (ff. 8-171) (see Gretsch, 1999), 12 canticles (ff. 171v-186v) and a Gloria entitled 'Oratio pura cum
(a1-a4, b1-b4 etc.); quire marks (in centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires). 2 large zoomorphic initials with winged dragons, outlined in red, on green and blue grounds, with foliate motifs (ff.
and 77 are former pastedowns. ff. 71v-[73a] are ruled leaves originally unwritten. ff. 1-3v and ff. 74-77 are medieval parchment quires with later additions. Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red
The manuscript contains the rare fourth Decade as well as unusual textual variants. It is missing its initial and final quires; 'instead of the whole of the first, third and fourth Decade, it only gives the text of the Ab