• Coloured initials: 'M'(entibus), 'G'(loria), 'P(ater)., Collectar and Hymnal (the 'Leofric Collectar'), imperfect at the end

Coloured initials: 'M'(entibus), 'G'(loria), 'P(ater). Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes (with ~litterae significativae~), England (Exeter), c. 1050-1072The scribe of ff. 194-98 also wrote most of Harley 863.The collects are based on Liege texts, and give prominence to Lambert: see discussion

• Coloured initials:'B'(eatus), 'D'(eus), 'I'(ustum)., Collectar and Hymnal (the 'Leofric Collectar'), imperfect at the end

Coloured initials:'B'(eatus), 'D'(eus), 'I'(ustum). Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes (with ~litterae significativae~), England (Exeter), c. 1050-1072The scribe of ff. 194-98 also wrote most of Harley 863.The collects are based on Liege texts, and give prominence to Lambert: see discussion Kauffmann

• Coloured initials: 'O'(mnipotens), 'I'(n), 'O'(mnipotens), 'I'(n), 'D'(eus)., Collectar and Hymnal (the 'Leofric Collectar'), imperfect at the end

Coloured initials: 'O'(mnipotens), 'I'(n), 'O'(mnipotens), 'I'(n), 'D'(eus). Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes (with ~litterae significativae~), England (Exeter), c. 1050-1072The scribe of ff. 194-98 also wrote most of Harley 863.The collects are based on Liege texts, and give prominence to Lambert:

• Coloured initials: 'D'(eus), 'I'(ustus)., Collectar and Hymnal (the 'Leofric Collectar'), imperfect at the end

Coloured initials: 'D'(eus), 'I'(ustus). Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes (with ~litterae significativae~), England (Exeter), c. 1050-1072The scribe of ff. 194-98 also wrote most of Harley 863.The collects are based on Liege texts, and give prominence to Lambert: see discussion Kauffmann

• Coloured initials: 'P'(r[aest]a), 'M'(isit), 'D'(eus)., Collectar and Hymnal (the 'Leofric Collectar'), imperfect at the end

Coloured initials: 'P'(r[aest]a), 'M'(isit), 'D'(eus). Musical notation: Anglo-Saxon neumes (with ~litterae significativae~), England (Exeter), c. 1050-1072The scribe of ff. 194-98 also wrote most of Harley 863.The collects are based on Liege texts, and give prominence to Lambert: see discussion

• Zoomorphic initial with interlace at the beginning of John 18., Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster')

Zoomorphic initial with interlace at the beginning of John 18. One of a group of Southumbrian prayerbooks of the "Tiberius" group, the others being Harley 7653, and Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, MS Ll.1.10 (Book of Cerne). All, except Cerne,

• Decorated initial at the beginning of the prayer against poison., Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster')

Decorated initial at the beginning of the prayer against poison. One of a group of Southumbrian prayerbooks of the "Tiberius" group, the others being Harley 7653, and Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, MS Ll.1.10 (Book of Cerne). All, except Cerne,

• Decorated initial at the beginning of the Lorica of Laidcenn., Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster')

Decorated initial at the beginning of the Lorica of Laidcenn. One of a group of Southumbrian prayerbooks of the "Tiberius" group, the others being Harley 7653, and Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, MS Ll.1.10 (Book of Cerne). All, except Cerne,

• Text pages with rubrics and initials with colour wash., Extracts from the Gospels and prayers ('The Book of Nunnaminster')

Text pages with rubrics and initials with colour wash. One of a group of Southumbrian prayerbooks of the "Tiberius" group, the others being Harley 7653, and Cambridge, Cambridge University Library, MS Ll.1.10 (Book of Cerne). All, except Cerne, exhibit

• Marginal drawing of travellers, speaking In English, in the margin of Jacobus de Voragine's life of Cecila., Legenda aurea (index Legendae sanctorum; Legends of the saints; Golden Legend)

inscription (f. 2, copied on f. 1v in a 18th-century hand). Recipe for ink in Latin with English notes (f. 1), in a 17th-century hand. Stephen Potts: sold to Twysden in 1626: see Ovenden.Sir Roger Twysden (b. 1597, d. 1672),

• Interlace initial 'D'(omino) with animal heads at the beginning of Bede's prologue to the life of Cuthbert, in the form of a letter written to Eadfrith, to whom he dedicated the work., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Title page for the first section of Bede's prose Life of Cuthbert with the title in capital letters, and a rectangular border., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Interlace initial 'P'(rincipium) with animal heads at the beginning of Bede's prose life of Cuthbert., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Interlace initials 'D'([omi]no' and 'M'(ulta) at the beginning of Bede's prologue to his verse Life of Cuthbert, addressing a priest named John, who was setting out on a pilgrimage to Rome., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Coloured and decorated initials, the lower 'V'(ir) including an animal head, in a page from Bede's verse Life of Cuthbert with glosses written over the lines of the poem in Latin or Old English., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Decorated initial in Bede's Life of Cuthbert, here with the text of Cuthbert's retirement to a small island off Lindisfarne, the discovery of his body, and the immediate commemoration of him as a holy man, with glosses in Latin and Old English above the lines., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Title page and interlace initial 'P'(rincipium) with animal heads and mask., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Coloured initials., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Coloured and decorated initials., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.

• Diagram., Lives of Cuthbert in prose (ff. 2-42v) and verse (ff. 45-62v), with services for Cuthbert, Benedict and Guthlac with musical notation (ff. 43-44; 63-66)

a monastery in Wessex, such as Sherborne: evidence of the contents of the prayerbook placed after its 'Lives' of Cuthbert.f. 1 contains text in Latin in a 11th-century hand, with small initials in red or green.John Anstis the elder (b.