• Detail of a historiated initial 'F'(actum est) of David playing the harp with two musician on both sides, one playing the violin and another playing the horn, at the beginning of 2 Kings., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Inhabited initial 'Q'(uinque) with a man and animals interlaced with foliage, at the beginning of book 6., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

a manib[us] sit procul iste lib[er] T. Wybarn', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (ff. 1, 259).Inscribed a letter, signed by Clemens Brown, requesting a certain Henry to receive this book from Thomas Walleys, master

• Historiated initial 'F'(actum est) of David playing the harp with two musician on both sides, one playing the violin and another playing the horn, at the beginning of 2 Kings, Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Puzzle initial and inhabited initial at the prologue and beginning of Judith., Bible (with Psalms) and Interpretation of Hebrew Names, imperfect

until 1659, inscription (f. 1), see transcription below.John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company at Constantinople 1670-1676: inscribed in 1659 'Joh[ann]es Covel xpti. Coll. Soc. 1659 mnemosunon [in Greek] Tho: Hu:’ (f. 1). No. XXVI (f.

• Historiated initial 'E'(t) of two men with a book, at the beginning of the Book of Joshua., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(t factum est) of two men with a book, perhaps Moses giving the book of the law to Joshua, at the beginning of Joshua., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Inhabited initial 'T'(andem), at the beginning of the prologue to Joshua., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Coloured initials in a text page of the chronicle., Chronicle, AD 1-1135 (ff. 34-61), with additions up to 1266 (ff. 61v-73)

Coloured initials in a text page of the chronicle. The life of Thomas Becket in verse was composed c. 1184. It is based on one by Robert of Cricklade (d. c. 1174), prior of St. Frideswide's, Oxford, now lost.

• Text page with the end of Jerome's Commentary on Ecclesiastes and an ownership inscription in display script, divided by a geometric line filler., Commentary on Proverbs (ff. 3-43); Commentary on Ecclesiastes (ff. 43v-71); Commentary on Acts of the Apostles (ff. 72-91v); Nomina regionum et locorum de Actibus Apostolorum (ff. 91v-93v)

a geometric line filler. Leaves lost after f. 93. 1 large initial in red with penwork decoration (f. 91v); 8 large initials in red, frequently decorated with small balls (ff. 1, 14, 31, 42, 72, 72v, 91v). Numerous simple initials

• Detail of Evangelist portrait of Matthew., Evangelists portraits

Andrés, 1968). The monastery San Lorenzo el Real, El Escorial, in 1809: inscription 'San Lorenzo el R. del Escorial' (f. 1) (see also Andrés, 1968). Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part

• Zoomorphic initial 'G'(regorius)., 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 'A'(mos) with an animal head., 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

• Decorated initial 'E'(vangelium) with dragons and a human mask, at the beginning of sermons of Augustine., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Text pages with large and small coloured initials and numbers., Poeticon astronomicon, Description of the constellations; In Somnium Scipionis

Text pages with large and small coloured initials and numbers. The three parts were bound together by c. 1124 (according to unpublished notes of Michael Gullick).ff. 1-27 : The Poeticon astronimicon is written in two columns, the outer one

• Decorated initial 'P'(etrus) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Peter., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

(ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the margins. 1 inhabited initial in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in

• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Jude., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

(ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the margins. 1 inhabited initial in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the first Epistle of John., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

(ff. 4-86v) and the Commentary on Tobit (ff. 86v-95) by Bede, with the 'nota' signs and tituli in the margins. 1 inhabited initial in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in

• Coloured initial 'I'(ncipiunt) at the beginning of the list of capitula, with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i].', Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(udiviumus) with a dragon and foliate decoration., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit)., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head