• Decorated initial 'P'(rophetaverit), at the beginning of book 2., Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

Abb[at]is s[e]c[un]di temp[o]re sc[r]ipt[us] / p[er] manu[m] D[omini] Fulconis can[oni]ci p[ost]ea / p[r]ioris D[omino] Alexand[r]o de Weleue t[un]c Can/tore' (f. 1); noted by John Leland c. 1536-40 (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis

• Inscription stating that the book belongs to the Augustinian abbey of St Mary, Cirencester , and was written by canon Fulk during the abbacy of Andrew: '[L]ib[er] s[anc]te Marie de Cirecest[e]r[ia] D[omini] / Andree Abb[at]is s[e]c[un]di temp[o]re sc[r]ipt[us] / p[er] manu[m] D[omini] Fulconis can[oni]ci p[ost]ea / p[r]ioris D[omino] Alexand[r]o de Weleue t[un]c Can/tore.', Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

Abb[at]is s[e]c[un]di temp[o]re sc[r]ipt[us] / p[er] manu[m] D[omini] Fulconis can[oni]ci p[ost]ea / p[r]ioris D[omino] Alexand[r]o de Weleue t[un]c Can/tore' (f. 1); noted by John Leland c. 1536-40 (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis

• Decorated initial 'V'(erba) at the beginning of book 3., Commentary on Ezra and Nehemiah

Abb[at]is s[e]c[un]di temp[o]re sc[r]ipt[us] / p[er] manu[m] D[omini] Fulconis can[oni]ci p[ost]ea / p[r]ioris D[omino] Alexand[r]o de Weleue t[un]c Can/tore' (f. 1); noted by John Leland c. 1536-40 (see ~J. Lelandi antiquarii de rebus Britannicis Collectanea: Cum Thomæ Hearnii præfatione notis

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a book, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Ephesians, and a historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of a lion, at the beginning of Ephesians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 60v, 100, 122, 139v, 152, 161, 169, 175, 179, 188, 193, 196), and 15 foliate initials or initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Philemon, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Philemon., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 60v, 100, 122, 139v, 152, 161, 169, 175, 179, 188, 193, 196), and 15 foliate initials or initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 2 Thessalonians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 2 Thessalonians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 60v, 100, 122, 139v, 152, 161, 169, 175, 179, 188, 193, 196), and 15 foliate initials or initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Colossians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Colossians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 60v, 100, 122, 139v, 152, 161, 169, 175, 179, 188, 193, 196), and 15 foliate initials or initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a scroll, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Philippians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Philippians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 60v, 100, 122, 139v, 152, 161, 169, 175, 179, 188, 193, 196), and 15 foliate initials or initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Corinthians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Corinthians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 60v, 100, 122, 139v, 152, 161, 169, 175, 179, 188, 193, 196), and 15 foliate initials or initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on Romans, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Romans., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 60v, 100, 122, 139v, 152, 161, 169, 175, 179, 188, 193, 196), and 15 foliate initials or initials

• Detail of a miniature of Death, at the beginning of Matins in the Office of the Dead., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts, inscribed as usual by their librarian, Humfrey Wanley '1 Martij, 1720/21.' (f. 1). Edward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta, née Cavendish Holles (b. 1694, d. 1755) during

• Zoomorphic initial 'G'(lorio) of a dragon., De Civitate Dei (index City of God), books 1-9

Uncrossed tironian ets, and ampersands. ae caudatas. 1 large zoomorphic initial, in colours, in a decorated rectangular border, at the beginning of the first book (f. 2). 8 large initials in red, most with yellow penwork decoration, at the beginning

• Zoomorphic initial 'F'(ecit) at the beginning of the prologue to the Gospels., Glossed Matthew and Mark

Gospels. f. 1* is a medieval parchment flyleaf.Quire signatures of Roman numerals.f. 1 contains capitula referring to the quire and folio numbers of the manuscript. 5 large initials in gold and sometimes silver with penwork decoration in red, blue, and

• Illuminated initial 'M('atheus) at the beginning of the prologue to Matthew., Glossed Matthew and Mark

f. 1* is a medieval parchment flyleaf.Quire signatures of Roman numerals.f. 1 contains capitula referring to the quire and folio numbers of the manuscript. 5 large initials in gold and sometimes silver with penwork decoration in red, blue, and green,

• Illuminated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of Matthew, with acanthus leaf decoration., Glossed Matthew and Mark

decoration. f. 1* is a medieval parchment flyleaf.Quire signatures of Roman numerals.f. 1 contains capitula referring to the quire and folio numbers of the manuscript. 5 large initials in gold and sometimes silver with penwork decoration in red, blue, and

• Illuminated initial 'M'(arcus) at the beginning of the prologue to Mark, with foliate decoration., Glossed Matthew and Mark

foliate decoration. f. 1* is a medieval parchment flyleaf.Quire signatures of Roman numerals.f. 1 contains capitula referring to the quire and folio numbers of the manuscript. 5 large initials in gold and sometimes silver with penwork decoration in red, blue,

• Illuminated initial 'I'(nitium) at the beginning of Mark, with acanthus leaf decoration., Glossed Matthew and Mark

decoration. f. 1* is a medieval parchment flyleaf.Quire signatures of Roman numerals.f. 1 contains capitula referring to the quire and folio numbers of the manuscript. 5 large initials in gold and sometimes silver with penwork decoration in red, blue, and

• Miniature of the Crucifixion., Missal, including a calendar, a Gradual for summer, a Lectionary for the days after Easter and Pentecost

with clefs (ff. 7v-62v), brown (ff. 63-128v)], South-West Germany (Bohemia), end of the 12th century – beginning of the 13th. 1 miniature in brown and red ink, with washes in green, purple, and yellow (f. 40v). 4 large initials in

• Initials 'P'(hebeo) and 'S'(epe) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the text., Claudianus maior

Quire marks 'i'-'vii' and quire signatures 'a'-'g' in crayon.Uncrossed tironian ets. 1 large initial in blue with a reserved line and penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1). Numerous smaller initials in red or blue, with penwork decoration in

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) with foliate motifs at the beginning of the text., Abbreviatio historiarum (index Historia Francorum)

work in a group of manuscripts commissioned by him (see Stirnemann, 2003). Added inscription, medieval (f. 1).Added pressmark '49' (f. 1). The lower part of f. 120 has been excised to remove an ownership inscription. Part of f. 121 has