• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David playing the harp, and David killing Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 1, Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

and David killing Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 1 Associated by Branner 1977 with the 'Corpus' Atelier (Corpus Iuris Civilis, Copenhagen Gl. Kgl. S ms. 393).Includes a calendar (ff. 1-6v) and litany with prayers (ff. 172v-179v).Guide letters, catchwords, and

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Psalm 1 in a full border, with medallions in the corners of personifications of Church and Synagoge in the upper medallions, and two standing men in the lower medallions, perhaps Paul and a prophet, and in the centre of side borders mandorlas with David playing a harp and a musician playing a fiddle. Within the border are numerous animals, and around the letter are many figures including the symbols of the Evangelists in the corners, standing prophets holding scrolls, a standing man in armour holding a spear and shield with a smaller man below in a conical hat, possibly Goliath and David, together with another musician, various entertainments including a knife-juggler and a bear-baiter, and animals and birds within foliage., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

colours on blue and pink grounds within gold medallions (ff. 4-9v). 1 very large framed historiated initial in colours on a gold ground at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 11). 9 large historiated or decorated initials in colours on

• Decorated initial 'A'(d te levavi)., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

f. 98. Large initials in colours and gold and/or silver with penwork decoration, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 24v, 55, 184, 195), and smaller initials of the same type at the beginning of all chants. Initials in

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus), at the beginning of Galatians., Catholic Epistles and Galatians, with the Glossa ordinaria

the Pauline Epistles, 14th century (f. 213r-v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 189' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666,

• Illuminated initial 'I'(nitium) with dragons and human masks in medallions, at the beginning of Mark., Gospel of Mark, with the Glossa ordinaria

foliate initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue to Mark and of the Passion (ff. 1, 48). 1 initial with dragons and human masks in medallions in colours and gold, at the beginning of Mark (f.

• Historiated initial 'H'(ic est) formed by a dragon and a lion, of John writing on a tablet and the dove of the Holy Spirit approaching to his ear, at the beginning of the prologue to John., Gospel of John, with the Glossa ordinaria

missing. 2 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of John and the prologue to John (ff. 1, 2v). 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Passion (f. 68v). Initials in red with

• Decorated initials 'G'(loria) and 'L'(audemus), at the beginning of phrased Glorias., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

f. 98. Large initials in colours and gold and/or silver with penwork decoration, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 24v, 55, 184, 195), and smaller initials of the same type at the beginning of all chants. Initials in

• Decorated initial 'G'(audeamus)., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

f. 98. Large initials in colours and gold and/or silver with penwork decoration, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 24v, 55, 184, 195), and smaller initials of the same type at the beginning of all chants. Initials in

• Decorated initial 'V'(ictus), at the beginning of book 1., Sermons, with a list of the sermons (f. 4)

the beginning of book 1. Quire signatures and catchwords. Large monochrome initials with arabesque decoration, in red or green, at the beginning of books (ff. 4, 5v, 42v, 53, 64, 74, 84v, 90v, 102v). Sermons, with a list of the

• Flourished initial 'H'(eer), at the beginning of a prayer., Psalter

Flourished initial 'H'(eer), at the beginning of a prayer. Large initials in blue, with reserved designs, with red pen-flourishing or penwork decoration. Small initials in plain red or blue. Psalter Erased inscription in red, 15th century (f. 1).Inscribed, 16th

• Decorated initial 'P'(redicante) with interlace and foliate decoration and a clasp, at the beginning of the life of Martial., Lives of Saints, imperfect

colours, and usually green or red washes, in rectangular frames, at the beginning of some prologues and saints's lives (ff. 1, 2v, 47v, 48v, 88, 89, 119, 139v, 140v, 156v). Large initials in colours with penwork decoration, usually with a

• Decorated initial 'I'(gitur) at the beginning of the life of Germain, bishop of Auxerre., Lives of Saints, imperfect

colours, and usually green or red washes, in rectangular frames, at the beginning of some prologues and saints's lives (ff. 1, 2v, 47v, 48v, 88, 89, 119, 139v, 140v, 156v). Large initials in colours with penwork decoration, usually with a

• Large initial 'P'(ostquam) with foliate decoration, at the beginning of the first book., Miracles of Thomas Becket, imperfect

pencil 'Ex Abb. Pontigniaci, Auxerre' (f. 1). Sir Thomas Phillipps (b. 1792, d. 1872), baronet, collector of books and manuscripts: his shelfmark in pencil 'B24.736' (upper pastedown) and manuscript number 'Phillipps MS. 10,227' (f. 1); his sale, 5 June 1899,

• Decorated initial 'S'(i) and 'P'(atet), with foliate decoration and a dog/quadruped, at the beginning of the prologue to and book 4., Miracles of Thomas Becket, imperfect

pencil 'Ex Abb. Pontigniaci, Auxerre' (f. 1). Sir Thomas Phillipps (b. 1792, d. 1872), baronet, collector of books and manuscripts: his shelfmark in pencil 'B24.736' (upper pastedown) and manuscript number 'Phillipps MS. 10,227' (f. 1); his sale, 5 June 1899,

• Decorated initial 'T[e]' (supplices) at the beginning of the sequence of phrased Kyries., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

f. 98. Large initials in colours and gold and/or silver with penwork decoration, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 24v, 55, 184, 195), and smaller initials of the same type at the beginning of all chants. Initials in

• Decorated initials 'G'(loria) and 'L'(audemus), at the beginning of phrased Glorias., Troper and Gradual, imperfect

f. 98. Large initials in colours and gold and/or silver with penwork decoration, at the beginning of major divisions (ff. 1, 24v, 55, 184, 195), and smaller initials of the same type at the beginning of all chants. Initials in

• Illuminated letters 'HEC'; the 'H' and part of the 'E' on a probably post-medieval inserted patch of parchment., Glossed Exodus (index Old Testament)

'E' on a probably post-medieval inserted patch of parchment. 1 large initial excised and replaced by an initial in gold, followed by display capitals in gold on a blue ground (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red penwork, or

• Flourished initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Exodus 12., Glossed Exodus (index Old Testament)

Flourished initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Exodus 12. 1 large initial excised and replaced by an initial in gold, followed by display capitals in gold on a blue ground (f. 1). Small initials in blue with red penwork, or

• Initial ''P'(uer) at the beginning of Peter of Blois's Sermon V In nativitate domini., Epistola ad Paulinum (Epistle 53) (ff. 1-4v); Sermones; verses and tabulae (ff. 123v-124v)

and tabulae (ff. 123v-124v) Henry Savile, of Banke (b. 1568 d. 1617), collector of manuscripts: inscription 'Netlton Hnry Savil' (f. 1, upper margin, in shorthand, partly erased), see Andrew G. Watson, ~The Manuscripts of Henry Savile of Banke~ (London: Bibliographical

• Decorated initial 'M'(aria) with foliate interlace and clasps, at the reading for Easter., Lectionary, imperfect

small initials in red. Lectionary, imperfect The Carthsians of Mainz (14th century inscription:.'. . . est carthus(ensium) p(ro)pe mogu(n)cia(m)'), f. 1. 15th century additions (ff. 115v-116) in German cursive script.? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel,