• Decorated initials 'P'(ostea) and 'P'(ost)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initials 'O'(rosius) and 'P'(receptis)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'R'(ex)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'B'(ellum)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'P'(eleus)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'A'(nima) at the beginning of 'Colloquium sponsi et sponsae'., Various texts including sermons and 'Colloquium sponsi et sponsae'

brown or red with blue, green or red pen-flourishing (ff. 4, 15v, 28, 30v, 32, 90), in green or in blue with reserved lines and red pen-flourishing (ff. 5, 11, 19, 25v, 101v). Smaller initials in blue, green or red,

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost mortem) with pen-flourishing., Antiquitates judaicae

ff. 120)) or arabesque initials in red, blue or green with reserved lines or foliate decoration, and occasionally in green with red penwork (e.g., ff. 92, 117v, 141v, 144), in red with blue penwork (e.g., ff. 141v, 144v, 145), or

• Illuminated initial 'U'(isio), at the beginning of Isaiah, with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claustro Roffensi per Paulinum priorem', and the Westminster inventory number 'no. 324'., Glossed Isaiah

Roman numerals. 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of Isaiah (f. 1). Smaller initials in red, blue or green with pen-flourished decoration in red, at the beginning of chapters. Glossed Isaiah The cathedral priory of St.

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

24v, 55, 184, 195), and smaller initials of the same type at the beginning of all chants. Initials in red, blue, and green throughout the text. Troper and Gradual, imperfect Made at and for the Benedictine abbey of St. Albans:

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

red line indicating the length of a citation.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 7 puzzle initials with penwork decoration in red and blue, and/or green, at the beginning of the Epistles (ff. 194, 198v, 203, 206, 210, 210v, 211). Catholic Epistles and

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'V'(ocavit), with foliate motifs and birds, at the beginning of Leviticus., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end

in colours and gold with foliate and/or zoomorphic motifs (ff. 2, 66, 148). Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end The cathedral priory of St. Andrew,

• Detail of a decorated initial 'H'(ec), with foliate motifs, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end

colours and gold with foliate and/or zoomorphic motifs (ff. 2, 66, 148). Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester

• Detail of a miniature of the death of Polixena, with a partial border and an illuminated initial 'A'(pres)., Historia destructionis Troiae in a French translation

85, 88, 92, 95v, 98v). Foliate initials in colours and gold at the beginning of books. Initials in gold on blue and rose grounds with penwork decoration in white and ivy extensions Historia destructionis Troiae in a French translation Inscription

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of a bishop with a mitre and a pastoral staff., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

manicula (ff. 26, 84, 114, 155, 175). Initials with penwork decoration in red and blue. Initials in blue or red. Rubrics in red. Running titles in blue and red. Initials highlighted in red. Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus,

• Text page., Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus, a pecia manuscript, imperfect, including later insertions (ff. 15-16v, 45-52v, 93-101v, 113r-v, 126-127, 137-144v, 201-206v, 243-266v)

manicula (ff. 26, 84, 114, 155, 175). Initials with penwork decoration in red and blue. Initials in blue or red. Rubrics in red. Running titles in blue and red. Initials highlighted in red. Decretum, with marginal glosses, partly by Rufinus,

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

24v, 55, 184, 195), and smaller initials of the same type at the beginning of all chants. Initials in red, blue, and green throughout the text. Troper and Gradual, imperfect Made at and for the Benedictine abbey of St. Albans:

• Pen-flourished initial 'Q'(uoniam quidem) at the beginning of Luke., Luke with Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, preceded by a prologue, beginning: 'Luchas Anthiocensis natione Syrus'

Gospels in three volumes (see Provenance).f. 1 is a parchment flyleaf. 2 large initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (ff. 2v, 3). Smaller plain initials in red. Luke with Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, preceded

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'L'(ocutusque), with foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of Numbers., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end

initials in colours and gold with foliate and/or zoomorphic motifs (ff. 2, 66, 148). Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end The cathedral priory of St.

• Drawings of Boethius' explanation of the monochord, showing intervals as mathematical ratios., De institutione musica

tironian ets. Tables and diagrams in red and brown, occasionally with some green. Small initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in the same and the alternate colour, occasionally with reserved designs. Rubrics in red. De institutione musica Added,

• Drawings of Boethius' explanation of the monochord, showing intervals as mathematical ratios., De institutione musica

tironian ets. Tables and diagrams in red and brown, occasionally with some green. Small initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in the same and the alternate colour, occasionally with reserved designs. Rubrics in red. De institutione musica Added,