• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with king David pointing at his eyes at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter, imperfect, beginning in Psalm 16

(a larger initial at the beginning of Psalm 21 (f. 11v)). Initials in gold with blue or red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold, red and blue. Coloured initials in red. Psalter, imperfect, beginning in Psalm 16 ?Added litany including Livine, Servati,

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnipotens) and musical notation., Pontifical

contemporary hand including Secundiane, Viriane, Marcelliane, Iuste, Blasi, Brixti, and Egidi (ff. 86-87). Initials with white foliage on a pale blue, dark blue/green, dark purple and red ground (ff. 1 (damaged), 2v, 3v, 11, 14v, 17v, 20, 21v, 34v, 48,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

and other books (ff. 1, 17v, 33, 47, 61v, 77v, 96v, 115v, 134v, 147, 158v, 171, 186, 201v). Initials in blue or red. Antiquitates iudaicae The Benedictine abbey of St Albans: inscribed, 'Hic est lib[er] s[an]c[t]I Alb[a]ni que[m] q[ui] abstulerit

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

and other books (ff. 1, 17v, 33, 47, 61v, 77v, 96v, 115v, 134v, 147, 158v, 171, 186, 201v). Initials in blue or red. Antiquitates iudaicae The Benedictine abbey of St Albans: inscribed, 'Hic est lib[er] s[an]c[t]I Alb[a]ni que[m] q[ui] abstulerit

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'T'(enentes), with beasts interlaced with foliage., Antiquitates iudaicae

and other books (ff. 1, 17v, 33, 47, 61v, 77v, 96v, 115v, 134v, 147, 158v, 171, 186, 201v). Initials in blue or red. Antiquitates iudaicae The Benedictine abbey of St Albans: inscribed, 'Hic est lib[er] s[an]c[t]I Alb[a]ni que[m] q[ui] abstulerit

• Deatil of a decorated initial 'D'(avid)., Antiquitates iudaicae

and other books (ff. 1, 17v, 33, 47, 61v, 77v, 96v, 115v, 134v, 147, 158v, 171, 186, 201v). Initials in blue or red. Antiquitates iudaicae The Benedictine abbey of St Albans: inscribed, 'Hic est lib[er] s[an]c[t]I Alb[a]ni que[m] q[ui] abstulerit

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(illaba est) at the beginning of the second book., De octo partibus orationis, imperfect at the beginning (missing the preface and part of the table of contents)

in red and green (f. 16v). 1 large initial in red (f. 112v). Smaller plain initials in red, green, or blue. Rubrics in red. De octo partibus orationis, imperfect at the beginning (missing the preface and part of the table

• Text page., De emendatione vitae (ff. 2-26v, begins imperfectly); Treatise in nine chapters (ff. 27-47v, begins imperfectly); De cognitione verae vitae (ff. 47v-76v); Dialogus inter quandum vere penetentem et suum bonum angelum (ff. 77-81)

MSS 628-709), and a further 17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. De emendatione vitae (ff. 2-26v, begins imperfectly); Treatise in nine chapters (ff. 27-47v, begins imperfectly);

• Puzzle initial., Miscellany, including a history of Susanna, 58 Aesopic fables (ff. 171-187), a liber 'de doctrina cordis' (ff. 5-141v); Alan of Lille's Parabolae (ff. 161-171); and Regulae theologicae (ff. 270-318v); Alan of Meaux's Metrical treatise on Susanna (ff. 1-4)

initials in red and brown or blue (ff. 1, 5, 5v, 76, 142, 161v, 270). Small initials in plain red. Miscellany, including a history of Susanna, 58 Aesopic fables (ff. 171-187), a liber 'de doctrina cordis' (ff. 5-141v); Alan of

• Coloured letters in a late 12th or early 13th century glossed Matthew, chapter 2., 2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2

English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves. Small plain initials in red or blue. 2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2 f. 2: from the same manuscript as Cambridge, Corpus Christi

• Coloured initial., Epistola de sacrificio azymi et fermentati, and misc. theological texts

(pp. 134-35) and Burney 357, f. 24v, for a list of contents of the manuscript. Simple small red, brown, or blue initials, a few with simple decoration in a second colour. Epistola de sacrificio azymi et fermentati, and misc. theological

• Illustration of the constellation of Aries, the ram, with text or scholia written within the figure of the zodiacal sign., Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures

of the solar system in brown and red (f. 19). Small initials in brown or red. Text in red or blue. Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures f. 1 is a slightly later addition (c. 1000,

• Illustration of Perseus, a hero of Greek mythology, with the head of the snake-haired Medusa, with text or scholia within the figure of the constellation., Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures

of the solar system in brown and red (f. 19). Small initials in brown or red. Text in red or blue. Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures f. 1 is a slightly later addition (c. 1000,

• Illustration of the faces of the Pliades, seven sisters who lived in the heavens as stars, with their names inscribed around them., Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures

of the solar system in brown and red (f. 19). Small initials in brown or red. Text in red or blue. Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures f. 1 is a slightly later addition (c. 1000,

• Illustration of Lepus the hare, the favourite prey of the hunter Orion, located beneath his feet, with its body formed of text or scholia. In the 'Aratea' verses below, an Anglo-Saxon reader has written a correction between the lines., Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures

of the solar system in brown and red (f. 19). Small initials in brown or red. Text in red or blue. Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures f. 1 is a slightly later addition (c. 1000,

• Illustration of the sea-monster Coetus (Cetus) with its body formed of text or scholia. In the verses of the 'Aratea' below, an Anglo-Saxon reader has made some corrections between the lines., Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures

of the solar system in brown and red (f. 19). Small initials in brown or red. Text in red or blue. Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures f. 1 is a slightly later addition (c. 1000,

• Illustration of an excerpt of Pliny's Natural History on the positions and movements of seven planets, with earth in the centre, and around it the moon, Mercury, Venus, the Sun, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn. The "Signifer" or zodiac encircles the whole. 'Tonus' and 'Semit' are musical terms used by Pythagoras in discussion the mathematical ratios of distances between the planets., Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures

of the solar system in brown and red (f. 19). Small initials in brown or red. Text in red or blue. Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures f. 1 is a slightly later addition (c. 1000,

• Illustration of the 'planesphere' of Geruvigus, showing the positions of the constellations in the band of the zodiac., Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures

of the solar system in brown and red (f. 19). Small initials in brown or red. Text in red or blue. Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus's Astronomica in the constellation figures f. 1 is a slightly later addition (c. 1000,

• Coloured letters., De trinitate (excerpts) (ff. 9-85v); De doctrina christiana (excerpts) (f. 8r-v); De rerum naturis (ff. 9-35v); calendar (ff. 1v-7v)

initial in gold on a blue wash background (f. 9). 'KL' letters in red and green. 2 initials in red with green penwork decoration (ff. 16, 50v). 1 large initial in green, with simple penwork decoration (f. 8). 1 large

• Detail of decorated initials 'I'(ncipiunt) and 'P'(romittit), at the beginning of the 'Capitula in librum Iosue'., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

f. 52v), the preface to Kings (dragons, f. 55v), and 3 Kings (hybrid lion-birds, f. 120v). Smaller initials in red, blue, and green, some with penwork decoration (e.g., ff. 14v, 42, 60v, 70v, 116v, etc.) Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and