• Decorated initials 'D'(um) and 'B'(ritannia) with penwork decoration and reserved lines, at the beginning of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae; one line filler; in the upper margin the number '39' inscribed by Sir Simonds d'Ewes., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)

(consecutive letters).Geoffrey of Monmouth died in 1154. 1 large initial in blue, with light brown, red and green (f. 3). Large initials in light brown, red, green or blue, occasionally with reserved line or minor penwork decoration in the same

• Calendar with diagrams of lunar eclipses., Scientific miscellany, including a calendar (from 1387 to 1462) (ff. 2-14), Canon minoris calendarii and Canon majoris calendarii by John Somer (ff. 16-18), treatise on the use of the astrolabe attributed to Simon de Bredon (ff. 24v-28), various other astrological tables and treatises

the movements of the moon (f. 29). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Smaller initials in red with brown penwork decoration. Plain initials in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Capitals marked in red. Scientific miscellany, including a calendar

• 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,

• Large initial 'H'(umano) with foliate decoration, flowers and besants and, in the lower margin, wreath enclosing unidentified arms, also surrounded by foliate decoration and flowers, Ars poetica (ff. 1-10); Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 10v-52v); Epistulae (ff. 53-83v)

1). Large initial in colours and gold with foliate decoration, flowers and besants (f. 53). Coloured initials in blue. Smaller initial in blue with penwork decoration in red (f. 18v). Ars poetica (ff. 1-10); Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 10v-52v); Epistulae

• 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,

• Detail of miniature of two goats, one grazing, the other eating from a tree., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

miniatures on every page illustrating the bestiary (ff. 36-67v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Decorated nota marks, some with

• Detail of a miniature of a man in a boat with a spear pursuing a hydros., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

miniatures on every page illustrating the bestiary (ff. 36-67v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Decorated nota marks, some with

• Flourished initials and coloured drawing of a scorpion with a short verse on the scorpion written around the edge: 'Scorpio efficitur pongens a posteriori Si quis blanditur nec mens consentiat ori', in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Historiated initial 'Q'(ue) with Peter Lombard writing, in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Decorated initials 'C'(um) and 'D'(iligentur), in Peter Lombard's Sentences; with a page marker in lower right-hand corner., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Decorated initial 'C', at the beginning of Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Flourished initials, in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Ownership inscription of William Smart, written at right-angles to the page, stating that it previously belonged to the Augustinian abbey of St. Peter, St. Paul, and St. Osyth, at St. Osyth (Essex): 'Hic liber quondam sancte Osithe nunc Willelmi Smarte'., Glossed Gospel of Mark

Mark (f. 6). 1 large initial in gold on a blue ground with colours and foliate decoration at the beginning of the prologue to Mark (f. 3). Small initials in blue or red, a few with simple decoration in the

• Inhabited initial 'I'(nitium) at the beginning of Mark, with roundels representing the four evangelist symbols: the eagle of John, the winged man of Matthew, the winged bull of Luke, and the winged lion of Mark, with the the Lamb of God in the centre., Glossed Gospel of Mark

Mark (f. 6). 1 large initial in gold on a blue ground with colours and foliate decoration at the beginning of the prologue to Mark (f. 3). Small initials in blue or red, a few with simple decoration in the

• Decorated initial 'C', at the beginning of Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Flourished initials, in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Decorated initial 'C'(um), in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Decorated initial 'D'(iligentur), in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Flourished initials, in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(ue) with Peter Lombard writing, in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved