• Inscription stating that John of Dalling, monk of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans, gave this book to the abbey with the permission of abbot John of Hertford, reading 'Hunc librum dedit Frater Johannes de Dal/ling ex licencia domini Joh[annis] abb[at]is deo / eccl[es]ie s[anc]ti Albani ita tamen quod habeat / usum t[antu]m in vita sua. Quem quid[em] qui ab / eadem ecc[lesie] alienaverit v[e]l titulum dele/verit anathema sit. Amen. / Anima Johannis de dalling et anime omnium fidelium defunctorum requiescant in pace. Amen/'; with a note that the book was kept in a cupboard in the choir, 'De armariolo in choro.', Psalter and Canticles

Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing (initials in gold with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, f. 73v), at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red or blue at the beginning

• Inhabited initial 'I'(nicium) at the beginning of Mark with lions and an animal playing a fiddle., Mark with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses; preceded by a table of' capitula sive distinctiones', beginning 'De Iohanne baptista' (ff. 2 r-v), and by the prologue 'Marcus evangelista Dei' (ff. 3-4v), imperfect at the end (the last leaf has been cut out)

puzzle initial 'M'(arcus) in red and blue at the beginning of the prologue (f. 3 ). 1 large initial 'D'(e) in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Mark with the Glossa ordinaria

• Illuminated initial 'T'(uit)., Life of Thomas Becket

1 large gold initial with foliate infill (f. 1). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or blue or green with red pen-flourishing. Simple initials in red, blue, or green. Life of Thomas Becket Part 1: Numerous inscriptions in a fourteenth-century

• Donor inscriptions and pressmark., Sermons (f. 2); Statutes of the Church of Hereford (f. 258v)

in the Library of Peterhouse~ (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1899), p. 235). Initials in blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Sermons (f. 2); Statutes of the Church of Hereford (f. 258v) Thomas Trilleck, bishop

• Diagram in William of Conches' Tract on Philosophy and Man., Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon philosophiae, and Daniel of Morley's Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum

in gold on a blue ground (f. 16). 7 large initials in red, green or blue, decorated in green and/or red (ff. 35v, 43v, 56v, 88, 88v, 95v, 104). Small initials in plain red, green or blue, sometimes with ornamental

• Initial 'V'(olens), at the beginning of the Tractatus Magistri Habrahe de tabulis plantetarum., Miscellany, including a calendar and astrological texts, including Roger's Hereford tables (ff. 77-87); excerpts from William of Conches's Dragmaticon philosophiae, and Daniel of Morley's Liber de naturis inferiorum et superiorum

in gold on a blue ground (f. 16). 7 large initials in red, green or blue, decorated in green and/or red (ff. 35v, 43v, 56v, 88, 88v, 95v, 104). Small initials in plain red, green or blue, sometimes with ornamental

• Decorated initials 'D'(ilecto) and 'G'(loriosi) in Aelred of Rievaulx's Vita sancti Edwardi regis Anglorum., Epistola Cuthberti, Ecclesiastica historia; Aelred's Vita sancti Edwardi regis Anglorum (ff. 118-149), and other theological works

119, 119v, 120). Large initials in red, most with blue penwork decoration, or in blue, most with red penwork decoration and sometimes with other colours. Small smiple initials in red or blue. Epistola Cuthberti, Ecclesiastica historia; Aelred's Vita sancti Edwardi

• Decorated initials 'U'(t) and 'S'(uccessit) at the beginning of book 5 of Bede's Ecclesiastica historia., Epistola Cuthberti, Ecclesiastica historia; Aelred's Vita sancti Edwardi regis Anglorum (ff. 118-149), and other theological works

119, 119v, 120). Large initials in red, most with blue penwork decoration, or in blue, most with red penwork decoration and sometimes with other colours. Small smiple initials in red or blue. Epistola Cuthberti, Ecclesiastica historia; Aelred's Vita sancti Edwardi

• Illuminated historiated initial 'I'(n) with scenes of the days of Creation and the Crucifixion, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

or white animals. Large and small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, often extending into a partial border. Running headers and chapter divisions in red and blue. Capitals highlighted in red. Bible, with prologues

• Historiated illuminated initial 'L'(iber) of a Tree of Jesse including Mary and Christ, at the beginning of Matthew., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

or white animals. Large and small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, often extending into a partial border. Running headers and chapter divisions in red and blue. Capitals highlighted in red. Bible, with prologues

• Historiated illuminated initials 'M'(archus) and 'I'(nitium) with Mark's symbol of a lion and Mark holding a book within a micro-architectural frame above a dragon, at the beginning of the preface to Mark., Bible, with prologues and interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 426-465v) and some explanatory notes on each book, entitled 'glose divinorum librorum' (ff. 466-478v)

or white animals. Large and small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, and in red with blue pen-flourishing, often extending into a partial border. Running headers and chapter divisions in red and blue. Capitals highlighted in red. Bible, with prologues

• Calendar page for December with a medallion of Capricorn., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,

• Inhabited initial 'D'(ixi), at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,

• Inhabited initial 'Q'(uid gloria) with a dragon and a bird, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit), at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of Jonah falling from his boat, and Jonah on the back of the whale, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,

• Inhabited initial 'E'(xultate), at the beginning of Psalm 80., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,

• Decorated initial 'C'(onfitebor)., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with medallions of David with Goliath's head, David playing the harp, and David beheading Goliath, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,

• Detail of a prefatory miniature of David playing the harp., Psalter, with litany, prayers and Easter tables (The 'Westminster Psalter') (index Old Testament, Bible)

major Psalm divisions. Initials in red or blue with penwork decoration in red, blue and/or green, some with pen-flourished extensions into the margin. Initials in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and/or blue, some with animal heads. Psalter, with litany,