• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) and historiated initial 'D'(isciplina) of a bishop teaching with an open book with partial borders, at the beginning of Isidore's Etymologies., Etymologies

83, 83v, 85, 88, 94v, 100, 107, 113v, 117v, 119, 121, 124). Small initials in red with blue or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Etymologies Inscription: '1445.1446 Memoriale magnifici domini Gerardi Dandulo de Venetiis potestatis Verone super

• Historiated initial 'V'(etus) of the symbols of the Evangelists with partial borders, at the beginning of book 6 of Isidore's Etymologies., Etymologies

83, 83v, 85, 88, 94v, 100, 107, 113v, 117v, 119, 121, 124). Small initials in red with blue or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Etymologies Inscription: '1445.1446 Memoriale magnifici domini Gerardi Dandulo de Venetiis potestatis Verone super

• Detail of historiated initial 'B'(eatissimus) of Christ blessingwith partial borders, at the beginning of book 7 of Isidore's Etymologies., Etymologies

83, 83v, 85, 88, 94v, 100, 107, 113v, 117v, 119, 121, 124). Small initials in red with blue or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Etymologies Inscription: '1445.1446 Memoriale magnifici domini Gerardi Dandulo de Venetiis potestatis Verone super

• Detail of historiated initial 'E'(cclesia) of Paul holding a sword and a book with partial borders, at the beginning of book 8 of Isidore's Etymologies., Etymologies

83, 83v, 85, 88, 94v, 100, 107, 113v, 117v, 119, 121, 124). Small initials in red with blue or purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Etymologies Inscription: '1445.1446 Memoriale magnifici domini Gerardi Dandulo de Venetiis potestatis Verone super

• Detail of illuminated initial., Psalms (ff. 7-146); Canticles (ff. 146-157v); Litany, Petitions and Collects (ff. 157v-161)

large gold initials with foliate decoration in colours on a blue wash background (f. 7, 54v, 100v, 114v) at Psalms 1, 51, 101, and 109. Large initials in red, blue, yellow, or green, most with foliate and other patterned decoration

• Detail of illuminated initial., Psalms (ff. 7-146); Canticles (ff. 146-157v); Litany, Petitions and Collects (ff. 157v-161)

large gold initials with foliate decoration in colours on a blue wash background (f. 7, 54v, 100v, 114v) at Psalms 1, 51, 101, and 109. Large initials in red, blue, yellow, or green, most with foliate and other patterned decoration

• Miniature of a hunting scene., Account of the Norman noblemen who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066; a treatise on Elizabethan heraldry and genealogy; and an account on the Court of Queen Elizabeth

large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 32). Smaller and small decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials also in gold on red or blue grounds. Line fillers decorated in gold on red, blue, or green grounds,

• Painted binding with hunting scenes., Account of the Norman noblemen who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066; a treatise on Elizabethan heraldry and genealogy; and an account on the Court of Queen Elizabeth

large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 32). Smaller and small decorated foliate initials, in colours and gold. Small initials also in gold on red or blue grounds. Line fillers decorated in gold on red, blue, or green grounds,

• Decorated initial 'M'(arcus) at the beginning of the prologue., Glossed Mark

is a parchment leaf with a 15th-century inscription. Large puzzle initials in blue and red and red and blue pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 2). Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in brown. Marginal decoration in brown, including of a bird

• List of books headed 'Books of the big bookcase'. Rubrics separate lists of books by Ambrose, High of St.-Victor, and Anselm, while others are grouped as glossed books or small books (the latter perhaps on shallower shelves). Eight lines down in the second column is recorded two copies of Mark, glossed: presumably one of them is the present manuscript., Glossed Mark

is a parchment leaf with a 15th-century inscription. Large puzzle initials in blue and red and red and blue pen-flourishing (ff. 1, 2). Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in brown. Marginal decoration in brown, including of a bird

• Decorated initial and border., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray. Numerous large 'champ' initials in gold with colours. Small initials in red and blue (ff. 1-2v). Paraph marks in red and blue. Cadels. Legenda Aurea (The Golden

• Detail of 'champ' initials with foliate feathering., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray. Numerous large 'champ' initials in gold with colours. Small initials in red and blue (ff. 1-2v). Paraph marks in red and blue. Cadels. Legenda Aurea (The Golden

• Detail of 'champ' initials with foliate feathering., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray. Numerous large 'champ' initials in gold with colours. Small initials in red and blue (ff. 1-2v). Paraph marks in red and blue. Cadels. Legenda Aurea (The Golden

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with a coat of arms featuring a bird on gold ground, at the beginning of the Psalms., Breviary, Franciscan use

large puzzle initials in red and blue with red and black pen flourishing. Smaller initials in blue with red pen flourishing or red with black pen flourishing. Numerous small initials in red or blue. Breviary, Franciscan use Half-erased inscription; post-medieval

• Initial 'L'(iber) with penwork decoration and a reserved design, at the beginning of the Gospel of Matthew., Gospel of Matthew, glossed (ff. 7-147), with prologues (ff. 1-6)

decoration in blue, occasionally with a reserved design. Numerous initials in red, occasionally with minor penwork decoration or with a reserved line. Some initials in blue. Rubrics in red. Some few paragraph marks in red with some blue. Gospel of

• Initial 'A'(bba) with penwork decoration., Commentary on the Song of Songs (ff. 1-52); Regula S. Benedicti (ff. 52-84)

(f. 54v). Some large and several smaller initials in blue, red or green. Display script in red or blue for letters following hree large initials (ff. 1, 52). Rubrics in red, blue or brown. Bible text in red (ff. 1v-2v).

• Initial 'A'(ngelus) with penwork decoration., Commentary on Revelation

6 large initials in red and blue, one with light brown, with penwork decoration and reserved designs including dotted lines (ff. 1, 1v, 83, 99, 108v, 127). Numerous large and small initials in blue, red, light brown or yellow (f.

• Initial 'I'(am) decorated with acanthus leaves and besants at the beginning of Book 3., De Consolatione Philosophiae (index Consolation of Philosophy)

extending into the margin on 2 sides (f. 1). Numerous smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or red with purple or blue pen-flourishing. Red or blue paragraph marks. Drawing of a face in profile in ink in the loop

• Initials 'P'(hebeo) and 'S'(epe) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the text., Claudianus maior

signatures 'a'-'g' in crayon.Uncrossed tironian ets. 1 large initial in blue with a reserved line and penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1). Numerous smaller initials in red or blue, with penwork decoration in the alternate colour or, rarely,

• Puzzle initial 'P'(uis) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs and a dog at the beginning of book 3., Lumiere as lais

dog (f. 18), a face (f. 26), a dragon (f. 68v). Coloured initials in alternating red or blue. Paraphs in red or blue. Lumiere as lais Robert Burscough (b. 1650/51, d. 1709), prebendary of Exeter in 1701, archdeacon of Barnstaple