• Large initial 'I'(udei) with decoration in angular and foliate patterns., Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius' Hierarchia caelestis (index Commentaria in Hierarchiam Coelestem S. Dionysii Areopagitae)

Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69 (see Carley 2000).The flyleaves contain two Goliardic poems or satires on church abuses in a 13th-century hand: an invective against the bishops of Bath [Jocelin], Norwich [John de Grey] and Winchester

• Initial 'H'(is) with decoration., Commentary on Pseudo-Dionysius' Hierarchia caelestis (index Commentaria in Hierarchiam Coelestem S. Dionysii Areopagitae)

Lincoln and confessor of Henry VIII, Royal Appendix 69 (see Carley 2000).The flyleaves contain two Goliardic poems or satires on church abuses in a 13th-century hand: an invective against the bishops of Bath [Jocelin], Norwich [John de Grey] and Winchester

• Decorated initial 'B'(reves) with foliate motifs., Chronicon (ff. 1v-94v), Chronology of Roman emperors (ff. 94v-96), Chronology of the dukes of Normandy to 1035 (ff. 96-96v), with prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100)

prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100) The Benedictine abbey of

• null, Chronicon (ff. 1v-94v), Chronology of Roman emperors (ff. 94v-96), Chronology of the dukes of Normandy to 1035 (ff. 96-96v), with prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100)

prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100) The Benedictine abbey of

• null, Chronicon (ff. 1v-94v), Chronology of Roman emperors (ff. 94v-96), Chronology of the dukes of Normandy to 1035 (ff. 96-96v), with prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100)

prominent entries relating to the founding of the abbey of Mont St. Michel, the beginning of the building of the church and Suppo's abbacy (f. 96), Genealogy of the Kings of France to 987 (ff. 97-100) The Benedictine abbey of

• Coloured initials., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

red. Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter') The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence of the script and litany; perhaps made for Leofric, bishop (1046-1072) and given by

• Coloured initials in the litany., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

red. Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter') The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence of the script and litany; perhaps made for Leofric, bishop (1046-1072) and given by

• Detail of decorated initial., Calendar (January to August only) and computistical table

Kyneburga, Kyneswitha, Tibba, and Sexburga; the petitions are the same as in other Peterborough manuscriptsAll parts:The ownership(?) inscription of a church is mostly torn away (f. 3, lower margin).Numerous obits of laymen and women are added to the calendar.? A

• Detail of decorated initial., Calendar (January to August only) and computistical table

Kyneburga, Kyneswitha, Tibba, and Sexburga; the petitions are the same as in other Peterborough manuscriptsAll parts:The ownership(?) inscription of a church is mostly torn away (f. 3, lower margin).Numerous obits of laymen and women are added to the calendar.? A

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

Kyneburga, Kyneswitha, Tibba, and Sexburga; the petitions are the same as in other Peterborough manuscriptsAll parts:The ownership(?) inscription of a church is mostly torn away (f. 3, lower margin).Numerous obits of laymen and women are added to the calendar.? A

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

Kyneburga, Kyneswitha, Tibba, and Sexburga; the petitions are the same as in other Peterborough manuscriptsAll parts:The ownership(?) inscription of a church is mostly torn away (f. 3, lower margin).Numerous obits of laymen and women are added to the calendar.? A

• Puzzle initials 'I'(n) and 'L'(iber) at the beginning of the Vigil for Christmas eve., Cistercian Gospel Lectionary: Temporale; Gospels for Matins and Mass from Christmas Eve till the 25th Sunday after Pentecost and for the four Sundays in Advent (ff. 1-112); Sanctorale; Gospels for Matins and Mass from the feast of St Stephen Protomartyr to that of St Thomas the Apostle (ff. 112-132v); Gospels for the feasts of the Dedication of a Church, votive Masses, and Masses for the dead (ff. 132v-146v)

Stephen Protomartyr to that of St Thomas the Apostle (ff. 112-132v); Gospels for the feasts of the Dedication of a Church, votive Masses, and Masses for the dead (ff. 132v-146v) Added notes of saints days, including that of Becket (f.

• Coloured initials, and added 12th-century decorated initial 'B'(eatus), at the beginning of the Psalter., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

red. Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter') The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence of the script and litany; perhaps made for Leofric, bishop (1046-1072) and given by

• Coloured initials and musical notation of Anglo-Saxon neumes at the beginning of Psalm 50., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

red. Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter') The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence of the script and litany; perhaps made for Leofric, bishop (1046-1072) and given by

• Text page with coloured initials., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

red. Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter') The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence of the script and litany; perhaps made for Leofric, bishop (1046-1072) and given by

• Decorated initials 'I'(n) and 'N'(otandum) with reserved designs, geometric and arabesque motifs, followed by display script; one simple initial 'A'(udivit)., Sermons on the Gospels

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Decorated initials Church Fathers England, S. England, S. (Reading)

• Coloured initials 'L'(icet) and 'M'(ensis), Rule of Saint Benedict and other religious texts, including the Carta caritatis

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Calendar page for February, with coloured letters., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

red. Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter') The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence of the script and litany; perhaps made for Leofric, bishop (1046-1072) and given by

• Calendar page for April, with coloured letters., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

red. Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter') The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence of the script and litany; perhaps made for Leofric, bishop (1046-1072) and given by

• Text page with coloured initials., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

red. Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter') The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence of the script and litany; perhaps made for Leofric, bishop (1046-1072) and given by