• Illuminated initial 'D'(ixit dominus domino meo), with foliate and knotwork motifs, at Psalm 109., Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. 211-214)

English saints in the litany include: Alban, Oswald, Kenelm, Edmund, Ethelbert, Cuthbert, Guthlac, Wilfred, John of Beverley, Chad, Erkonwald, Swithun, Birinus, Judoc, Machutus, Etheldreda, Sexburg, Withburg, and Werburg.The script of the Ramsey Psalter formed the basis of Edward Johnston's 'foundational

• Illuminated initial 'A'(d dominum cum tribularer), with foliate motifs, at Psalm 119., Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. 211-214)

saints in the litany include: Alban, Oswald, Kenelm, Edmund, Ethelbert, Cuthbert, Guthlac, Wilfred, John of Beverley, Chad, Erkonwald, Swithun, Birinus, Judoc, Machutus, Etheldreda, Sexburg, Withburg, and Werburg.The script of the Ramsey Psalter formed the basis of Edward Johnston's 'foundational hand'

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'B'(enedicite)., Psalter (the 'Ramsey Psalter' or 'Psalter of Oswald'), in the Gallican version, with a litany (ff. 209-211) followed by prayers (ff. 211-214)

litany include: Alban, Oswald, Kenelm, Edmund, Ethelbert, Cuthbert, Guthlac, Wilfred, John of Beverley, Chad, Erkonwald, Swithun, Birinus, Judoc, Machutus, Etheldreda, Sexburg, Withburg, and Werburg.The script of the Ramsey Psalter formed the basis of Edward Johnston's 'foundational hand' which inspired a

• Coloured initial and musical notations on 4-line staves., Life of Thomas Becket (index Vie de Thomas Becket), in Anglo-Norman verse, followed by an Anglo-Norman crusade noted song ‘S’onques nus hom pour dure’ (ff. 14-14v); Anglo-Norman romance Guy of Warwick (index Gui de Warewic) (ff. 15-26)

Coloured initial and musical notations on 4-line staves. The life of Thomas Becket in verse was composed c. 1184. It is based on one by Robert of Cricklade (d. c. 1174), prior of St. Frideswide's, Oxford, now lost. It

• Text page with added notes., Life of Thomas Becket (index Vie de Thomas Becket), in Anglo-Norman verse, followed by an Anglo-Norman crusade noted song ‘S’onques nus hom pour dure’ (ff. 14-14v); Anglo-Norman romance Guy of Warwick (index Gui de Warewic) (ff. 15-26)

Text page with added notes. The life of Thomas Becket in verse was composed c. 1184. It is based on one by Robert of Cricklade (d. c. 1174), prior of St. Frideswide's, Oxford, now lost. It can also be

• Detail of a text page of St Albans's Annals, datable to 1428-1431 (ff. 100-120)., Chronicle, AD 1-1135 (ff. 34-61), with additions up to 1266 (ff. 61v-73)

Detail of a text page of St Albans's Annals, datable to 1428-1431 (ff. 100-120). The life of Thomas Becket in verse was composed c. 1184. It is based on one by Robert of Cricklade (d. c. 1174), prior of

• Ink drawing of a hunting scene with a boar, a stag, hunters, dogs and a hare (continued on the opposite page)., Tragoediae (index Tragedies)

Ink drawing of a hunting scene with a boar, a stag, hunters, dogs and a hare (continued on the opposite page). Watermark visible on f. [ii] (similar to C. M. Briquet, ~Les Filigranes: Dictionnaire historique des marques du papier

• Illuminated initial 'P' and border., New Testament, in the later Wycliffe version (index Bible), with prologues, table of lessons, and a table of arguments of the various books

the various books John Harefinch, in 1708: inscriptions 'John Harefinch His Booke 1708', twice, and 'John Harefinch' (f. 274v); 'John Harefinch His Book' (ff. 19v, 20, 47); 'John Harefinch is owner of this book' (f. 74); John Harefinch is the

• Decorated initial 'I'(n) with foliate decoration including acanthus extending into the margins at the beginning of the text., The Prose Brut Chronicle of England (common version to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen' (imperfect)

to 1430), including John Page's poem 'The Siege of Rouen' (imperfect) John Awdeley: inscribed, 15th century, 'Jho John Awdeley squier' (f. 152). perhaps the younger brother of James Tuchet, 7th baron Audley (c. 1463- 1497); this John married an illegitemate

• Miniature of Pope John XXII (the caption, identifying the figure as Pope John XXIII, is erroneous)., Vaticinia de Pontificibus (index Prophecies of the Popes)

Miniature of Pope John XXII (the caption, identifying the figure as Pope John XXIII, is erroneous). f. [vi] is a paper flyleaf marked as f. 1. 30 three-quarter page miniatures in colours and gold with full borders. 30 initials in

• Decorated initial 'H'(unc) with the John Beaver's initials, 'IB', in gold, at the start of the inscription, stating that Lord John Beaver, monk of St. Albans, had the manuscript made, and that with the permission of John Whethamstede, the abbot (1420-1440), he has given it to God, the Virgin Mary, and the church of St. Alban. This is followed by an anathema and a list of the contents., Liber de exemplis sacre scripture; Commentary on Wisdom; Commentary on Proverbs; Commentary on Ecclesiasticus

initial 'H'(unc) with the John Beaver's initials, 'IB', in gold, at the start of the inscription, stating that Lord John Beaver, monk of St. Albans, had the manuscript made, and that with the permission of John Whethamstede, the abbot (1420-1440),

• Drawings of various surgical procedures for fistula in ano in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

for fistula in ano in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often of plants

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a bell in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

drawing of a bell in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often of plants

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a plant in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

drawing of a plant in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often of plants

• Marginal drawings of an animal face, a woman's head, and a medical procedure, in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

woman's head, and a medical procedure, in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a coat of arms with three birds in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

coat of arms with three birds in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often

• Detail of a marginal drawing of a plant in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

drawing of a plant in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often of plants

• Detail of a marginal drawing in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

marginal drawing in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often of plants or body

• Drawing of a chaplain with a growth on his chest in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

a growth on his chest in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often of

• Detail of a chaplain with a growth on his chest in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum., Liber Medicinarum

a growth on his chest in John Arderne's Liber Medicinarum. Large initials in red. Paraphs in red. Highlighting of letters in red. Line-fillers in red. Drawings in brown, red, yellow and/or green, 1 also with blue (f. 85v), often of