• Decorated initial 'Q'(uatuor), at the beginning of Peter's the Chanter commentary., Diatessaron

brown (ff. 1, 2v, 3, 8v). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Diatessaron The English Royal library: Westminster inventory number 'no. 1023' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory

• Decorated initial 'D'(e nativitate) at the beginning of the capitula to Romans, with added inscription in the upper margin; from left to right they are: a title and a press-mark characteristic of the Benedictine abbey of St. Werburgh, Chester; the ownership note 'Ex monasterio Cestrie' (i.e. from the monastery of Chester); the inventory number of the Old Royal library in the Upper Library at Westminster Palace ('No. 1098'); the present pressmark of the British Library ('4. E viij'), and below this the page number in the old catalogue ('p. 58'). ., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

the inventory number of the Old Royal library in the Upper Library at Westminster Palace ('No. 1098'); the present pressmark of the British Library ('4. E viij'), and below this the page number in the old catalogue ('p. 58'). .

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(ncipit) with display script, at the beginning of the preface of the Prognosticon futuri saeculi of Julian of Toledo., Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(ndicii) with display script, at the beginning of book 3 of the Prognosticon futuri saeculi of Julian of Toledo., Prognosticon futuri saeculi; Aenigmata

Prognosticon futuri saeculi, with interlinear Latin glosses and 1 OldEnglish gloss on f. 69 (ff. 1v-79v);Aldhelm, bishop of Sherborne (c. 705-709), Aenigmata, with interlinear and marginal Latin and 75 OldEnglish glosses (ff. 79v-103v);Caelius Firmianus Symposius, 'Enigmata Simphosii' (ff.

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of Gregory the Great writing, at the beginning of homily 1., Homiliae In Ezechielem, book 2, with Ezekiel 40: 1-47

no. 50 as 'Gregorii super Ezechielem in duobus voluminibus' (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996); and of 1202, no. 28 (see Royal 5 B XII, f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 375' (f. 1),

• Text page of of the 'De Genesi ad litteram' of Augustine., De Genesi ad litteram

I, B VI, D V, 8 D XVI, Vide 5 B XII et IV', 16th-17th century (f. i).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 59' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Detail of an historiated initial 'M'(agnus) of Jacob's Dream?, with three angels., Enarrationes in Psalmos (Volume 3)

and in the catalogue of 1202, no. 6 as 'super psalterium in tribus magnis voluminibus' (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 81' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(ntenti) in the form of a dragon., Enarrationes in Psalmos (Volume 3)

and in the catalogue of 1202, no. 6 as 'super psalterium in tribus magnis voluminibus' (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 81' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books

• Decorated initial 'D'(ici) at the beginning of the Enchiridion of Augustine., Enchiridion, De bono mortis, De corpore et sanguine Domini

no. 5, of the early 12th century, no 4, and of 1202, no. 9 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996). The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 516' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books

• Decorated initial 'E'(vangelium) with dragons and a human mask, at the beginning of sermons of Augustine., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

sit liber iste, q[uod] W[ybarn]', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (f. 250).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 809' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'V'(ir) at the beginning of homily 4., Homiliae In Ezechielem, book 2, with Ezekiel 40: 1-47

no. 50 as 'Gregorii super Ezechielem in duobus voluminibus' (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996); and of 1202, no. 28 (see Royal 5 B XII, f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 375' (f. 1),

• Decorated initial 'N'(e) at the beginning of homily 2., Homiliae In Ezechielem, book 2, with Ezekiel 40: 1-47

no. 50 as 'Gregorii super Ezechielem in duobus voluminibus' (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996); and of 1202, no. 28 (see Royal 5 B XII, f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 375' (f. 1),

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n) with a dragon and an animal mask, at the beginning of Ezekiel; with an ownership inscription stating that the book belonged to the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, and was given by 'G', a bishop of Rochester, reading 'liber de claustro Roffens[i] p[er] G. e[isco]p[u]m.', Homiliae In Ezechielem, book 2, with Ezekiel 40: 1-47

no. 50 as 'Gregorii super Ezechielem in duobus voluminibus' (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996); and of 1202, no. 28 (see Royal 5 B XII, f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 375' (f. 1),

• Decorated initial 'V'(ir) at the beginning of homily 3., Homiliae In Ezechielem, book 2, with Ezekiel 40: 1-47

no. 50 as 'Gregorii super Ezechielem in duobus voluminibus' (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996); and of 1202, no. 28 (see Royal 5 B XII, f. 2).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 375' (f. 1),

• Coloured initial 'I'(ncipiunt) at the beginning of the list of capitula, with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i].', Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

sit liber iste, q[uod] W[ybarn]', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (f. 250).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 809' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(udiviumus) with a dragon and foliate decoration., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

sit liber iste, q[uod] W[ybarn]', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (f. 250).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 809' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit)., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

sit liber iste, q[uod] W[ybarn]', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (f. 250).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 809' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'A'(dmoniri)., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

sit liber iste, q[uod] W[ybarn]', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (f. 250).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 809' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Decorated initial 'A'(udivimus)., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

sit liber iste, q[uod] W[ybarn]', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (f. 250).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 809' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominus) with dragons and foliate decoration., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

sit liber iste, q[uod] W[ybarn]', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (f. 250).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 809' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the