• null, Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• null, Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• null, Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• null, Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Zoomorphic initial 'C'(onsummatis) with two hybrids and foliate motifs, at the beginning of the 8th of John Cassian's Collationes; three smaller initials 'G'(ermanus), 'S'(erenus) and 'D'(e) with penwork decoration; simple initials in the list of chapters., Collationes of the Fathers (ff. 1v-115); Rite for the consecration of bells (ff. 115v-116).

(a1-a4, b1-b4 etc.); quire marks (in centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires). 2 large zoomorphic initials with winged dragons, outlined in red, on green and blue grounds, with foliate motifs (ff.

• Initials 'R'(es) and 'A'(nno) with penwork decoration, at the beginning of William of Malmesbury's 'Gesta regum Anglorum'., Gesta regum Anglorum (ff. 4-103v); Gesta pontificum Anglorum (ff. 108-167); Henry of Sawtrey's De purgatorio S. Patricii (ff. 167v-175)

sets of quire marks (in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires) for ff. 4-108 ('i'-'xiii') and ff. 108-155 ('i'-'vi'); catchwords.Perhaps the exemplar for Harley 528 (see Watson 1966, p. 331

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) depicting Jerome and Damasus (above), and Jerome and Ambrose (below), with the ownership inscriptions of Abbot Robert de Bello at the top of the page and under the feet of the peacock., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Text page., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials

• Initial 'H'(enrico) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the ~Compendium in Iob~ of Peter of Blois., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials

• Initial 'H'(enrico) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the prefatory epistle to Henry II in Peter of Blois' ~Epistolae~., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials

• Initial 'D'(um) decorated with a bird at the beginning of the ~Exhortationes~ of Peter of Blois., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials

• Decorated initial 'S'(e) with grotesques and foliate motif at the beginning of Cicero's 'De inventione'; next to it the St Alban's press-mark 'D.II.5.l'., De inventione (index Rhetorica)(ff. 1-47v); Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)(ff. 47v-85)

5th leaf of quires;quires frequently consist of 8 leaves). Quire marks ('iij' on f. 18v, 'c'-'e' on ff. 26v, 34v, 42v, "vii" and 'viij' on f. 58v, 'ix'-'x' on ff. 66v, 74v); in addition, several quires are also marked

• Historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto of each first folio of a quire, catchwords, guide running titles and

• Historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto of each first folio of a quire, catchwords, guide running titles and guide chapter

• Decorated initial 'P'(arabolae) at the beginning of Proverbs., Glossed Proverbs (ff. 1-74) and Glossed Ecclesiastes (ff. 75-101v) with prologues (f. 74v) (index Old Testament)

gloss is present only in some sections (i.e., the first three quires of Proverbs). 3 large initials in combinations of green, yellow-brown, and blue, with foliate/arabesque motifs (ff. 1, 22, 57v); one in plain blue (f. 75). Small initials in

• Decorated initial 'U'(anitas) at the beginning of Ecclesiastes, Glossed Proverbs (ff. 1-74) and Glossed Ecclesiastes (ff. 75-101v) with prologues (f. 74v) (index Old Testament)

gloss is present only in some sections (i.e., the first three quires of Proverbs). 3 large initials in combinations of green, yellow-brown, and blue, with foliate/arabesque motifs (ff. 1, 22, 57v); one in plain blue (f. 75). Small initials in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of God enthroned in the upper register and God blessing in the lower register, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of God enthroned in the upper register and God blessing in the lower register, at the beginning of Genesis. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto

• Detail of 6 medallions of the days of Creation, in the lower margin., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Detail of 6 medallions of the days of Creation, in the lower margin. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto of each first folio of a quire, catchwords, guide running titles and guide

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto of each first folio of a quire, catchwords, guide running titles

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto of each first folio of a quire, catchwords, guide