• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(ater) of Christ blessing and holding a book, at the beginning of the Pater Noster., Gospel of Matthew, with the Glossa ordinaria

Passion (ff. 1, 90v). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing throughout the main text. Small initials and paraphs, some with penwork decoration, in red or blue, throughout the gloss. Gospel of Matthew, with the

• Puzzle initial 'F'(rater) with penwork decoration., Bible

blue with pen-flourishing in both colours, one including an animal head (f. 15). Numerous initials in blue or red with pen-flourishing in the alternate colour. Simple initials in red or blue. Running headers and chapter numbers in red and

• After readings for the Temporal, Sanctoral, and the Common of Saints are (in the lower right-hand corner) readings for the ordination of deacons, priests, and bishops: these ordinations would be performed by an archbishop, further evidence that this manuscript was written for use at Canterbury, not Dover., Bible, imperfect, with table of contents (ff. 1v-2), liturgical calendar (ff. 423-424), and sermon notes between the Old and New Testaments, (ff. 425-429v) and lections (f. 534r-v)

blue, or in blue, with highlighting in red. In the Psalms, larger initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 244v-270v). In the calendar, large 'KL' initials in red and blue with red and

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

with foliate penwork decoration in green, yellow, and 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 calendar is laid out with four months per page. The presence of the feast of the Dedication of St. Martin's Priory, Dover ('Dedicatio ecclesie sancti Martini de Dovor.', 19 October, lower left of folio) has previously been taken to suggest an origin there; but this entry is not written in red, and has no liturgical grading, suggesting that it was a minor feast., Bible, imperfect, with table of contents (ff. 1v-2), liturgical calendar (ff. 423-424), and sermon notes between the Old and New Testaments, (ff. 425-429v) and lections (f. 534r-v)

blue, or in blue, with highlighting in red. In the Psalms, larger initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing (ff. 244v-270v). In the calendar, large 'KL' initials in red and blue with red and

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uo) with outline drawing of a dragon and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration in red and green on a blue ground (f. 85v). Small initials and script in red,

• Zoomorphic initial 'Q'(uo) with outline drawing of a griffon and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration in red and green on a blue ground (f. 85v). Small initials and script in red,

• Historiated initial 'O'(rem) with outline drawing of a mermaid and foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration in red and green on a blue ground (f. 85v). Small initials and script in red,

• Large initial 'R'(edare) with foliate decoration., Lamentations of Jeremiah, with commentary

blue or blue and red grounds. 1 initial in silver, red and green with foliate decoration (f. 99). 1 initial with foliate decoration in red and green on a blue ground (f. 85v). Small initials and script in red,

• Puzzle initial 'D'(omino), and in the upper margin, the ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of Bury St. Edmunds ('Liber sancti Aedmundi regis & martyris'), and the abbey library press-mark: '.C. 49.' The letters in Bury press-marks refer to the name of the author, or to the subject-matter, so the 'C' probably refers to 'Chronicle'., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Decorated initials, and in the right-hand margin, a 13th-century annotator has written 'De sancto Aedmundo' (Concerning St. Edmund), drawing attention to a reference to St. Edmund in the text immediately to the left., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Decorated initials at the beginning of the preface and text of Book III., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Two references to abbots of Bury St. Edmunds are signalled by a later reader by annotations in the margin. The first records the death of Abbot Hugh in 1180, and the second the appointment of his successor, Samson, in 1181. The last annal for 1180, in the middle of the page, is a reference to a new kind of coin being made in England: this was worthy of mention because there was a mint at Bury St. Edmunds., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The first line on this page records the death of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral, 'sacrificed before the altar of St. Benedict'. The following lines record the dramatic events that ensued, including the beginnings of miracles at Thomas's shrine, and his subsequent canonisation. Among the annals for 1173 it is recorded that the count of Leicester was arrested at Bury St. Edmunds., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The first entry on this page, the annal for 399, records that Rufinus of Aquileia wrote his history of the Church in that year. Other annals include the discovery of the body of the first martyr, Stephen (410), Augustine's publication his book 'The City of God' (414, in red) and the deaths of Jerome (420) and Augustine (424)., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The two entries in red on this page refer to Bede: the annal for the year 714 records that he wrote a history of the English, down to Coelwulf, King of Northumbria, who became a monk of Lindisfarne in 738, and died in 764. The annal for 723 records Bede's Chronicle from Creation to 734, the year before his death., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Half way down this page, the annal for 946 records that Agapitus became pope in that year. On the same line is an addition in larger, less formal script, in paler ink, which records the death of the 'glorious king Edmund, brother of Aethelstan' ., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• The first annal on this page is for the year 1066, recording that William, duke of the Normans, obtained England and became king on Christmas day in London and that King Harold was killed in battle. The annal for the following year records the building of Battle Abbey by King William., Gesta Regum Anglorum; Annals to 1212 (ff. 103-33), imperfect (the B version)

puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Initials in red. From f. 103, paraphs in red or blue, numbers in red, and

• Historiated initial of Matthew writing, at the beginning of his Gospel., Glossed Gospels of Matthew and Mark

Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration in one or both colours. Running title in alternating letters of red and blue. (The symbol

• Decorated initials and paraphs., Glossed Gospels of Matthew and Mark

Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration in one or both colours. Running title in alternating letters of red and blue. (The symbol