• Dedtail of display script with penwork decoration and reserved lines., Epistolae

frequently with reserved lines and with penwork decoration including arabesque and foliate motifs in the two alternate colours, for epistles. 1 small puzzle initial in green and yellow with some red penwork (f. 1*v). Display script in alternate red, yellow,

• Detail of decorated initial 'H'(abens) with reserved lines, arabesque and foliate motifs., Epistolae

frequently with reserved lines and with penwork decoration including arabesque and foliate motifs in the two alternate colours, for epistles. 1 small puzzle initial in green and yellow with some red penwork (f. 1*v). Display script in alternate red, yellow,

• Detail of decorated initial 'A'(ugustinus) with reserved lines, arabesque and foliate motifs., Epistolae

frequently with reserved lines and with penwork decoration including arabesque and foliate motifs in the two alternate colours, for epistles. 1 small puzzle initial in green and yellow with some red penwork (f. 1*v). Display script in alternate red, yellow,

• Detail of display script with reserved lines., Epistolae

frequently with reserved lines and with penwork decoration including arabesque and foliate motifs in the two alternate colours, for epistles. 1 small puzzle initial in green and yellow with some red penwork (f. 1*v). Display script in alternate red, yellow,

• Coloured initial 'Q'(uib) with penwork decoration including a face., Vita S. Gregorii Papae; Versus S. Gregorii

xxij d' (f. 1) (see Watson 1963 and Watson 1966). Part 1 and 2: Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of Sir Robert Cotton (see Wright 1972): inscribed '2' (f. 1) and 'Vita S(ancte)

• Initial 'A' with foliate and zoomorphic decoration, at the beginning of the religious verses, hymns, etc., Religious verses, hymns, etc. (index Alphabet Book)

an alphabet (ff. 1-25). 6 smaller coloured initials with foliate and/or zoomorphic decoration (ff. 27, 32v, 43, 45v, 57, 76v). 1 small coloured initial decorated with a human face (f. 29). Cadels. Religious verses, hymns, etc. (index Alphabet Book) Inscribed

• Initial 'Z' with foliate and figural decoration, in the religious verses, hymns, etc., Religious verses, hymns, etc. (index Alphabet Book)

an alphabet (ff. 1-25). 6 smaller coloured initials with foliate and/or zoomorphic decoration (ff. 27, 32v, 43, 45v, 57, 76v). 1 small coloured initial decorated with a human face (f. 29). Cadels. Religious verses, hymns, etc. (index Alphabet Book) Inscribed

• Initial 'D'(ominus) in Hugh of Langres's Commentaries on the Psalms., Commentarius in Psalmos (ff. 1-212v); Interpretatione alphabeti hebraici (ff. 213)

Initial 'D'(ominus) in Hugh of Langres's Commentaries on the Psalms. Small simple red or brown initials. Commentarius in Psalmos (ff. 1-212v); Interpretatione alphabeti hebraici (ff. 213) Added text in a 15th century hand, f. 213v.? Thomas Howard (b. 1585,

• Initial 'D'(ominus) in Hugh of Langres's Commentaries on the Psalms., Commentarius in Psalmos (ff. 1-212v); Interpretatione alphabeti hebraici (ff. 213)

Initial 'D'(ominus) in Hugh of Langres's Commentaries on the Psalms. Small simple red or brown initials. Commentarius in Psalmos (ff. 1-212v); Interpretatione alphabeti hebraici (ff. 213) Added text in a 15th century hand, f. 213v.? Thomas Howard (b. 1585,

• Inhabited initial 'P'(rimum) with human figures and animals, at the beginning of Book 1., De universo seu De rerum naturis

and animals, at the beginning of Book 1. Includes the De universo seu De rerum naturis, an encyclopaedia arranged in 22 books, based on the 'Etymologies' of Isidore, of Rabanus Maurus (b. c. 776, d. 856), abbot of Fulda and

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'P'(rimum) with human figures and animals, at the beginning of Book 1., De universo seu De rerum naturis

figures and animals, at the beginning of Book 1. Includes the De universo seu De rerum naturis, an encyclopaedia arranged in 22 books, based on the 'Etymologies' of Isidore, of Rabanus Maurus (b. c. 776, d. 856), abbot of Fulda

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'P'(rimum) with human figures and animals, at the beginning of Book 1., De universo seu De rerum naturis

figures and animals, at the beginning of Book 1. Includes the De universo seu De rerum naturis, an encyclopaedia arranged in 22 books, based on the 'Etymologies' of Isidore, of Rabanus Maurus (b. c. 776, d. 856), abbot of Fulda

• Miniature of the Incredulity of Thomas., Four Gospels

Miniature of the Incredulity of Thomas. The conclusions of each section of text are written in geometric shapes.Part of the 'Nicaea School', (see Carr 2005 p. 40).ff. 1* and 269 are paper leaves. 22 full-page or large miniatures in

• Outline drawing of Peter and a monk., Epistola ad Florianum, Epistola ad Vigilium, De actibus apostolorum (ends incompletely); with interlinear and mariginal glosses.

Outline drawing of Peter and a monk. 1 outline drawing in oxidised red and brown ink (f. 1). Small initials in plain oxidised red. Textual divisions marked with ink flourishes in the outer margins. Epistola ad Florianum, Epistola ad Vigilium,

• Decorated initial 'P'(raeterea)., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

is a parchment former pastedown.f. 1 is a parchment leaf.The passage describing Augustine's arrival in Kent is marked into eight lections by a contemporary hand: see Richards 1988. Large initials with penwork decoration in purple, green, red, and blue, a

• Decorated initial 'Quadam' with dragon, foliate motifs and clasps, for book 1 of Gregory the Great's Dialogi., Dialogi (ff. 2-108), followed by smaller texts (ff. 108v-109)

with dragon, foliate motifs and clasps, for book 1 of Gregory the Great's Dialogi. Quire marks; ampersands; ae-caudatas. 2 large initials, outlined in red, with clasps, foliate motifs and dragons, for books 1 and 4 (ff. 2, 75v). Smaller initials

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) at Matthew 1:18., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

at Matthew 1:18. 1 large foliate and interlace initial, in colours and gold (f. 3). Large initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown, usually with simple decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials alternating red, blue, or pale

• Decorated initial 'D'(eus) at the beginning of Origines's Commentary on Jeremiah., Commentary on Jeremiah, and on the Song of Songs

foliate initials executed in brown, or brown and red, ink (ff. 1v, 32v, 37v, 41v, 45, 49v, 59, 61v, 72v). 1 brown zoomorphic initial in the form of a bird (f. 82). Large and small simple brown initials. Decorated quire

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(psum) in the form of a bird, in Origines's Commentary on Jeremiah., Commentary on Jeremiah, and on the Song of Songs

foliate initials executed in brown, or brown and red, ink (ff. 1v, 32v, 37v, 41v, 45, 49v, 59, 61v, 72v). 1 brown zoomorphic initial in the form of a bird (f. 82). Large and small simple brown initials. Decorated quire

• Illuminated initial 'Q'(ui) at the beginning of Hermann of Reichenau's Computus., Various lunar and astronomical tables and tracts, including Computus, a calendar and diagrams

Illuminated initial 'Q'(ui) at the beginning of Hermann of Reichenau's Computus. Added two notated songs ‘As habet uncias duodecim’ (f. 45) and ‘Calcus et dimidius fit filiqua’ (f. 45v).Musical notation: neumes on staff [C and F clefs, F red