• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'H' of a dragon, at the beginning of book 24., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(n locutionibus), at the beginning of book 26., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uis) of a saint, at the beginning of book 27., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of Samson fighting with the lion, at the beginning of book 29., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Foliate initial 'B'(eatus) with an animal mask, at the beginning of book 29., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a foliate initial 'B'(eatus) with an animal mask, at the beginning of book 29., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a decorated initial 'I'(n paradiso), at the beginning of book 31., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a decorated initial 'Q'(uia) of two lions' heads, at the beginning of book 35., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a text page., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of a beginning of a charter of William Fressel, prior of Rochester (1509-1532)., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Detail of an 16th-century inscription., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Calendar page, with an ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of St Albans, reading 'Hic est lib[er] s[an]cti Albani que qui abstulerit aut / titulum deleverit anathema sit. Amem', with a note reading 'De armariolo in choro.', Breviary

choro.' Includes a calendar with Easter tables (ff. 1v-8), noting the feast of the relics of St. Albans (27 January). 1 initial in gold with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the breviary (f. 9v). Large initials in green, blue

• Calendar page with an added obit of 'fr[ater] Willelmus de Hextanton apud Lugdunum'., Breviary

with Easter tables (ff. 1v-8), noting the feast of the relics of St. Albans (27 January). 1 initial in gold with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the breviary (f. 9v). Large initials in green, blue or red, sometimes with

• Historiated initial 'P'(refationem) of a knight on horseback piercing a dragon forming a letter, at the beginning of part 5., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) with an eagle holding a book (the symbol of John?), at the beginning of part 6., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uo) of Job and his wife giving him bread, with a dragon forming the tail of the letter, at the beginning of book 17., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uis) of a saint, at the beginning of book 27., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit) combined with a full foliate bar border including interlace at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter, imperfect

is blank and ruled. Large initials in colours and gold combined with a full foliate bar border including interlace (Psalm 1 (f. 8), Psalm 26 (f. 39v), Psalm 38 (f. 59), Psalm 52 (f. 78), Psalm 80 (f. 118v), Psalm

• Alchemical recipe, added in the ? 15th century., Apocalypse (in Wycliffe translation), with commentary

with penwork decoration (e.g. f. 97v) Apocalypse (in Wycliffe translation), with commentary Various inscriptions (ff. 1, 2, 109, and in margins), including alchemical recipe (f. 1); 15th century. Mathew Goodryk: inscribed with his name, early 16th century (f. 109v).David Norkin

• Decorated initial 'P'(rebuerat) at the beginning of book 6 of Ovid's Metamorphoses., Metamorphoses, imperfect

a parchment flyleaf. f. 118 is an unwritten flyleaf. 2 leaves missing after f. 11, 1 after f. 59 (see Munari 1957).Some outer margins have been excised.Quire marks. Large initial and red and brown ink with penwork decoration in the