• Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts., Patristic excerpts

Alphabet, in the Patristic excerpts. Annotations in the margins. 1 large historiated initial, in brown ink and red (f. 1). Small initials in plain red, green or blue. Patristic excerpts ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Illuminated initial 'U'(isio), at the beginning of Isaiah, with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claustro Roffensi per Paulinum priorem', and the Westminster inventory number 'no. 324'., Glossed Isaiah

Westminster inventory number 'no. 324'. Quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals. 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of Isaiah (f. 1). Smaller initials in red, blue or green with pen-flourished decoration in red, at

• Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n anno)., Glossed Isaiah

Pen-flourished initial 'I'(n anno). Quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals. 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of Isaiah (f. 1). Smaller initials in red, blue or green with pen-flourished decoration in red, at the

• Drawing of a map of the world., De philosophia mundi

Heraldic decoration (f. 35v). 17th-century inscription 'Oswald de Eykh' (f. 1). Partially erasesd inscription [Bibliofila] ? Roemeri' (f. 2*).? The abbey of Chomberg, Wurtemberg: 18th-century inscription 'Ex Biblioth: Chomberg' (f. 1), but the abbey suppressed in 1525. Purchased at a

• Drawing of a map of the world., De philosophia mundi

Heraldic decoration (f. 35v). 17th-century inscription 'Oswald de Eykh' (f. 1). Partially erasesd inscription [Bibliofila] ? Roemeri' (f. 2*).? The abbey of Chomberg, Wurtemberg: 18th-century inscription 'Ex Biblioth: Chomberg' (f. 1), but the abbey suppressed in 1525. Purchased at a

• Penwork initials 'C'(um), at the beginning of Athanasius's Prologus … contra hereticos Arrium, Sabellium, etc., and Book 1 of Liber de fide catholica., Adversus Iovinianum; Liber de fide catholica

hereticos Arrium, Sabellium, etc., and Book 1 of Liber de fide catholica. 1 large decorated initial in gold on a ground in blue and red, with pen-flourishing in red with green infill (f. 1). Large and small initials mostly in

• Puzzle initial 'P'(io) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum., Gesta Normannorum ducum

the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11, 18, 23v, 27). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. 1 run-over figure climbing on rocks (f. 13v). Gesta Normannorum

• The margin with the rampant lion of William Howard, at the beginning of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum., Gesta Normannorum ducum

the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11, 18, 23v, 27). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. 1 run-over figure climbing on rocks (f. 13v). Gesta Normannorum

• Penwork initial 'C'(um), at the beginning of Athanasius's Prologus … contra hereticos Arrium, Sabellium, etc., and Book 1 of Liber de fide catholica., Adversus Iovinianum; Liber de fide catholica

hereticos Arrium, Sabellium, etc., and Book 1 of Liber de fide catholica. 1 large decorated initial in gold on a ground in blue and red, with pen-flourishing in red with green infill (f. 1). Large and small initials mostly in

• null, Glossed Gospel of Mark

1 large puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue foliate decoration (f. 1). 2 large initials in red or blue, with red and blue foliate decoration (ff. 2, 89v). Glossed Gospel of Mark ? Lichfield Cathedral, Staffordshire,

• Inhabited initial 'B'(eatus) with 'white lions', at the beginning of the treatise on Psalm 1., Flores Psalterii

3 foliate, zoomorphic, or inhabited initials in colours, at the beginning of the prologues and the treatise on Psalm 1 (ff. 1, 3). 2 large initials in red or blue with foliate penwork decoration in green, blue, and brown, at

• Text page of the end of chapter 158 and the beginning of the chapter 159 of book 4, with a decorated chapter number., De Concordia Evangelistarum (or Explanatio in Unum ex Quatuor)

with penwork decoration in blue, red and green, at the beginning of the prologue and books 1, 3, 4 (ff. 11, 20, 96, 162). 1 puzzle initial in red, at the beginning of book 2 (f. 57). Small initials in

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline initials, some with foliate decoration interlaced with human figures,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline initials, some with foliate decoration interlaced with human figures,

• Historiated initial with David and full border at the beginning of Psalm 1., Bilingual Psalter, in the later Wycliffite translation, with the Canticles, and the Athanasian Creed

the beginning of Psalm 1. f. 1* is a parchment flyleaf.Catchwords. 2 full bordes in colours and gold with foliate decoration and gold balls and historiated initials at the beginning of Psalms 1, 109 (ff. 1, 78v). 5 3-sided borders

• Detail of a historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Nicholas of Lyre in a Franciscan habit, sitting at a desk and presenting his book to a king and a queen, at the beginning of the prologue 1., Postilla litteralis in vetus et novum testamentum

initials in colours and gold, usually containing hybrids, with partial borders and 1 full border with drolleries (f. 1), at the beginning of all books and prologues (ff. 1, 2, 43v, 77, 92v, 110v, 129, 140, 151, 153, 169v, 182,

• Decorated initial 'P'(auci) with stems and foliate motifs, a clasp, and a face, at the beginning of Jerome's 'Adversus Iovinianum'., Adversus Iovinianum; Commentarius in Symbolum apostolorum; De viris illustribus (excerpt)

erased). 1 large decorated initial with stems and foliate motifs, a clasp, and a face, outlined in brown ink, with yellow wash, on a red ground (f. 1).1 rough drawing of a profile head (f. 99v, erased?). 1 smaller

• Decorated initial 'T'(ribus) with two masks and foliate motifs., Commentary on the Song of Songs; Nativity of Christ according to the Gospels

Ampersands; ae caudatas. 1 large initial with two masks (effaced) and foliate motifs, outlined in brown ink (f. 1).1 large initial with stems and foliate motifs, outlined in brown ink, with some red (f. 2v). 1 large initial in

• Initial 'A'(bba) with penwork decoration., Commentary on the Song of Songs (ff. 1-52); Regula S. Benedicti (ff. 52-84)

decoration. Two scribes (one is on ff. 1-3; ff. 8-18; ff. 52r-52v and ff. 57-84).Ampersands; ae caudatas. 1 initial in gold (f. 1).1 initial in green with penwork decoration in green and red (f. 54v). Some large and several

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uodum) outlined in red (partially oxidised), on green, blue and yellow grounds, with foliate motifs and a dragon., Moralia in Job, books 1-9 (ff. 1v-113); Homiliae X ad monachos (ff. 113-123); shorter texts (ff. 123-125), including a letter to the antipope Clement III, the ~Ordo ad includendum masculum vel feminam~, an acrostic poem which spells out 'Gregorius' (f. 124v) and the ~Epitaphium Frederici episcopi Leodiensis~(f. 125)

The manuscript forms part 1 of 3 parts, the second is Harley 3053, and the third is Harley 3054. Running headers. Quire marks. 2 leaves excised between ff. 33-34, 3 leaves excised between ff. 53-54 and 1 quire lost between