• Detail of a historiated initial 'A'(d comentum) of Gregory delivering a letter to two cardinals., Lectura in quinque libros Decretalium (Books 1-2)

yellow. 2 historiated Initials in colours and gold, with full or partial borders, at the beginning of book 1 and 2 (ff. 1, 186v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with red and purple pen-flourishing, at the beginning of chapters.

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(e) of plaintiffs before a judge, at the beginning of book 2., Lectura in quinque libros Decretalium (Books 1-2)

yellow. 2 historiated Initials in colours and gold, with full or partial borders, at the beginning of book 1 and 2 (ff. 1, 186v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with red and purple pen-flourishing, at the beginning of chapters.

• Historiated initial 'A'(d comentum) of Gregory delivering a letter to two cardinals, with a full border containing Albans holding a shield with the arms of St Albans abbey, a kneeling monk and six other figures., Lectura in quinque libros Decretalium (Books 1-2)

yellow. 2 historiated Initials in colours and gold, with full or partial borders, at the beginning of book 1 and 2 (ff. 1, 186v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with red and purple pen-flourishing, at the beginning of chapters.

• Historiated initial 'D'(e) of plaintiffs before a judge, with a partial bar border, at the beginning of book 2., Lectura in quinque libros Decretalium (Books 1-2)

yellow. 2 historiated Initials in colours and gold, with full or partial borders, at the beginning of book 1 and 2 (ff. 1, 186v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with red and purple pen-flourishing, at the beginning of chapters.

• Decorated initial 'N'(ecesse) and border, at the beginning of Richard Rotheram's De pluralitate beneficiorum; heraldic arms., De pluralitate beneficiorum (ends imperfectly)

at the beginning of Richard Rotheram's De pluralitate beneficiorum; heraldic arms. 1 large decorated initial including heraldic arms, with a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 1). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. De pluralitate beneficiorum (ends

• Detail of historiated initial of Christ showing his wounds, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Miniature of the Crucifixion with a couple in prayer, at the beginning of the Penitential Psalms., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Detail of historiated initial of the Annunciation to the Shepherds, at the beginning of Terce in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Detail of historiated initial of the Adoration of the Magi, at the beginning of Sext in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Detail of historiated initial of the Slaughter of the Innocents, at the beginning of None in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Detail of historiated initial of the Flight into Egypt, at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Roll of Hours (begins imperfectly)

in red. 1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 7); 1 missing at the beginning of the Hours of the Virgin. 8 large historiated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 3

• Decorative headpiece and intials at the beginning of the first Ode., Psalter with odes, prayers, service of holy communion, and a short excerpt from Daniel (ff. 213v-214)

Decorative headpiece and intials at the beginning of the first Ode. Damage from mold (ff. 1-4)Fragment of an early 12th century Latin missal, with musical notation, from northern Italy (f. 232). Decorative headpieces in red. Initials in red. Rubrics

• Scholia before Dionysius Periegetes's Orbis descriptio, with a life of Dionysios and diagrams of the twelve winds., Orbis descriptio, with preceding scholia

(f. 1). Small red initials, some with foliate decoration. Brown and red diagrams, with foliate decoration (ff. 41v, 42). Small coloured marginal diagram (f. 48v). Orbis descriptio, with preceding scholia Marcos Mamuna and George Count of Corinth (inscriptions, ff. 1,

• Decorated headpiece and brown initial 'K'(ai), in the Apophthegemata Patrum., Apophthegemata Patrum, of 'Sabaite type'

profuse 17th century annotations added throughout.Emmanouel Kallonas (second half of the 17th century inscription, vol. 1, f. 1).Partial Greek inscription dated 2 March 1681 (vol. 1, f. 1).Richard Mead (b. 1673, d. 1754), physician and collector of books and art:

• Decorated braided headpiece and decorated initial at the beginning of the Apophthegemata Patrum., Apophthegemata Patrum, of 'Sabaite type'

profuse 17th century annotations added throughout.Emmanouel Kallonas (second half of the 17th century inscription, vol. 1, f. 1).Partial Greek inscription dated 2 March 1681 (vol. 1, f. 1).Richard Mead (b. 1673, d. 1754), physician and collector of books and art:

• Puzzle initial 'A'(ppellationibus), in Bartolus de Saxoferrato's Commentary on the first and second part of the New Digest., Commentary on the first and second part of the Digestum novum

de remissione mercedis (ff. 337v-338). 4 large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red (ff. 1, 55, 140, 299). Smaller and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing or in blue with

• Miniature in four compartments: 1. Solomon instructing Rehoboam; 2. Solomon ordering three sons to shoot at their father's corpse to test their legitimacy; 3. The Judgement of Solomon; 4. Solomon and three men; and a foliate initial 'L'(es paraboles) with a full border and a bas-de-page scene of a lion, a dog and four apes, at the beginning of Proverbs., La Bible historiale complétée (Genesis - Psalms)

Bible of Jean de Sy.Catchwords and bifolium signatures. 1 large miniature partially in grisaille, colours and gold, with a full border containing historiated medallions, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). 51 one-column miniatures partially in grisaille, colours and

• Text page of the beginning of the Epistle of Jerome to Damasus, with display script 'Beato Papa / Damaso Hieronymus'., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

inscriptions in gold and silver relating to (lost) miniatures (ff. 1, 30, 44). Canon tables in colours and gold with zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style' (ff. 4- 6). 1 outline initial with zoomorphic decoration (f. 42). Gospels, imperfect (the

• Detail of the lower half of the folio of the first canon table, with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

inscriptions in gold and silver relating to (lost) miniatures (ff. 1, 30, 44). Canon tables in colours and gold with zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style' (ff. 4- 6). 1 outline initial with zoomorphic decoration (f. 42). Gospels, imperfect (the

• Detail of the upper half of the folio of the first canon table, with a zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style'., Gospels, imperfect (the 'Royal Bible')

inscriptions in gold and silver relating to (lost) miniatures (ff. 1, 30, 44). Canon tables in colours and gold with zoomorphic decoration in the 'Trewhiddle Style' (ff. 4- 6). 1 outline initial with zoomorphic decoration (f. 42). Gospels, imperfect (the