• Historiated initial 'L'(ocutusque) with Moses in prayer before ?God, at the beginning of Numbers., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Historiated initial 'E'(t factum) with God speaking to Joshua, at the beginning of Joshua., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Historiated initial 'I'(n diebus) with Ruth standing, at the beginning of Ruth., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Decorated initial 'U'(iginti) at the beginnning of the prologue to I Kings (I Samuel)., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of David and Goliath, at the beginning of I Kings (I Samuel)., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Historiated initial 'U'(isio) of Isaiah writing, at the beginning of Isaiah., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Historiated initial 'U'(erbum) with a man lying in bed with a lady by his side and God above, at the beginning of Hosea., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Historiated initial 'U'(ir) of Job on the dungheap, visited by his friends, at the beginning of Job., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Inhabited initial 'P'(ost) with foliate tendrils, interlace and naked figures at the beginning of Judges., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

in silver with blue and red penwork decoration (ff. 248v, 288v, 294), or in gold and silver with red penwork (f. 300). Coloured initials in blue, red, or brown (only f. 19v). Rubrics in red or blue. Bible, from Genesis

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) depicting Jerome and Damasus (above), and Jerome and Ambrose (below), with the ownership inscriptions of Abbot Robert de Bello at the top of the page and under the feet of the peacock., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

alternately in red or blue, with predominantly blue or red flourishing and marginal extensions, respectively. Line-fillers in red and blue, sometimes in the form of fish. Chapter numbers and running titles in alternate red and blue characters, with flourishes. Guide-letters

• Inhabited initial 'P'(aulus) with white lions interlaced with a foliate scroll and an attached portrait of Peter Lombard writing the first words of his commentary, 'hunc epistola[m] / s/cribit / ap[osto]l[us]s roma/nos'., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

with penwork decoration in green, red, and blue, at the beginning of other Epistles (ff. 54, 89, 107, 122, 133, 140, 146v, 151v, 154v, 162, 166v, 169). Smaller initials in green, red, or blue, some with penwork decoration, throughout the

• Decorated initial 'M'(eritis) in red, green, blue and gold colours, with clasps., Passional (the 'Arnstein Passional'), the last of three volumes with October-December, with a calendar (ff. 2v-3v), including the Vita of Fronto of Perigueux

in red, green, blue and gold colours, with clasps. This manuscript is from a three-volume collection of texts. The first volume is Harley 2800, January-May; the second is Harley 2801, June-September).The Vita of Fronto is probably the 'first' version (BHL

• Decorated initials 'A'(d) and 'F'(uit) at the beginning of a collection of Marian miracles., Miracles of the Virgin, a series of 41 miracles closely akin to the collection known as PEZ; with hymns to the Virgin (ff. 50-53v); Miracles in Constantinople (ff. 53v-58v)

a paper flyleaf at the end. 2 very large monochrome initials with penwork decoration in blue or green (f. 1). Large monochrome initials in blue, red, or green, most with simple penwork decoration. Small initials in brown. Rubrics in red.

• Puzzle initials 'I'(n) and 'L'(iber) at the beginning of the Vigil for Christmas eve., Cistercian Gospel Lectionary: Temporale; Gospels for Matins and Mass from Christmas Eve till the 25th Sunday after Pentecost and for the four Sundays in Advent (ff. 1-112); Sanctorale; Gospels for Matins and Mass from the feast of St Stephen Protomartyr to that of St Thomas the Apostle (ff. 112-132v); Gospels for the feasts of the Dedication of a Church, votive Masses, and Masses for the dead (ff. 132v-146v)

iii is a parchment leaf affixed as the lower pastedown. Large puzzle initials in red and blue (f. 1). Rubrics in red or blue. Large initials in red, some with penwork decoration. Highlighting of letters in yellow. Some highlighting of

• 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

80, 97 (ff. 16, 26, 35v, 36, 55v, 66v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, sometimes in the forms of leaves. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with brown penwork decoration.

• Coloured 'KL' letters in the calendar page for May, with additions, including on 23 May 'the feast of the relics of the blessed Peter, Exeter' (Festum reliquiarum ecclesie beati Petri Exon.'), Calendar and verses

IX and saint Bardo, bishop of Mainz (see Bishop 1918). Large 'KL' letters in red, blue, and green, with penwork decoration. Small initials in red, blue, green, or brown. Calendar and verses The cathedral church of St Peter, Exeter: evidence

• Decorated initial 'V'(etus), at the beginning of book 4., De universo seu De rerum naturis

(f. 6). Decorated initials with arabesque foliate ornament in blue, red, and green, larger at the beginning of books, and smaller at the beginning of chapters. Small initials in red, blue, or green throughout the text. De universo seu De

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'P'(aulus) with white lions interlaced with a foliate scroll and an attached portrait of Peter Lombard writing the first words of his commentary, 'hunc epistola[m] / s/cribit / ap[osto]l[us]s roma/nos'., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

with penwork decoration in green, red, and blue, at the beginning of other Epistles (ff. 54, 89, 107, 122, 133, 140, 146v, 151v, 154v, 162, 166v, 169). Smaller initials in green, red, or blue, some with penwork decoration, throughout the

• The first inscription recording that the book was commissioned by Simon, abbot of St. Albans (1167-1183), 'Hunc librum fecit domnus Symon abbas s[an]c[t]o Albano, que[m] qui ei abstule/rit', aut frande[m] commiserit, aut titulu[m] deleverit vel corup[er]it; anathema sit'; with a list of contents reading 'Policraticon / Metalogicon / Enteticus Joh[ann]is Sarisbi[r]ens[is]', and second is note recording that in 1345 the manuscript was bought by Michael, abbot of St. Albans, from the executors of Richard de Bury, bishop of Durham, reading 'Hu[n]c libru[m] venditu[m] d[omi]no Ric[ard]o de Biry ep[iscop]o Dunelm[ensi] emit / Michael abbas s[anct]i Albani ab executorib[us] p[re]d[ic]ti ep[iscop]i anno / d[omi]ni Mlill[esim]o CCCmoXLVto circa purificat[i]o[n]em b[eat]e V[ir]ginis.', Policraticus, Metalogicon, and Entheticus de dogmate philosophorum

197), and 1 with penwork decoration in blue, red, green, and gold (f. 210). Initials in red with penwork decoration in green or blue, in green with penwork decoration in red, or in blue with penwork decoration in red. Glosses

• Marginal decoration of two dragon-line animals surrounding the 'VII' quire numbering at the lower margin of the folio., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved