• Miniature illustrating Pars ii., Causa xxviii: an infidel, who has married, was converted to the faith; but his wife left him out of hatred for the Christian faith. He, in turn, took for himself a Christian wife. When she died, he became a cleric. Then owing to his conduct of life and his learning he was chosen as bishop. In the miniature the man is shown (from right to left) as a layman pointing towards his deceased second wife, a cleric, and a bishop, before a seated judge., Cutting from the Decretum Gratiani (index Concordia Discordantium Canonum)

other with two merchants, pleading their case before a seated judge, illustrating Pars ii., Causa xiv: "The canons of a church initiated legal proceedings in regard to their estates. They produced witnesses from their own company; they entrusted some money

• Decorated initials., Breviary, use of Mâcon, with a calendar (ff. 1-6v), imperfect

cover.Musical notation of plain-song settings for the Venite, hymns for the office throughout the year, for the dedication of the church and the Commune Sanctorum (ff. 470-479). Large initials in blue and/or red with red and blue penwork decoration. Large

• Decorated initial 'A'(bsolucio) with pen-flourishing including foliate motifs at the beginning of the alphabetical index., 'Veritas theologie', a theological treatise

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus)., Various legal texts, including Statutes of England (index Statute book, Statuta Angliae)

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Text page of manumissions in Latin., Bodmin Gospels (St Petroc Gospels); records of grants of manumission in Old English and Latin added on blank leaves and in margins (ff. 1, 8, 13, 141)

St Petroc, Bodmin by the end of the 10th century: records of public manumissions at the high altar of the church were added in Anglo-Saxon minuscule in the 2nd half of the 10th and the 11th centuries. They include the

• Historiated initial 'D'(omine) of a king kneeling before Christ., Fragment of a Psalter

in animal heads. Small initials in gold on coloured grounds. Fragment of a Psalter John Batteley (b. 1647, d. 1708), Church of England clergyman and antiquary: sold to Edward Harley with the rest of his collection through his nephew John

• Historiated initial 'P'(etrus) of Peter holding his keys and a church, at the beginning of Peter 1., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

holding his keys and a church, at the beginning of Peter 1. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names (ff. 399v-431).Catchwords, quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals.According to Nigel Morgan (see Morgan 1988, p. 62), only a few initials

• Illuminated initial 'D'(eus) with foliate and interlace decoration. Other capital lettering in gold., Gregorian sacramentary, with benedictions

Initials and rubrics in red. Gregorian sacramentary, with benedictions The Benedictine abbey of St. Columba, Sens (see Orchard 2002).The cathedral church of St. Cyr, Nevers: late 10th-century and early 11th-century additions conform the sacramentary to the use of Nevers Cathedral

• Miniature divided into two registers, representing the ideal state of the 'Sainte-Abbaye.' The upper register represents the celestial church, and the lower an earthly nunnery; God is at the centre, surrounded by angels, Evangelists' symbols, the Virgin and St Peter; and in the lower register, a Cistercian Abbess, nuns and novices., 'La Sainte Abbaye' (ff. 2-7); a treatise on love (ff. 7-28); Livres de l'estat de l'ame (ff. 28v-51v); Tractatus de tribulatione (ff. 53-82)

of the 'Sainte-Abbaye.' The upper register represents the celestial church, and the lower an earthly nunnery; God is at the centre, surrounded by angels, Evangelists' symbols, the Virgin and St Peter; and in the lower register, a Cistercian Abbess, nuns

• Miniature of a mass attended by officials of a nunnery inside a church. On the right, a priest, in chasuble, is at the altar, with a deacon, an abbess with book and crozier, and nuns, including the sacristan pulling the bell ropes. Below, a procession is led by a clerk carrying a processional cross, followed by a priest, and nuns, two with open books, and the abbess with book and crozier., 'La Sainte Abbaye' (ff. 2-7); a treatise on love (ff. 7-28); Livres de l'estat de l'ame (ff. 28v-51v); Tractatus de tribulatione (ff. 53-82)

officials of a nunnery inside a church. On the right, a priest, in chasuble, is at the altar, with a deacon, an abbess with book and crozier, and nuns, including the sacristan pulling the bell ropes. Below, a procession is

• null, Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

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Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

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Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

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Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

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Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

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Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

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Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

• Decorated initials 'K'(alende) and 'A'(pud) at the beginning of the martyrology for the month of January., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

• Decorated initial and letters 'K'(alende) at the beginning of the martyrology for February., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.

• Decorated initials 'A'(pud) and 'K'(alendre) at the beginning of the martyrology for May., Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology

Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiæ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d.