• Two puzzle initials 'N'(e) and 'P'(astoralis) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Gregory the Great's De cura pastorali., Theological miscellany, including Gregory the Great, De cura pastorali (ff. 1-42v); Innocent III, De misera humanae conditionis (ff. 43-59) and Augustine, Retractationes, book 2 chapter 35 (59v); imperfect

from a 12th-century manuscript with musical notation, on four-line red staves.Leaf signatures (i, ii, iii, iiii, v) in crayon in quires 1-2; remains of catchwords. 2 large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in both colours (f. 1).

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nno) with pen-flourishing., Chronica maiora

faces (ff. 1*-2*,190-191v only). Coloured initials in alternating red and blue. Extended ascender on the first line in a few quires. Chronica maiora The Cistercian abbey of St Mary's, Jervaulx (Yorkshire), late-13th or early-14th century: inscribed 'liber jorevallis (ff. 11v,

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing., Glossed Digestum Vetus, in 24 books

ff. 70, 151 also only have gloss framing an empty space.All bifolios have been split into separate leaves so that quires can only be distinguished by catchwords and leaf signatures. Some leaves are significantly smaller (e.g., ff. 125-126).Parts of the

• Initial 'A'(dventus gallorum) in blue., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

The manuscript contains the rare fourth Decade as well as unusual textual variants. It is missing its initial and final quires; 'instead of the whole of the first, third and fourth Decade, it only gives the text of the Ab

• Initial 'M'., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

The manuscript contains the rare fourth Decade as well as unusual textual variants. It is missing its initial and final quires; 'instead of the whole of the first, third and fourth Decade, it only gives the text of the Ab

• Initials 'Q' and 'B'., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

The manuscript contains the rare fourth Decade as well as unusual textual variants. It is missing its initial and final quires; 'instead of the whole of the first, third and fourth Decade, it only gives the text of the Ab

• Coloured initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

Coloured initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51. Includes a 'Psalter romanum', with marginal glosses in Latin and interlinear Old English gloss, attributed to Aethelwold (ff. 8-171) (see Gretsch, 1999), 12 canticles (ff. 171v-186v) and a Gloria entitled

• Coloured initial 'B'(eatus) with display script, at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the pressmark of Christ Church, Canterbury 'r', and ownership inscriptions of Thomas Cranmer and Lord Lumley., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

Coloured initial 'B'(eatus) with display script, at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the pressmark of Christ Church, Canterbury 'r', and ownership inscriptions of Thomas Cranmer and Lord Lumley. Includes a 'Psalter romanum', with marginal glosses in Latin and

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites passing through the Red Sea, at the beginning of Exodus., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

V, and 4 E VI, but not executed in the same workshop.Catchwords and corrector's signatures 'cor' at the end of quires, bifolium signatures. 2 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of each book (ff. 4, 125v). Foliate

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the Days of Creation, at the beginning of Genesis., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

V, and 4 E VI, but not executed in the same workshop.Catchwords and corrector's signatures 'cor' at the end of quires, bifolium signatures. 2 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of each book (ff. 4, 125v). Foliate

• Decorated initial 'A'(rchidiaconus) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of 'De officio archidiaconi et eius visitacione tractatus'., Constitutiones of bishop Peter Quivil (index Peter Quinil) at the 1287 Exeter Synod (ff. 4-48v), 'Summula Sinodi' (ff. 49-58v), 'De officio archidiaconi et eius visitacione tractatus' (ff. 59-70), 'Constitutio de pastore in viduatam ecclesiam (ff. 70v-71)

and 77 are former pastedowns. ff. 71v-[73a] are ruled leaves originally unwritten. ff. 1-3v and ff. 74-77 are medieval parchment quires with later additions. Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red

• Centre section of the folios showing marginal notes., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

The manuscript contains the rare fourth Decade as well as unusual textual variants. It is missing its initial and final quires; 'instead of the whole of the first, third and fourth Decade, it only gives the text of the Ab

• Foliate initial 'C'(umque) at the beginning of the prologue., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

V, and 4 E VI, but not executed in the same workshop.Catchwords and corrector's signatures 'cor' at the end of quires, bifolium signatures. 2 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of each book (ff. 4, 125v). Foliate

• 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')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) depiciting a Tree of Jesse, at the start of Matthew; the prologue has a smaller historiated initial 'M'(atheus) depicting two male figures., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• 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)

Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,

• 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)

Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,

• Detail of six nuns, two with open books, from a miniature of a procession to mass., '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)

Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,

• Miniature divided in four compartments: a nun confessing to a monk; the nun praying before an image of Christ crowning the Virgin; the nun's vision of Christ; the nun's vision of the Trinity., '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)

Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,

• Miniature of Christ in Majesty holding a sceptre and an orb, with his hand raised in blessing as the twelve apostles sit around him; below, a group of eight Jews sit on the ground, looking up and at each other. This miniature has been incorrectly bound in this volume in the 19th century; it formely belonged in the other part, La Somme le Roy, now Add. 28162., '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)

Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,