• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the anointing and coronation of David, at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

gold, in the calendar (ff. 1-6v). 8 large historiated initials (ff. 7, 29v, 44v, 58v, 71v, 88v, 105, 122v) and 1 foliate initial (f. 107) in colours and gold, at the beginning of major Psalm divisions. Smaller initials in gold

• Text page with blue and red initials, and penwork line fillers., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

gold, in the calendar (ff. 1-6v). 8 large historiated initials (ff. 7, 29v, 44v, 58v, 71v, 88v, 105, 122v) and 1 foliate initial (f. 107) in colours and gold, at the beginning of major Psalm divisions. Smaller initials in gold

• Miniature of pigs being slaughtered, at the calendar for December., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

gold, in the calendar (ff. 1-6v). 8 large historiated initials (ff. 7, 29v, 44v, 58v, 71v, 88v, 105, 122v) and 1 foliate initial (f. 107) in colours and gold, at the beginning of major Psalm divisions. Smaller initials in gold

• Detail of grotesque from the foot of the folio., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

gold, in the calendar (ff. 1-6v). 8 large historiated initials (ff. 7, 29v, 44v, 58v, 71v, 88v, 105, 122v) and 1 foliate initial (f. 107) in colours and gold, at the beginning of major Psalm divisions. Smaller initials in gold

• Zoomorphic initial 'G'(ualterus) in the form of a dragon, at the beginning of the preface, and a foliate initial 'S'(unt) at the beginning of the prologue, with an inscription stating that the book was given by Laurence, bishop of Rochester, to the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'vii. Psalt[eri]um de claust[r]o Roff[ensi] per Laur[en]tium ep[iscopu]m.', 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

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and his two wives Hannah and Penninah with inscriptions over their heads: 'Anna', 'Helcana', and 'Fenenna', at the beginning of 1 Samuel (1 Kings)., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

his two wives Hannah and Penninah with inscriptions over their heads: 'Anna', 'Helcana', and 'Fenenna', at the beginning of 1 Samuel (1 Kings). Attribution to Rochester is based on similarity of initials with two manuscripts of Rochester provenance (Royal 5

• Detail of a historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Elkanah and his two wives Hannah and Penninah with inscriptions over their heads: 'Anna', 'Helcana', and 'Fenenna', at the beginning of 1 Samuel (1 Kings)., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

his two wives Hannah and Penninah with inscriptions over their heads: 'Anna', 'Helcana', and 'Fenenna', at the beginning of 1 Samuel (1 Kings). Attribution to Rochester is based on similarity of initials with two manuscripts of Rochester provenance (Royal 5

• Coloured initials., Gemma animae sive De divinis officis

(ff. 149-151v);Excerpts from Augustine, Enchiridion (ff. 151v-156);Chapters from a synodal pronouncement (ff. 156-160). 1 large zoomorphic initial in colours, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red, green, blue, or light brown, some with penwork decoration in

• Text page with coloured initials, with a partially erased inscription, reading 'Hic est liber [erased] et q[u]icu[m]q[ue] furat[us] fuerit hunc libru[m] / anatematizat[us] est et cu[m] daton et Abiron co[m]mendat[us] est. Fiat, Fiat, Amen,' in the lower margin.', Gemma animae sive De divinis officis

(ff. 149-151v);Excerpts from Augustine, Enchiridion (ff. 151v-156);Chapters from a synodal pronouncement (ff. 156-160). 1 large zoomorphic initial in colours, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red, green, blue, or light brown, some with penwork decoration in

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(eterni) formed of two dragons interlaced with two other animals, at the beginning of the text; with an ownership inscription of he cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] H.mo[nachi]', in the lower margin., Gemma animae sive De divinis officis

(ff. 149-151v);Excerpts from Augustine, Enchiridion (ff. 151v-156);Chapters from a synodal pronouncement (ff. 156-160). 1 large zoomorphic initial in colours, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red, green, blue, or light brown, some with penwork decoration in

• Large zoomorphic initial 'V'(ir) with elongated dragon and foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on Genesis., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

each book, one with blue (f. 1) and one with black dots (f. 67). Numerous initials in blue, green, red, or light brown. Rubrics and numbers in red. Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In

• Initial 'C'(aute) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on Job., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

each book, one with blue (f. 1) and one with black dots (f. 67). Numerous initials in blue, green, red, or light brown. Rubrics and numbers in red. Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In

• Initial 'D'(um) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the prologue of the 'Liber testimoniorum'., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

each book, one with blue (f. 1) and one with black dots (f. 67). Numerous initials in blue, green, red, or light brown. Rubrics and numbers in red. Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In

• Initial 'D'(um) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the commentary on the Book of Psalms., Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In canticum canticorum (9 excerpts)(f. 117v)

each book, one with blue (f. 1) and one with black dots (f. 67). Numerous initials in blue, green, red, or light brown. Rubrics and numbers in red. Liber testimonium veteris testamenti (parts 1 and 3); Sermo (f. 117); In

• Decorated initial 'C'(um)., Theological miscellany

(ff. 3-9v);An extract from Isidore, Etymologiae, book 1, chapter 27, beginning 'Ortographia Grece recta scriptura interpretatur Latine' (ff. 10-11v);Fulgentius Mythographus, Expositio sermonum antiquorum (Liber de Abstrusis Sermonibus) (ff.11v-18v);An incomplete glossary (A to C) of unusual words, words of Greek origin,

• Portraits of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob., Theological miscellany

philosophia Salomonis' (ff. 3-9v);An extract from Isidore, Etymologiae, book 1, chapter 27, beginning 'Ortographia Grece recta scriptura interpretatur Latine' (ff. 10-11v);Fulgentius Mythographus, Expositio sermonum antiquorum (Liber de Abstrusis Sermonibus) (ff.11v-18v);An incomplete glossary (A to C) of unusual words, words of

• Decorated initial., Theological miscellany

(ff. 3-9v);An extract from Isidore, Etymologiae, book 1, chapter 27, beginning 'Ortographia Grece recta scriptura interpretatur Latine' (ff. 10-11v);Fulgentius Mythographus, Expositio sermonum antiquorum (Liber de Abstrusis Sermonibus) (ff.11v-18v);An incomplete glossary (A to C) of unusual words, words of Greek origin,

• Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(eatus) with foliated and interlace decoration, and animal heads and an animal mask at the beginning of Psalm 1, with the Old English gloss erased and corrected, visible in darker ink., Psalter, in the Gallican version, and canticles (ff. 168v-180v) with continuous English glosses, imperfect

foliate and/or interlace decoration and animal heads, a dragon, and/or animal masks at the beginning of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 1, 56, 111v). Large initials in blue, green, purple, or red (some of the red oxidised), and a

• Astronomical table., Astronomical calendar, Compotus tables (those on f. 13r-v covering the period 1140-1654), and 'Paschalis gemma' (mnemonic verses for finding Easter, based on the cycle of Dionysius Exiguus), beginning at 1216.

including a note (f. iii), c. 1885, on the Salzburg Breviary, MS. V 1 D 47 in the Studienbibliothek, Salzburg, by the librarian there, Alois Joseph Hammerle.Ampersands. 1 full-page diagram in green, red, blue, and brown (f. 14). Large 'KL'

• Drawing of a snake and a plant., Medical miscellany, including a herbal and a bestiary (see Notes)

Drawing of a snake and a plant. Contents:Pseudo-Antonio Musa, De herba vettonica (ff. 1*-2*, 1);Pseudo-Apuleius Platonicus, De medicaminibus herbarum (ff. 1-44);Epistula ad Marcellinum (f. 44v); De taxone (ff. 44v-45); (Pseudo-?) Sextus Placitus, Liber medicinae ex animalibus (ff. 45-49v, 49v-50);