• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus) at the beginning of Psalm 22., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

of 12th-century Worcester provenance.Quires signatures. Large initials in green or blue, at the beginning of three major divisions of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 8, 64, 117). Smaller outline initials sometimes filled with yellow or/and green or red, 2

• Initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 109., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

of 12th-century Worcester provenance.Quires signatures. Large initials in green or blue, at the beginning of three major divisions of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 8, 64, 117). Smaller outline initials sometimes filled with yellow or/and green or red, 2

• Initial 'Q'(omodo) with a human face, at the beginning of Psalm 118., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

of 12th-century Worcester provenance.Quires signatures. Large initials in green or blue, at the beginning of three major divisions of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 8, 64, 117). Smaller outline initials sometimes filled with yellow or/and green or red, 2

• Initial 'Q'(uicumque) with a human face., Psalter, in the Roman version, with Old English gloss, and 12 canticles

of 12th-century Worcester provenance.Quires signatures. Large initials in green or blue, at the beginning of three major divisions of Psalms 1, 51, and 101 (ff. 8, 64, 117). Smaller outline initials sometimes filled with yellow or/and green or red, 2

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus vir) at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter and Canticles

fidelium defunctorum requiescant in pace. Amen/' (f. 1). The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, where it was kept in a cupboard in the choir: inscribed, 'De armariolo in choro', 14th century (f. 1). Robert Gylles, inscribed with his name, 'Robarthus

• Initials 'P'(rima), 'Q'(uatuor), 'N'(on), 'T'(abernaculum) with penwork decoration., Liber Exceptionum, Part II (ff. 1-55v); sermons, and other texts (see Notes for contents)

manuscript is now Harley 261. 1 parted initial in red and blue (f. 16v). Some large and numerous smaller initials in red or blue, occasionally with penwork decoration in the alternate colour or in green. 1 small initial in green

• Initial 'T'(ria) with penwork decoration at the beginning of Innocent III's 'De officio missae'., Religious treatises, including Innocent III's 'De officio missae' (ff. 1-26)

small motif found so far only in manuscripts from the abbey according to unpublished notes of Michael Gullick.Erased inscription (f. 1); see Watson 1966.Henry Savile (b. 1568, d. 1617), of Banke, scholar, medical practitioner and collector of manuscripts: identifiable with

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) with Creation scenes, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec) with Pharaoh addressing Moses and Aaron, at the beginning of Exodus., Bible, from Genesis to Job, vol. 1

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

• 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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

• 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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

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

Large initials in colours and gold with foliate decoration, interlace, and occasionally hybrid figures and naked human figures, birds (ff. 1, 52v, 89v, 119v, 150v, 164v, 180v, 219, 249, 274). Large initials in gold with a combination of blue, red,

• Text of two prayers written in Insular minuscule with decorated initials., Prayer book (the 'Royal Prayer Book'), including the apocryphal letter of Christ to Abgar, and Gospel readings

1996 and 2001).Guide letters in red (e.g., ff. 29v, 30v, 31, etc). 2 large zoomorphic initials: 1 in gold and silver (f. 1) and 1 in colours (f. 17). Smaller initials filled with colours and outlined with red dots. Marginal

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'V'(ocavit), with foliate motifs and birds, at the beginning of Leviticus., Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy, with the Glossa ordinaria and interlinear glosses, imperfect at the end

Royal 4 A VII, also from Rochester.The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 514' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666,