• Anthropomorphic initial 'S'(ancti), formed of two monks, at the beginning of the prologue to the De fide catholica of Isidore., De fide catholica

beginning of the prologue to the De fide catholica of Isidore. 1 anthropomorphic initial formed of two monks in outline drawing, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1v). 1 initial with zoomorphic and interlace decoration in black ink, at

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(udei) with an animal head., De fide catholica

Zoomorphic initial 'I'(udei) with an animal head. 1 anthropomorphic initial formed of two monks in outline drawing, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1v). 1 initial with zoomorphic and interlace decoration in black ink, at the beginning of the

• Detail of illuminated initial., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

illuminated initial. 1 large foliate and interlace initial, in colours and gold (f. 3). Large initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown, usually with simple decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown.

• Detail of decorated initial., Glossed Gospel of Matthew, preceded by prologues (f. 2r-v)

decorated initial. 1 large foliate and interlace initial, in colours and gold (f. 3). Large initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown, usually with simple decoration in one of the other colours. Small initials alternating red, blue, or pale brown.

• Detail of inscription at the bottom of the folio., Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan

the folio. 2 historiated initials in colours (ff. 1, 2). Small simple initials in red, green, or blue. Epistola de vita S. Dunstani; Life of St Dunstan The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury (see f. 2; Gameson 1999

• Miniature of Ursato Manulesso adoring the Virgin with the Child., Commission from Aloysio Mocenico, Doge of Venice, to Ursato Manulesso, delegating the Government of Padua to him

the Virgin with the Child. 1 miniature and a titlepiece with heraldic decoration, in colours and gold (ff.1v- 2). Display script. Commission from Aloysio Mocenico, Doge of Venice, to Ursato Manulesso, delegating the Government of Padua to him Ursato Manulesso:

• Puzzle initial., Psalter, a metrical version (the Surtees Psalter version)

One of six known manuscript copies. Full border in colours and gold with foliate forms, with the initial of Psalm 1 excised (f. 2). 7 large puzzle initials in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing forming a partial

• Decorated initial at the beginning of 'Grammatica'., Grammatica

Decorated initial at the beginning of 'Grammatica'. In part 1, the script and the hand change between ff. 20r-v. 1 large red ink initial with green decoration (f. 33). Grammatica Val-St-Lambert, the Cistercian abbey of St Mary near Liège, Belgium:

• Foliate and interlace initial 'C'(apitulum), at the beginning of the sermons based on John., De verbis domini, preceded by (ff. 1v-2v) a table of contents (index Sermons)

beginning of the sermons based on John. 1 large initial in green, blue, gold outlined in red, and silver (tarnished to metallic black), at the beginning of the sermons based on Matthew (f. 3). 2 large initials infilled with foliage

• Illuminated initial 'E'(vangelium), at the beginning of the sermons based on Matthew., De verbis domini, preceded by (ff. 1v-2v) a table of contents (index Sermons)

of the sermons based on Matthew. 1 large initial in green, blue, gold outlined in red, and silver (tarnished to metallic black), at the beginning of the sermons based on Matthew (f. 3). 2 large initials infilled with foliage in

• Illuminated initial 'R'(egine) at the beginning of Ambrose's De fide, decorated with acanthus leaves., De fide, de spiritu sancto, and de incarnationis dominicae sacramento

acanthus leaves. Large initials, 1 in colours on a gold ground, and the other puzzle initials in red and blue. Guide letters. De fide, de spiritu sancto, and de incarnationis dominicae sacramento Erased inscription (f. 1, upper border). The Benedictine

• Illuminated headpiece decorated with geometric patterns, and initial 'A'(ndres) at the beginning of Gregory Nazianzus' De pauperum amore (Oratio 14)., In patrem tacentem (ff. 1-3); De pauperum amore (ff. 3v-18v), both imperfect

Illuminated headpiece decorated with geometric patterns, and initial 'A'(ndres) at the beginning of Gregory Nazianzus' De pauperum amore (Oratio 14). f. 20r-v formerly used as a pastedown.Old pagination on ff. 1-18v of 481-516.ff. 1-18 were formerly gatherings 31-33 of

• Medieval list of contents of the volume, with a probable shelfmark 'CXIII'., Epistolae, De habitu virginum, De lapsis, and other works

'Liber Sancte Mariae de Fontibus' (f. 1v).? Shelfmark: 'CXIII', f. 1, in near-contemporary red capitals.Added 14th-century marginal faces and annotations.Johannes Yong: inscription, first quarter of the 16th century (f. 1). ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Initial 'C'(iprianus) with foliate and geometric penwork decoration, at the beginning of Cyprianus's Epistolae., Epistolae, De habitu virginum, De lapsis, and other works

'Liber Sancte Mariae de Fontibus' (f. 1v).? Shelfmark: 'CXIII', f. 1, in near-contemporary red capitals.Added 14th-century marginal faces and annotations.Johannes Yong: inscription, first quarter of the 16th century (f. 1). ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Decorated initials in alternating colours in Cyprianus's Testimoniorum adversus Judaeos, book I., Epistolae, De habitu virginum, De lapsis, and other works

'Liber Sancte Mariae de Fontibus' (f. 1v).? Shelfmark: 'CXIII', f. 1, in near-contemporary red capitals.Added 14th-century marginal faces and annotations.Johannes Yong: inscription, first quarter of the 16th century (f. 1). ? Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of

• Puzzle initial 'Q'(uisnam) at the beginning of the prologue to book five of Ambrose's De fide, with pen-flourishing., De fide, de spiritu sancto, and de incarnationis dominicae sacramento

with pen-flourishing. Large initials, 1 in colours on a gold ground, and the other puzzle initials in red and blue. Guide letters. De fide, de spiritu sancto, and de incarnationis dominicae sacramento Erased inscription (f. 1, upper border). The Benedictine

• Decorated initial 'P'(ronomen), at the beginning of the chapter on the pronoun., Expositio super primam edicionem Donati grammatici

of the chapter on the pronoun. 1 large miniature (f. 80v), in brown ink and red, green and yellow. Large initials in red with blue decoration or green with red decoration. Some large initials in red or green without decoration.

• Illuminated foliate patterned headpiece and initial at the beginning of John Chrysostom's homily De diabolo tentatore., Various theological works

colours and gold with enclosed titles in red majuscules, and large coloured initials below at the beginning of texts (ff. 1, 16, 29, 37v, 55v, 72v, 81, 94, 103, 111v, 117, 124, 135v, 143v, 148, 153v, 169, 181v, 191v, 200v,

• Illuminated foliate patterned headpiece and initial 'T' at the beginning of Severianus Gabalensis's De legislatore., Various theological works

colours and gold with enclosed titles in red majuscules, and large coloured initials below at the beginning of texts (ff. 1, 16, 29, 37v, 55v, 72v, 81, 94, 103, 111v, 117, 124, 135v, 143v, 148, 153v, 169, 181v, 191v, 200v,

• Diagrams in Pseudo-Hucbaldus's De Institutione Musica., Glossed De Institutione Musica (ff. 6v-62); Scolica Enchiriadis (ff. 63v-87v); Tonary (ff. 92-98)

Musica. Musical notation: neumes (ff. 1, 92-98), Daseian (ff. 63v-91v).Diagrams identical with those from Brussels, Bibliothèque Royale, Ms. 5444-6, and Vienna, Österreichische Nationalbibliothek, Cod. 2269 (see Bower, 1988, p. 220 nr. 40). Numerous diagrams. Large and small initials in plain