• Deatil of a decorated initial 'D'(avid)., Antiquitates iudaicae

and other books (ff. 1, 17v, 33, 47, 61v, 77v, 96v, 115v, 134v, 147, 158v, 171, 186, 201v). Initials in blue or red. Antiquitates iudaicae The Benedictine abbey of St Albans: inscribed, 'Hic est lib[er] s[an]c[t]I Alb[a]ni que[m] q[ui] abstulerit

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'S'(illaba est) at the beginning of the second book., De octo partibus orationis, imperfect at the beginning (missing the preface and part of the table of contents)

in red and green (f. 16v). 1 large initial in red (f. 112v). Smaller plain initials in red, green, or blue. Rubrics in red. De octo partibus orationis, imperfect at the beginning (missing the preface and part of the table

• Decorated initial 'P'(etrus) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Peter., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in red, green or blue, some with a decoration in the form of dots, at the beginning of the commentaries to other Epistles and

• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the Epistle of Jude., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in red, green or blue, some with a decoration in the form of dots, at the beginning of the commentaries to other Epistles and

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of Bede's commentary on the first Epistle of John., Commentary on Catholic Epistles and Commentary on Tobit

in colours at the beginning of Bede's commentary to James's Epistle (f. 2). 7 large initials in red, green or blue, some with a decoration in the form of dots, at the beginning of the commentaries to other Epistles and

• Text page with coloured initials., Commentary on the Pauline Epistles

at the beginning of the text (f. 1v). 3 initials with penwork decoration and display script in green, red, and blue (f. 1v). Smaller initials in red, green, or purple throughout the text. Commentary on the Pauline Epistles The cathedral

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(ntuentes) formed of a dragon, with the Lamb of God in a medallion, at the beginning of Augustine's Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

God, at the beginning of John and of the Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis of Augustine (ff. 3, 14v). Initials in blue, green, red, or purple, some with penwork decoration and/or yellow washes (e.g., ff. 30v, 35). Gospel of John; Augustine,

• Decorated initial 'I'(n quattuor)., Gospel of John; Augustine, Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis

God, at the beginning of John and of the Tractatus in Evangelium Iohannis of Augustine (ff. 3, 14v). Initials in blue, green, red, or purple, some with penwork decoration and/or yellow washes (e.g., ff. 30v, 35). Gospel of John; Augustine,

• Foliate initial 'S'(I rationi) at the beginning of book 2., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

60v, 81v, 88v, 112v, 121v, 130, 155, 170, 227, 241), at the beginning of books. Small initials in red or blue. De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o

• Foliate initial 'I'(am) at the beginning of book 3., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

60v, 81v, 88v, 112v, 121v, 130, 155, 170, 227, 241), at the beginning of books. Small initials in red or blue. De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o

• Foliate initial 'D'(e felicitate) at the beginning of book 15., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

60v, 81v, 88v, 112v, 121v, 130, 155, 170, 227, 241), at the beginning of books. Small initials in red or blue. De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o

• Initial 'M' with penwork decoration in leaf patterns and capitals on coloured grounds., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

red with penwork decoration (ff. 1, 19v) or in red and green (f. 108). Numerous initials in red, green or blue, some with penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Maniculae and marginal notations in a later hand. Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation

• Text page., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

red with penwork decoration (ff. 1, 19v) or in red and green (f. 108). Numerous initials in red, green or blue, some with penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Maniculae and marginal notations in a later hand. Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation

• Large initial 'V' with penwork decoration (incomplete)., Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation of 1079

red with penwork decoration (ff. 1, 19v) or in red and green (f. 108). Numerous initials in red, green or blue, some with penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Maniculae and marginal notations in a later hand. Symbolum fidei, Registrum; Recantation

• Coloured initials., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

attestation of the the cult of Pope Leo IX and saint Bardo, bishop of Mainz (see Bishop 1918). Initials in blue, red, green, and brown. Decorated line-fillers in brown. Unfinished, with spaces left for initials, for Psalm 1 filled in

• Coloured initials in the litany., Psalter, with canticles (ff. 99-108), litany for the use of Exeter, prayers, and offices (The 'Leofric Psalter')

attestation of the the cult of Pope Leo IX and saint Bardo, bishop of Mainz (see Bishop 1918). Initials in blue, red, green, and brown. Decorated line-fillers in brown. Unfinished, with spaces left for initials, for Psalm 1 filled in

• List of chapters and decorated iniitials., Collection of laws, including the Lex salica

5th earl of Ashburnham: his manuscript Barrois MS. 214; the Ashburnham-Barrois sale, 10 June 1901, lot 332 (inscribed '332' in blue pencil, in the lower left corner of the upper pastedown), bought by the British Museum, using the Bridgewater fund

• Text page., De emendatione vitae (ff. 2-26v, begins imperfectly); Treatise in nine chapters (ff. 27-47v, begins imperfectly); De cognitione verae vitae (ff. 47v-76v); Dialogus inter quandum vere penetentem et suum bonum angelum (ff. 77-81)

MSS 628-709), and a further 17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton MSS 710-730). Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. De emendatione vitae (ff. 2-26v, begins imperfectly); Treatise in nine chapters (ff. 27-47v, begins imperfectly);

• Puzzle initial., Miscellany, including a history of Susanna, 58 Aesopic fables (ff. 171-187), a liber 'de doctrina cordis' (ff. 5-141v); Alan of Lille's Parabolae (ff. 161-171); and Regulae theologicae (ff. 270-318v); Alan of Meaux's Metrical treatise on Susanna (ff. 1-4)

initials in red and brown or blue (ff. 1, 5, 5v, 76, 142, 161v, 270). Small initials in plain red. Miscellany, including a history of Susanna, 58 Aesopic fables (ff. 171-187), a liber 'de doctrina cordis' (ff. 5-141v); Alan of

• Coloured letters in a late 12th or early 13th century glossed Matthew, chapter 2., 2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2

English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves. Small plain initials in red or blue. 2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2 f. 2: from the same manuscript as Cambridge, Corpus Christi