• Decorated initials with pen-flourishing at the beginning of the text., Summa de vitiis et virtutibus (index Summa virtutum)

virtutibus (index Summa virtutum) Added text, 13th century (f. 1) and list of contents, ?14th century (ff. 1v-2v). The cathedral church of Ely, Cambridge: inscribed, 15th century, 'Iste liber p[er]tinet eccl[es]ie Elien[si]' (ff. 2v, 186) and the library mark (f.

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

century (ff. 9, 29v, 62v, 69).The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: Christ Church pressmark 'r' with a title 'Psalteriu[m] s[anc]ti Jeronimi glosatu[m]', 12th century (f. 8) and Christ Church script, 11th century (ff. 197-198, according to Ker, 1957).Thomas Cranmer

• Detail from the roll: Henry III holding a model of a church, and his children: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice, Katharine, and again Edward wearing a crown., Genealogical chronicle of the English Kings

III holding a model of a church, and his children: Edward, Margaret, Edmund, Beatrice, Katharine, and again Edward wearing a crown. Contains the genealogy of the kings of England from the Heptarchy to Henry III (b. 1207, d. 1272), with

• Historiated initial 'I' of a saint., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Historiated initial 'L' of a deacon saint in an act of charity., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Historiated initial 'U' of the Assumption of the Virgin., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Historiated initial 'I' of the Circumcision., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Historiated initial 'C' of Christ, a female saint and musicians., Cuttings from a choir book

the Manuscripts Reading Room order Add. 29902.Musical notation. 11 historiated initials in colours and gold, of the dedication of a church (f. 3a); Christ's Entry into Jerusalem (f. 3b); the Nativity and the Annunciation to the Shepherds (f. 3c); a

• Marginal miniature of a centaur., De legibus et consuetudinibus Angliæ (imperfect at the beginning)

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Pen-flourished initials, 'O'(rdo), 'D'(omine), and 'B'(eati)., Missal, use of Sarum, imperfect

(b. 1635, d. 1699), bishop of Worcester and theologian (see Wright 1972). Edward Stillingfleet (b. 1661, d. 1708), physician and Church of England clergyman, son of the former; in 1707 acquired by Robert Harley (see Wright 1972).The Harley Collection, formed

• Flourished initials and marginal drawing of a hand holding a fishing rod, line, and hook., De fide orthodoxa

by the later provenance, and by the marginal glosses and chapter numbering in arabic numerals.Hannibal Gamon (bap. 1582, d. 1650/51), Church of England clergyman: inscribed 'Hannibal Gamon. Tandem -- D.O.M.' (f. 1); Gammon aided Richard, 1st Baron Robartes, in collecting

• null, De fide orthodoxa

by the later provenance, and by the marginal glosses and chapter numbering in arabic numerals.Hannibal Gamon (bap. 1582, d. 1650/51), Church of England clergyman: inscribed 'Hannibal Gamon. Tandem -- D.O.M.' (f. 1); Gammon aided Richard, 1st Baron Robartes, in collecting

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a man ringing a church bell with another kneeling behind him; to their right, a priest is at an altar., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

of a man ringing a church bell with another kneeling behind him; to their right, a priest is at an altar. Part I: the text and gloss written in Southern France, perhaps in Toulouse: lemmata underlined in yellow, with the

• Historiated initial 'S' (anctificavit) of a bishop dedicating a church., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

of a bishop dedicating a church. Horizontal catchwords.Miniature curtains, likely of silk, once protected the full-page minitures. These are no longer extant, but the holes and thread, by means of which these were attached, are still visible. 6 full-page miniatures

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with the Annunciation to the Shepherds, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

historian and Church of England clergyman: inscription 'Fran: Blomfield Coll: Gon: Caij Camb: 175 [5?] [to which has been added] nuper de Fersfield Com: Norf' (f. 2).; his note dated 1725 that the manuscript came from the collegiate church of

• Decorated initials, and line-endings in the form of animals and hybrids at the beginning of a litany., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

historian and Church of England clergyman: inscription 'Fran: Blomfield Coll: Gon: Caij Camb: 175 [5?] [to which has been added] nuper de Fersfield Com: Norf' (f. 2).; his note dated 1725 that the manuscript came from the collegiate church of

• Miniature of a king supervising the building of a church; miniature of Joseph or Arimathea on his deathbed making a red cross on a white shield with his own blood as a momento for Mordrain., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

supervising the building of a church; miniature of Joseph or Arimathea on his deathbed making a red cross on a white shield with his own blood as a momento for Mordrain. Includes: Estoire del Saint Graal, imperfect (ff. 1-88); La

• Detail of a miniature of a king supervising the building of a church., Estoire del Saint Graal, La Queste del Saint Graal, Morte Artu

king supervising the building of a church. Includes: Estoire del Saint Graal, imperfect (ff. 1-88); La Queste del Saint Graal (ff. 89-139); abridged version of the Morte Artu, imperfect, attributed to Walter Map (ff. 140-161). This manuscript is connected in

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with a Gnadenstuhl (Throne of Grace) Trinity, with two angels with incense on either side., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

historian and Church of England clergyman: inscription 'Fran: Blomfield Coll: Gon: Caij Camb: 175 [5?] [to which has been added] nuper de Fersfield Com: Norf' (f. 2).; his note dated 1725 that the manuscript came from the collegiate church of

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with David playing a harp, and the Annunciation to the Virgin below, with Gabriel holding a scroll inscribed 'Ave Maria, gratia plena, Dominus tecum', at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter (the 'Egerton Psalter'), with calendar, Office of the Dead (imperfect), litany, and prayers

historian and Church of England clergyman: inscription 'Fran: Blomfield Coll: Gon: Caij Camb: 175 [5?] [to which has been added] nuper de Fersfield Com: Norf' (f. 2).; his note dated 1725 that the manuscript came from the collegiate church of