• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels of Matthew and Mark, with the Glossa ordinaria (index New Testament, Bible)

Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew. Associated by Branner 1977 with the 'Vie de Saint Denis Atelier', named after Bibliothèque Nationale de France, n.a.fr. 1098 containing the 'Vie de Saint Denis', produced

• Initial 'R'(ebus) with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of a prologue in verse., Miscellany of verses

Guthlac, Oswin, etc. (ff. 78-93v, 94-96v); verses added in some margins (e.g. ff. 50v, 68v) are headed 'Abb. Iohis', presumably John de Cella, abbot of St Albans from 1195 to 1214.Robert Outing(?), 15th century: inscribed 'Thes bok be delyveryd unto

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixi) with pen-flourishing, incorporating a human head, in the Psalms., Psalms, with commentary ('Rolle of Hampole's Psalter') (ends imperfectly), preceded by a calendar (ff. 1v-7) and a homily on patience and humility (ff. 8-9)

century.Unidentified owner, 15th century: inscription (f. 232).Foliated in red pencil, in the manner of Matthew Parker (b. 1504, d. 1575), John Parker (b. 1548, d. 1619), and others; annotated in English and Latin (e.g. ff. 113v, 159), and Greek (f.

• Detail of decorated initial., Miscellany of verses

Guthlac, Oswin, etc. (ff. 78-93v, 94-96v); verses added in some margins (e.g. ff. 50v, 68v) are headed 'Abb. Iohis', presumably John de Cella, abbot of St Albans from 1195 to 1214.Robert Outing(?), 15th century: inscribed 'Thes bok be delyveryd unto

• Decorated initial 'C'(ircumcisio) at the beginning of the martyrology for January., Martyrology for the use of Norwich, with calendar (ff. 4-9v)

Decorated initial 'C'(ircumcisio) at the beginning of the martyrology for January. Musical notation (erased) (f. 3). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, often with foliate forms, and pen-flourishing. Small initials in red or blue. Martyrology for the

• Calendar page for December., Martyrology for the use of Norwich, with calendar (ff. 4-9v)

Calendar page for December. Musical notation (erased) (f. 3). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration, often with foliate forms, and pen-flourishing. Small initials in red or blue. Martyrology for the use of Norwich, with calendar (ff. 4-9v)

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David paying the harp, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

200v). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Psalter, with the commentary of Peter Lombard John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed

• Foliate initial 'A'(d regalis), at the beginning of the preface to the Psalter of the Virgin., Psalms in verses of the Holy Spirit, Virgin, and Holy Cross with poems and prayers

section VI (ff. 101). Psalms in verses of the Holy Spirit, Virgin, and Holy Cross with poems and prayers ? John Theyer (bap. 1598, d. 1673), antiquary: his monogram (f. 1); if so, passed to Robert Scott.Robert Scott (b. c.

• Genealogical diagram from Pierre de Poitiers's Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi., Aurora, with marginal gloss; Pierre de Poitiers' Compendium (ff. 1v-6v)

former: inherited and later sold the D’Ewes library to Robert Harley on 4 October 1705 for £450 (see Watson 1966).Inscribed 'John Anne ?W' in an ?18th-century hand (f. 1).The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1661, d. 1724), 1st

• Illuminated initial 'E'(ntre) at the beginning of the prologue., Anabasis

of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from

• Text pages with illuminated initials., Anabasis

1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from Naples.The manuscript

• Miniature of the Greek camp, with messengers reporting the death of Cyrus., Anabasis

translation of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII

• Miniature of Greeks by the sea shore ascending a path, with Orientals looking on., Anabasis

translation of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII

• Miniature of the Greeks in council on the shore, with an island castle and ship nearby, with a full foliate border with birds and grotesques., Anabasis

translation of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII

• Miniature of the Greeks making merry., Anabasis

1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from Naples.The manuscript

• Detail of a miniature of the Greeks making merry., Anabasis

of c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from

• Miniature of fighting at the gates of Byzantium., Anabasis

c. 1503 by Claude de Seyssel, translated, according to his prologue (ff. 10-15), from the Latin version of John Lascaris of the Greek text from a manuscript in the French royal library at Blois brought by Charles VIII from Naples.The

• Ownership inscriptions., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Ownership inscriptions. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold with foliate

• Decorated initial, diagram, and bar border with a human hybrid grotesque at the beginning of an anonymous text on Planetary Theory, starting with a section on the movement of the Sun., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Decorated initial, diagram, and bar border with a human hybrid grotesque at the beginning of an anonymous text on Planetary Theory, starting with a section on the movement of the Sun. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and

• Diagrams in a treatise on solar and lunar eclipses., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Diagrams in a treatise on solar and lunar eclipses. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in