• Detail of Virgo in the calendar., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Detail of Libra in the calendar., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Detail of Scorpio in the calendar., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Detail of Sagittarius in the calendar., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Calendar page for December, with Capricorn., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Decorated initials., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Coloured initial 'M'., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Decorated initial 'D'(omine) with decorated borders, at the beginning of Psalm 101., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Coloured initials., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uid) with dragons and an animal head, display capitals, and full border, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter with Old English gloss, the Psalms preceded by a calendar and compotus material (ff. 1-12), and followed by canticles and litany (ff. 119-132v), and prayers (ff. 143-148v)

symbols of the Evangelists. 12 outline drawings of signs of the Zodiac in red ink in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). 1 historiated initial (f. 13), and 2 decorated foliate initials (ff. 53, 85), all in colours and accompanied by coloured

• Decorated initials and borders, with angels supporting heraldic arms., Account of the Norman noblemen who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066; a treatise on Elizabethan heraldry and genealogy; and an account on the Court of Queen Elizabeth

with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2, 32). 3 three-sided foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 4, 49, 126). 1 partial border, in colours (f. 57). 1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f.

• Titles and initials in display capitals., 'Vitae' (f. 1v), 'De consolatione philosophiae', Books 1-5, with glosses (ff. 2v-110v), 'Opuscula sacra', Books 1-4, imperfect, with glosses (ff. 113v-149v)

Titles and initials in display capitals. The manuscript also includes:Two lives of Boethius (ff. 1v, 1v-2);Two commentaries to 'De consolatione philosophiae', Book 3 (ff. 47-61v);List of Byzantine offices (f. 111);Eugenius of Toledo, 'Hexaëmeron' (f. 111);Added notated Greek Cherubic Hymn

• Text pages., 'Vitae' (f. 1v), 'De consolatione philosophiae', Books 1-5, with glosses (ff. 2v-110v), 'Opuscula sacra', Books 1-4, imperfect, with glosses (ff. 113v-149v)

Text pages. The manuscript also includes:Two lives of Boethius (ff. 1v, 1v-2);Two commentaries to 'De consolatione philosophiae', Book 3 (ff. 47-61v);List of Byzantine offices (f. 111);Eugenius of Toledo, 'Hexaëmeron' (f. 111);Added notated Greek Cherubic Hymn or 'Cheroubikon' in a

• Text pages., 'Vitae' (f. 1v), 'De consolatione philosophiae', Books 1-5, with glosses (ff. 2v-110v), 'Opuscula sacra', Books 1-4, imperfect, with glosses (ff. 113v-149v)

Text pages. The manuscript also includes:Two lives of Boethius (ff. 1v, 1v-2);Two commentaries to 'De consolatione philosophiae', Book 3 (ff. 47-61v);List of Byzantine offices (f. 111);Eugenius of Toledo, 'Hexaëmeron' (f. 111);Added notated Greek Cherubic Hymn or 'Cheroubikon' in a

• Text page., 'Vitae' (f. 1v), 'De consolatione philosophiae', Books 1-5, with glosses (ff. 2v-110v), 'Opuscula sacra', Books 1-4, imperfect, with glosses (ff. 113v-149v)

Text page. The manuscript also includes:Two lives of Boethius (ff. 1v, 1v-2);Two commentaries to 'De consolatione philosophiae', Book 3 (ff. 47-61v);List of Byzantine offices (f. 111);Eugenius of Toledo, 'Hexaëmeron' (f. 111);Added notated Greek Cherubic Hymn or 'Cheroubikon' in a

• Text page., 'Vitae' (f. 1v), 'De consolatione philosophiae', Books 1-5, with glosses (ff. 2v-110v), 'Opuscula sacra', Books 1-4, imperfect, with glosses (ff. 113v-149v)

Text page. The manuscript also includes:Two lives of Boethius (ff. 1v, 1v-2);Two commentaries to 'De consolatione philosophiae', Book 3 (ff. 47-61v);List of Byzantine offices (f. 111);Eugenius of Toledo, 'Hexaëmeron' (f. 111);Added notated Greek Cherubic Hymn or 'Cheroubikon' in a

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit) combined with a full foliate bar border including interlace at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter, imperfect

is blank and ruled. Large initials in colours and gold combined with a full foliate bar border including interlace (Psalm 1 (f. 8), Psalm 26 (f. 39v), Psalm 38 (f. 59), Psalm 52 (f. 78), Psalm 80 (f. 118v), Psalm

• Drawing of God over the circle of the world with two long trumpets issuing from his mouth (the breath of God), holding a scale, and the Holy Spirit over the waters, enclosed within a hemisphere, at the beginning of Genesis.

signatures. 1 added coloured drawing of the Creation inserted within a blank space between the summaries of Genesis and the beginning of Genesis. The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: inscribed 'Biblioteca ecclesie Christi', 13th century (vol. II, Royal 1

• Detail of a drawing of God over the circle of the world with two long trumpets issuing from his mouth (the breath of God), holding a scale, and the Holy Spirit over the waters, enclosed within a hemisphere, at the beginning of Genesis.

signatures. 1 added coloured drawing of the Creation inserted within a blank space between the summaries of Genesis and the beginning of Genesis. The Benedictine abbey of Christ Church, Canterbury: inscribed 'Biblioteca ecclesie Christi', 13th century (vol. II, Royal 1

• Coloured initial 'P'(rimus) at the beginning of notes on the compotus, and below, an added list of the archbishops of Canterbury., Treatise on the compotus, 'Ratio Gai cesaris de ordine anni', instructions for the discovery of the age of the moon, a table of moveable feasts, and other texts

'51' (f. 1).John Dee (b. 1527, d. 1609), mathematician, astrologer, and antiquary: his 'Jupiter' sign (top righthand corner of f. 1); his annotations (ff. 60v-61). William Cecil (b. 1520/21, d. 1598), 1st Baron Burghley, royal minister; his sale, 21 November