• Historiated initial 'H' with three men at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Historiated initial 'E' with God with a cruciform halo and a man at the beginning of Joshua., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Historiated initial 'F' with God with a cruciform halo blessing a figure, at the beginning of Judges., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Decorated initial 'P'(revaricatus) with a bird, at the beginning of IV Kings., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Historiated initial 'V' of a man holding a book, presumably Isaiah, at the beginning of Isaiah., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Decorated initial 'E' with interlace and a hybrid creature at the beginning of Baruch., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Historiated initial 'V'(erbum) of man holding a book, presumably Hosea, at the beginning of Hosea., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Foliate initial 'V'(isio) at the beginning of Obadiah., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Historiated initial 'H' with two men in interlace at the beginning of Exodus., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Detail of a historiated initial with a man spearing a king, and hybrid creatures and animals, at the beginning of II Kings., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Detail of a historiated initial a man pointing upwards, presumably Ezekiel, at the beginning of Ezekiel., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Detail of historiated initial a man holding a book standing on a hybrid creature, presumably Joel, at the beginning of Joel., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Decorated initial 'B'(eate)., Moralia in Job, imperfect at the end.

hymn 'Beate martyr prospera diem' (f. 1). Musical notation: added neumes, northern France, early 11th century (f. 1).Begins: 'Reverentissimo et sanctissimo fratri Leandro coepiscopo Gregorius servuus servorum Dei dudum te frater beastissime in constantinopolitana'. Large initials in brown ink, some

• Historiated initial with Elimelech, Naomi, and their sons on their journey to Moab, at the beginning of Ruth (the first known occurrence of this depiction in medieval art). The initial is decorated also by two sirens or hybrids, which have a less clear connection with the text., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Zoomorphic initial 'I'(n dandis) with a bird at the beginning of De institutione arithmetica., De institutione arithmetica

quire) in part 1. Part 1 is a palimpsest in late Carolingian script and the text and some of the coloured initials are still partly visible (ff. 1-123v). f. 123 is the end flyleaf of part 1. Zoomorphic initial in

• Historiated initial 'V'., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Historiated initial 'I' with scenes from Creation, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of a man holding a book, presumably Habakkak with interlace, at the beginning of Habakkak., Bible (The 'Montpellier Bible') (Genesis to Malachi)

1, 5 may be later additions of the middle or 3rd quarter of the 12th century: see Cahn 1996; Avril 1983. Large historiated or decorated initials in colours and sometimes gold at the beginning of prefaces and books (ff.

• Decorated initial ''Q'(uanta) at the beginning of a collection of Seneca's letters., Letters, some extracts

17 lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d (Egerton 710-730). Large initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 1). Large plain initials in red, blue or green, a few with penwork decoration in one other colour (e.g. ff.

• Coloured initial 'Q'(uare), from Psalm 1., Psalter ('The Camaldoli Psalter'), with partial gloss (index The Fontebuono Psalter)

Coloured initial 'Q'(uare), from Psalm 1.1 large full-page miniature, in colours and gold (f. 178). 1 large decorated full-page initial, in colours and gold (f. 9v). Large and smaller decorated initials with white vine ornament, geometric and figural decoration,