• Historiated initial 'P'(raevaricatus est) of the Ascension of Elijah, at the beginning of 4 Kings., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Inhabited initial 'P'(ost), at the beginning of Judges., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Inhabited initial 'E'(t rex), with animal heads, at the beginning of 3 Kings., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Historiated initial 'P'(raevaricatus est) of the Ascension of Elijah, at the beginning of 4 Kings., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Detail of a historiated initial 'P'(raevaricatus est) of the Ascension of Elijah, at the beginning of 4 Kings., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'E'(t rex), with animal heads, at the beginning of 3 Kings., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'P'(ost), at the beginning of Judges., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Detail of a historiated initial 'F'(actum est) of David playing the harp with two musician on both sides, one playing the violin and another playing the horn, at the beginning of 2 Kings., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Inhabited initial 'Q'(uinque) with a man and animals interlaced with foliage, at the beginning of book 6., De civitate Dei; Notae on De ciuitate Dei

a manib[us] sit procul iste lib[er] T. Wybarn', c. 1467 (see a dated inscription in Royal 2 C I) (ff. 1, 259).Inscribed a letter, signed by Clemens Brown, requesting a certain Henry to receive this book from Thomas Walleys, master

• Historiated initial 'P'(refationem) of a knight on horseback piercing a dragon forming a letter, at the beginning of part 5., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) with an eagle holding a book (the symbol of John?), at the beginning of part 6., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uo) of Job and his wife giving him bread, with a dragon forming the tail of the letter, at the beginning of book 17., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uis) of a saint, at the beginning of book 27., Moralia in Job, parts 4-6 (books 17-35)

of Canterbury (1114-1122): inscribed 'Quarta p[er] 6 Moraliu[m] Gregorii incip[i]t p[er] R. Archiep[isco]p[u]m / de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1), and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i] p[er] Radulfum Archep[iscopu]m', 14th century (f. 6); included in the Rochester library catalogues of

• Historiated initial 'F'(actum est) of David playing the harp with two musician on both sides, one playing the violin and another playing the horn, at the beginning of 2 Kings, Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Puzzle initial and inhabited initial at the prologue and beginning of Judith., Bible (with Psalms) and Interpretation of Hebrew Names, imperfect

until 1659, inscription (f. 1), see transcription below.John Covel (b. 1638, d. 1722), chaplain of the Levant Company at Constantinople 1670-1676: inscribed in 1659 'Joh[ann]es Covel xpti. Coll. Soc. 1659 mnemosunon [in Greek] Tho: Hu:’ (f. 1). No. XXVI (f.

• Historiated initial 'E'(t) of two men with a book, at the beginning of the Book of Joshua., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E'(t factum est) of two men with a book, perhaps Moses giving the book of the law to Joshua, at the beginning of Joshua., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Inhabited initial 'T'(andem), at the beginning of the prologue to Joshua., Bible (Joshua, Judges, Ruth, and I-IV Kings) (The 'Rochester Bible')

Joshua (Moses and Joshua, f. 2v), 1 Kings (Elkanah and his wives, f. 58), 2 Kings (musicians, f. 92), and 4 Kings (Elijah, f. 154v). Large inhabited initials in colours at the prologue (f. 1), Judges (white lions or dogs,

• Coloured initials in a text page of the chronicle., Chronicle, AD 1-1135 (ff. 34-61), with additions up to 1266 (ff. 61v-73)

Coloured initials in a text page of the chronicle. The life of Thomas Becket in verse was composed c. 1184. It is based on one by Robert of Cricklade (d. c. 1174), prior of St. Frideswide's, Oxford, now lost.

• Text page with the end of Jerome's Commentary on Ecclesiastes and an ownership inscription in display script, divided by a geometric line filler., Commentary on Proverbs (ff. 3-43); Commentary on Ecclesiastes (ff. 43v-71); Commentary on Acts of the Apostles (ff. 72-91v); Nomina regionum et locorum de Actibus Apostolorum (ff. 91v-93v)

a geometric line filler. Leaves lost after f. 93. 1 large initial in red with penwork decoration (f. 91v); 8 large initials in red, frequently decorated with small balls (ff. 1, 14, 31, 42, 72, 72v, 91v). Numerous simple initials