• Decorated initial 'D'(iligentius) at the beginning of book 7., De civitate Dei

red or blue, with display script in green and red or green and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 1v, 11v, 20v, 30v, 40, 50v, 57v, 67, 77, 84, 96v, 106v, 115v, 124, 135, 147v, 161v, 173v, 192,

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of book 16., De civitate Dei

red or blue, with display script in green and red or green and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 1v, 11v, 20v, 30v, 40, 50v, 57v, 67, 77, 84, 96v, 106v, 115v, 124, 135, 147v, 161v, 173v, 192,

• Decorated initial 'N'(unc), at the beginning of book 8., De civitate Dei

red or blue, with display script in green and red or green and blue, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 1v, 11v, 20v, 30v, 40, 50v, 57v, 67, 77, 84, 96v, 106v, 115v, 124, 135, 147v, 161v, 173v, 192,

• Foliate initial 'S'(I rationi) at the beginning of book 2., 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

• Foliate initial 'I'(am) at the beginning of book 3., 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

• Foliate initial 'D'(e felicitate) at the beginning of book 15., 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

• 6 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon letter 'wynn'., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• 2 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon letter 'wynn'., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• Text page with display script highlighted in colour., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• 2 decorated initials of Anglo-Saxon letters 'thorn' and wynn., Collection of charms and remedies (a copy of 'Bald's Leechbook')

of 12th/13th century (e.g., f. 125v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 139 ', (f. 1) and included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542 (f.26).Presented to the British

• Initials 'P'(hebeo) and 'S'(epe) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the text., Claudianus maior

Quire marks 'i'-'vii' and quire signatures 'a'-'g' in crayon.Uncrossed tironian ets. 1 large initial in blue with a reserved line and penwork decoration in red and blue (f. 1). Numerous smaller initials in red or blue, with penwork decoration in

• Historiated initial 'I'(nter) of the four Evangelists with their symbols, with a full border containing two peacocks, a bird and arms of Grey, at the beginning of the De consensu evangelistarum of Augustine., De consensu evangelistarum, De musica

note (f. 12v) and bifolium signatures perhaps in the same hand. 1 historiated initial in colours and gold with full border, at the beginning of the text (f. 1). Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red

• Decorated initial 'S'(e) with grotesques and foliate motif at the beginning of Cicero's 'De inventione'; next to it the St Alban's press-mark 'D.II.5.l'., De inventione (index Rhetorica)(ff. 1-47v); Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)(ff. 47v-85)

on f. 58v, 'ix'-'x' on ff. 66v, 74v); in addition, several quires are also marked with a sign resembling 'G'. 1 large initial in brown ink on green and mauve ground, with grotesques and foliate motifs (f. 3v). Large initials

• Detail of historiated initial 'D'(ixim[us]) of Dunstan, seated at a forge, pinching the devil's nose with a pair of tongs., Canterbury Passionale (Lives of the Saints), imperfect, including a life of Dunstan and of Anselm of Canterbury

added texts of the 13th and 14th centuries (~jocalia~) with no decorative elements. 1 large historiated initial in colours of Dunstan pinching the devil's nose (f. 15v). 1 smaller initial in colours with foliate and zoomorphic motifs (f. 21v). Small

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixim[us]) of Dunstan, seated at a forge, pinching the devil's nose with a pair of tongs., Canterbury Passionale (Lives of the Saints), imperfect, including a life of Dunstan and of Anselm of Canterbury

added texts of the 13th and 14th centuries (~jocalia~) with no decorative elements. 1 large historiated initial in colours of Dunstan pinching the devil's nose (f. 15v). 1 smaller initial in colours with foliate and zoomorphic motifs (f. 21v). Small

• Detail of decorated initial 'D'(efuncto) at the beginning of Book II of Eadmer's Life of Anselm of Canterbury., Canterbury Passionale (Lives of the Saints), imperfect, including a life of Dunstan and of Anselm of Canterbury

added texts of the 13th and 14th centuries (~jocalia~) with no decorative elements. 1 large historiated initial in colours of Dunstan pinching the devil's nose (f. 15v). 1 smaller initial in colours with foliate and zoomorphic motifs (f. 21v). Small

• Decorated initial 'L'(ecturus) at the beginning of the book 1 of the De Trinitate of Augstine., De Trinitate

Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 82' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the Upper Library at Westminster of 1542; red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); inculded in the 1698 catalogue of the library

• Detail of an 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

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(lerunque) of the Agnus Dei, at the beginning of book 15., 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

• Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uid) of Michael with a sword and a shield with an inscription reading 'michael', and a dragon at his feet, at he beginning of book 19., 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