• Detail of Evangelist portrait of Matthew., Evangelists portraits

Andrés, 1968). The monastery San Lorenzo el Real, El Escorial, in 1809: inscription 'San Lorenzo el R. del Escorial' (f. 1) (see also Andrés, 1968). Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part

• Zoomorphic initial 'G'(regorius)., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(mos) with an animal head., De laudibus virginitatis; letter of Aldhelm to Ehfridus

of an ecclesiastical writ dated in 540, 16th century (f. 1). John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); listed in the 1609 catalogue of his collection, no. 399

• Decorated initial 'E'(vangelium) with dragons and a human mask, at the beginning of sermons of Augustine., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Coloured initial 'I'(ncipiunt) at the beginning of the list of capitula, with the ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester, reading 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i].', Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Zoomorphic initial 'A'(udiviumus) with a dragon and foliate decoration., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixit)., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Decorated initial 'A'(dmoniri)., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Decorated initial 'A'(udivimus)., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Zoomorphic initial 'D'(ominus) with dragons and foliate decoration., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Decorated initial 'H'(ester)., Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli

rubrics. Sermones de verbis Domini et apostoli The cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: inscribed, 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1202, no. 5 (see English Benedictine Libraries 1996).Added drawing of a head

• Coloured initial 'A'(nnus) at the beginning of book 1., Computistica, De temporibus

the beginning of book 1. Contains:Helperic, Computus (ff. 2-21v);Bede, De Temporibus (ff. 22-114v);Bede, Epistola ad Wihtred de Equinoctibus (ff. 114v-Included in Thomson's 'Group I' of eight manuscripts from St Albans, dated by him to the period c. 1120-1140.Guide letters for

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) and historiated initial 'D'(isciplina) of a bishop teaching with an open book with partial borders, at the beginning of Isidore's Etymologies., Etymologies

Decorated initial 'D'(omino) and historiated initial 'D'(isciplina) of a bishop teaching with an open book with partial borders, at the beginning of Isidore's Etymologies. 5 large historiated initials with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 17v,

• Historiated initial 'V'(etus) of the symbols of the Evangelists with partial borders, at the beginning of book 6 of Isidore's Etymologies., Etymologies

Historiated initial 'V'(etus) of the symbols of the Evangelists with partial borders, at the beginning of book 6 of Isidore's Etymologies. 5 large historiated initials with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 17v, 35v, 42v, 50).

• Detail of historiated initial 'B'(eatissimus) of Christ blessingwith partial borders, at the beginning of book 7 of Isidore's Etymologies., Etymologies

Detail of historiated initial 'B'(eatissimus) of Christ blessingwith partial borders, at the beginning of book 7 of Isidore's Etymologies. 5 large historiated initials with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 2, 17v, 35v, 42v, 50). 25 large

• Detail of historiated initial 'E'(cclesia) of Paul holding a sword and a book with partial borders, at the beginning of book 8 of Isidore's Etymologies., Etymologies

Detail of historiated initial 'E'(cclesia) of Paul holding a sword and a book with partial borders, at the beginning of book 8 of Isidore's Etymologies. 5 large historiated initials with partial foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 2,

• Decorated initial 'H'(odie)., Theological miscellany, including Peter Damian, Sermons, excerpts from the Moralia.

lots were purchased subsequently for £2 9s. 6d. (Egerton 710-730). Large initial in blue with red and brown pen-flourishing (f. 1). Puzzle initial (f. 25). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Highlighting of

• Decorated initial and border., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Decorated initial and border. Sir Frederic Madden noted that an engraving of 1717 that once formed part of the volume was in 1863 transferred to the Department of Prints (see f. [iii]).Contemporary chapter list (ff. 1-2v). Full border with

• Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Full border with initial 'S'(eynt) in blue, pink, and green with foliate spray. Sir Frederic Madden noted that an engraving of 1717 that once formed part of the volume was in 1863 transferred to the Department of Prints (see

• Detail of 'champ' initials with foliate feathering., Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend), ending imperfectly

Detail of 'champ' initials with foliate feathering. Sir Frederic Madden noted that an engraving of 1717 that once formed part of the volume was in 1863 transferred to the Department of Prints (see f. [iii]).Contemporary chapter list (ff. 1-2v).