• Detail of a miniature of beavers (Castor) with hunters, illustrating the text that the beavers' testicles had healing properties, and that the animals would bite them off in order to escape capture., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red. Bestiary, with extracts

• Puzzle initial 'N'(emo) at the beginning of Jerome's prologue to Isaiah, with John Lumley's ownership inscription in the lower margin., Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel with Jerome's prologues and the Glossa ordinaria

'C.4' (f. 1v).John Lumley, 1st baron Lumley (b. c. 1533, d. 1609), collector and conspirator: inscribed with his name (f. 1); possibly to be identified with no 125 of the 1609 catalogue of his collection; (see ~The Lumley Library~, 1956);

• Decorated initial and musical notation., Motets, in an Office for the Feast of the Circumsion; Hymns, Miracle play on the history of Daniel (ff. 95-108)

staves. 10 large initials in gold on blue and red grounds and penwork decoration (ff. 1, 16, 17v, 50, 56v, 80, 82, 88v, 90, 91). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing (f. 95).

• Decorated initial and musical notation., Motets, in an Office for the Feast of the Circumsion; Hymns, Miracle play on the history of Daniel (ff. 95-108)

staves. 10 large initials in gold on blue and red grounds and penwork decoration (ff. 1, 16, 17v, 50, 56v, 80, 82, 88v, 90, 91). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing (f. 95).

• Decorated initial and musical notation., Motets, in an Office for the Feast of the Circumsion; Hymns, Miracle play on the history of Daniel (ff. 95-108)

staves. 10 large initials in gold on blue and red grounds and penwork decoration (ff. 1, 16, 17v, 50, 56v, 80, 82, 88v, 90, 91). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing (f. 95).

• Decorated initial and musical notation., Motets, in an Office for the Feast of the Circumsion; Hymns, Miracle play on the history of Daniel (ff. 95-108)

staves. 10 large initials in gold on blue and red grounds and penwork decoration (ff. 1, 16, 17v, 50, 56v, 80, 82, 88v, 90, 91). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing (f. 95).

• Decorated initial and musical notation., Motets, in an Office for the Feast of the Circumsion; Hymns, Miracle play on the history of Daniel (ff. 95-108)

staves. 10 large initials in gold on blue and red grounds and penwork decoration (ff. 1, 16, 17v, 50, 56v, 80, 82, 88v, 90, 91). 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red and blue pen-flourishing (f. 95).

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a winged Matthew at the beginning of Matthew., New Testament, with calendar (ff. 309v-312)

mentioned. Partial foliate border in colours and gold (f. 1). Numerous large historiated or decorated initials in colours (predominately red and blue) and gold at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 43v, 69v, 113, 145, 187v, 191v, 195v, 198v, 202v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with a nimbed eagle and decorated letters at the beginning of John, with marginal decoration., New Testament, with calendar (ff. 309v-312)

mentioned. Partial foliate border in colours and gold (f. 1). Numerous large historiated or decorated initials in colours (predominately red and blue) and gold at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 43v, 69v, 113, 145, 187v, 191v, 195v, 198v, 202v,

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of an account of Thomas Becket's martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

Decorated initial 'P'(ost) at the beginning of an account of Thomas Becket's martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral. f. 1* verso is a 14th-century list of contents.f. 288 is a portion of a parchment leaf with various inscriptions. Initials in blue

• The pale rectangle of vellum now affixed to this flyleaf, which would formerly have been on the outside cover of the binding, underneath a piece of transparent polished horn held in place by nails at the corners. Two copper-stained nail-holes are still visible., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

The pale rectangle of vellum now affixed to this flyleaf, which would formerly have been on the outside cover of the binding, underneath a piece of transparent polished horn held in place by nails at the corners. Two copper-stained

• Decorated initial ''V'(idens), with a rubric introducing the section describing Thomas Becket's martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral. The red letters in the margin, found sporadically throughout the text, are the initials of the biographers who wrote accounts of Thomas's life and death, including John of Salisbury ('I'), Herbert of Bosham ('H'), William of Canterbury ('W'), Benedict of Peterborough ('B'), and Alan of Tewkesbury ('A')., Theological miscellany of saints lives and sermons, including the life of Becket, and De Gesta Pontificum

Decorated initial ''V'(idens), with a rubric introducing the section describing Thomas Becket's martyrdom in Canterbury Cathedral. The red letters in the margin, found sporadically throughout the text, are the initials of the biographers who wrote accounts of Thomas's life

• Puzzle initial 'G'(loriosi) at the beginning of a life of William, archbishop of York (died 1154)., Life of William, archbishop of York (died 1154)

Puzzle initial 'G'(loriosi) at the beginning of a life of William, archbishop of York (died 1154). f. 1* verso is a 14th-century list of contents.f. 288 is a portion of a parchment leaf with various inscriptions. Large puzzle initial

• The ownership inscription 'De camera abbatis Pippewell', and facing it the calendar page for January, with the occupation of the month of a miniature of a man drinking and removing a boot from one foot., Psalter, imperfect

man drinking and removing a boot from one foot. f. 1 is a parchment leaf. 12 miniatures in colours and gold of the labours of the months (ff. 2-7v). 1 large historiated initial at the beginning of Psalm 51 (f.

• Illuminated initials and miniatures for the calendar pages for October and November, with a man gathering produce into a basket, and a man knocking acorns from trees to feed pigs., Psalter, imperfect

a man knocking acorns from trees to feed pigs. f. 1 is a parchment leaf. 12 miniatures in colours and gold of the labours of the months (ff. 2-7v). 1 large historiated initial at the beginning of Psalm 51 (f.

• Miniature of animals, including a ram, labelled 'Leena'., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red. Bestiary, with extracts

• Miniature of a knight on horseback and a tiger with a mirror, illustrating the text that a tiger can outrun a man on a horse, so in order to steal a cub and escape, the thief should throw down a mirror, and the tigress will stop to look at its own reflection, thinking it is her cub., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red. Bestiary, with extracts

• Miniature of an antelope and a man with an axe. The antelope has caught its saw-like antlers in a shrub, giving a hunter the chance to kill it., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red. Bestiary, with extracts

• Miniature of a unicorn being held by a woman and pursued by three men, one of whom spears it with a lance, and another with a sword., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red. Bestiary, with extracts

• Miniature of a man shooting arrows at wild goats, one of which is eating foliage., Bestiary, with extracts from Giraldus Cambrensis on Irish birds

the beginning.Crossed tironian ets. Numerous (106) miniatures in colours of animals. Large initial on a rectangular ground in colours (f. 1). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red. Bestiary, with extracts