• First page 'P' of Poitiers, with glosses, Noah's Ark, and genealogical commentary., Theological miscellany, including the Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi (ff. 33-38v)

inscribed title and table of contents (ff. 1, 2). Sir Simonds d'Ewes (b.1602, d. 1650), 1st baronet, diarist, antiquary, and friend of Sir Robert Cotton (see Wright 1972): inscribed no. '81' (f. 1) and foliated the manuscript. Sir Simonds D’Ewes

• Text page., Tres libri

anathema] sit. Amen' (f. 1) (see Warner and Gilson).Added list of contents of the Tres libri, 14th-century English hand (ff. 264-265) .The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1356' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper

• Puzzle initial 'I'(mperatoria) with display script and penwork decoration, at the beginning of the Institutiones., Institutiones and Authenticum with the Glossa ordinaria

anathema] sit. Amen' (f. 1) (see Warner and Gilson).Added list of contents of the Tres libri, 14th-century English hand (ff. 264-265) .The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1356' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper

• Penwork initial 'I'(mperator)., Institutiones and Authenticum with the Glossa ordinaria

anathema] sit. Amen' (f. 1) (see Warner and Gilson).Added list of contents of the Tres libri, 14th-century English hand (ff. 264-265) .The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1356' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper

• Detail of a folio with a version of the Lord's prayer in English., Theological works in prose and verse including The Lay Folks' Mass Book and Speculum Mundi

Detail of a folio with a version of the Lord's prayer in English. Northern dialect features include 'kirc' for church (f. 100) and 'þo' for þe throughout. The middle English verses in this manuscript catalogued by Boffey and Edwards

• Text written in a 13th-century hand and with an added foliate blue border (18th century)., Pauline Epistles

and a full border with heraldic devices (f. 3) Large initials in red at the beginning of each epistle (ff. 1, 24, 45v, 57v, 64v, etc.), sometimes with simple foliate or geometric decoration. Pauline Epistles Unidentified religious institution, N. or

• Text written in a 13th-century hand and with an added foliate blue border with devices of the Visconti family (18th century)., Pauline Epistles

and a full border with heraldic devices (f. 3) Large initials in red at the beginning of each epistle (ff. 1, 24, 45v, 57v, 64v, etc.), sometimes with simple foliate or geometric decoration. Pauline Epistles Unidentified religious institution, N. or

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Galatians., Pauline Epistles

and a full border with heraldic devices (f. 3) Large initials in red at the beginning of each epistle (ff. 1, 24, 45v, 57v, 64v, etc.), sometimes with simple foliate or geometric decoration. Pauline Epistles Unidentified religious institution, N. or

• Text page in Ecclesiastes., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• Text page in Corinthians., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• Decorated initial 'P'(revaricatus) at the beginning of IV Kings (II Samuel)., Bible (without the Psalms)

red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (2 initials combined on f. 322). 1 large arabesque initial in red and blue (f. 94v). 1 large plain initial in red (f. 265). Small initials in red or blue with

• Puzzle initial 'F'(rater) with penwork decoration., Bible

a further paper flyleaf; f. [i] was once a paste-down.ff. 1-12 are added. 1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with penwork decoration in brown, green, and light brown (f. 13). Numerous large puzzle initials in red and blue

• Coloured initials., Fragments from Law codices (Lex Saxonum, Lex Ripuariorum, Lex Salicam, Legis Alamannorum, Legis Burgundionum, etc.)

Coloured initials. ff. 1-2 are paper flyleaves with a description of the manuscript.Part of this manuscript is Egerton 2832 and Paris, BN latin MS 4633. Large and small initials in brown, a few with simple penwork decoration. Rubrics in

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus), with added decoration, and an added foliate blue border with devices of the Visconti family (18th century)., Pauline Epistles

and a full border with heraldic devices (f. 3) Large initials in red at the beginning of each epistle (ff. 1, 24, 45v, 57v, 64v, etc.), sometimes with simple foliate or geometric decoration. Pauline Epistles Unidentified religious institution, N. or

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Galatians; marginal notes refer to readings for the feasts of the Trinity (above), and St. Andrew (below)., Pauline Epistles

and a full border with heraldic devices (f. 3) Large initials in red at the beginning of each epistle (ff. 1, 24, 45v, 57v, 64v, etc.), sometimes with simple foliate or geometric decoration. Pauline Epistles Unidentified religious institution, N. or

• Decorated initial 'I'(nitium) at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke: the biblical text in large script in the central column, the glosses between the lines and in the side columns., Glossed Gospel of Mark, preceded by a prologue (ff. 2-4) and added chapter-list (f. 1r-v)

1r-v).Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818 (Inscription: 'E Libris Caroli Parr Burney. 1818', f. 1). Decorated initial Spain(?) or Italy

• Text page showing layout of gloss: the biblical text in large script in the central column, and the glosses between the lines and in the side columns., Glossed Gospel of Mark, preceded by a prologue (ff. 2-4) and added chapter-list (f. 1r-v)

1r-v).Charles Burney (b. 1757, d. 1817), D.D., classical scholar.Acquired by the British Museum as part of Burney’s library from his son Charles Parr Burney in 1818 (Inscription: 'E Libris Caroli Parr Burney. 1818', f. 1). Text page Spain(?) or Italy

• Historiated initial 'D'(e) depicting a woman seated before a skull on a chalice, in Orosius's Historiarum adversum paganos, with the inscription 'Mario Maffei' in the upper right-hand corner., Historia adversus paganos (ff. 11-90), preceded by a chapter list (ff. 4-10v)

1-2 are two inserted paper leaves with 18th-century notes in English on Orosius, perhaps in the hand of Anthony Askew. 1 large historiated initial with partial border, in colours and gold (f. 4). Large puzzle initials in red and blue,

• null, Metamorphoses

in the same colours, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 10, 20v, etc.). Small initials alternately red or blue, with flourishing in the other colour, occasionally with human faces (e.g. f. 11v). Tau diagram of the world (f. 1v).

• null, Metamorphoses

in the same colours, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 10, 20v, etc.). Small initials alternately red or blue, with flourishing in the other colour, occasionally with human faces (e.g. f. 11v). Tau diagram of the world (f. 1v).