• The margin with the rampant lion of William Howard, at the beginning of Guillelmus Gemmeticensis's Gesta Normannorum ducum., Gesta Normannorum ducum

the beginning of the prologue and the books (ff. 1, 1v, 5, 8, 11, 18, 23v, 27). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. 1 run-over figure climbing on rocks (f. 13v). Gesta Normannorum

• Arabesque initial 'M'(oriente), at the beginning of book 20 of the Antiquitates judaicae, to the left is a colour note 'R'., Antiquitates judaicae, chapters 15-20 (ff. 1-83v); De bello judaico, books 1-7 (ff. 83v-205)

initials in red and green with yellow, for the different chapters, and for the prologue and the different books (ff. 1, 1v, 15v, 27v, 45, 47v, 61v, 75, 83v, 85, 114, 138, 151v, 160, 168, 183v). Small initials in plain

• Arabesque initial 'Q'(uoniam), at the beginning of the prologue of the De bello judaico, to the left is a faint colour-note 'V'., Antiquitates judaicae, chapters 15-20 (ff. 1-83v); De bello judaico, books 1-7 (ff. 83v-205)

initials in red and green with yellow, for the different chapters, and for the prologue and the different books (ff. 1, 1v, 15v, 27v, 45, 47v, 61v, 75, 83v, 85, 114, 138, 151v, 160, 168, 183v). Small initials in plain

• Arabesque initial, at the beginning of a rubric in the De bello judaico., Antiquitates judaicae, chapters 15-20 (ff. 1-83v); De bello judaico, books 1-7 (ff. 83v-205)

initials in red and green with yellow, for the different chapters, and for the prologue and the different books (ff. 1, 1v, 15v, 27v, 45, 47v, 61v, 75, 83v, 85, 114, 138, 151v, 160, 168, 183v). Small initials in plain

• Historiated initial 'Q'(uoniam) of Gregory the Great writing, at the beginning of homily 1., Homiliae In Ezechielem, book 2, with Ezekiel 40: 1-47

historiated initials in outline drawing, with display script, at the beginning of Ezekilel 40, and of Gregory's homily 1 on Ezekiel (ff. 1, 4v). Large puzzle initials with penwork decoration in red and green, at the beginning of other homilies

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline initials, some with foliate decoration interlaced with human figures,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the days of Creation, at the beginning of book 1., Antiquitates iudaicae

to him are: Oxford, Bodleian Library, Bodley 752 and Oxford, Christ Church 115.Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial of Creation, in colours, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 3). 14 outline initials, some with foliate decoration interlaced with human figures,

• Inhabited initial 'Q'(uisque) with dogs and a dragon., Theological miscellany, including Paschasius Radbertus, De corpore et sanguine Domini; Augustine, De sacramento altaris (sermon 52); Lanfranc, De corpore et sanguine Domini; Augustine, De purgatorio igne

Albendone . . .' wth anathema (f. 1). 14th-century list of contents (f. 1). Ownership notes of the Augustinian priory of Val St.-Martin, at Leuven (index Louvain), and its prior, Johannes Vlimmerius (f. 1). The Harley Collection, formed by Robert

• Decorated initial 'P'(auci) with stems and foliate motifs, a clasp, and a face, at the beginning of Jerome's 'Adversus Iovinianum'., Adversus Iovinianum; Commentarius in Symbolum apostolorum; De viris illustribus (excerpt)

erased). 1 large decorated initial with stems and foliate motifs, a clasp, and a face, outlined in brown ink, with yellow wash, on a red ground (f. 1).1 rough drawing of a profile head (f. 99v, erased?). 1 smaller

• Decorated initial 'T'(ribus) with two masks and foliate motifs., Commentary on the Song of Songs; Nativity of Christ according to the Gospels

Ampersands; ae caudatas. 1 large initial with two masks (effaced) and foliate motifs, outlined in brown ink (f. 1).1 large initial with stems and foliate motifs, outlined in brown ink, with some red (f. 2v). 1 large initial in

• Initial 'A'(bba) with penwork decoration., Commentary on the Song of Songs (ff. 1-52); Regula S. Benedicti (ff. 52-84)

decoration. Two scribes (one is on ff. 1-3; ff. 8-18; ff. 52r-52v and ff. 57-84).Ampersands; ae caudatas. 1 initial in gold (f. 1).1 initial in green with penwork decoration in green and red (f. 54v). Some large and several

• Drawing of the Tree of Vices, with Pride at the bottom and Luxury at the top, with snakes and dragons, at the beginning of epistle IV.1., Speculum virginum

'hugo mag[ister]' (f. 1), probably late 12th century, apparently owned by the same Magister Hugo as 4 other manuscripts from Eberbach (see Palmer 1998); 'f4' in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.Shelfmarks(?): 'Z96' and '43' (f. 1); similar inscriptions occur

• Drawing of the Tree of Virtues, flanked by angels, with Love at the top with an image of Christ blessing, illustrating epistle IV.1., Speculum virginum

'hugo mag[ister]' (f. 1), probably late 12th century, apparently owned by the same Magister Hugo as 4 other manuscripts from Eberbach (see Palmer 1998); 'f4' in the Eberbach library catalogue of 1502.Shelfmarks(?): 'Z96' and '43' (f. 1); similar inscriptions occur

• Zoomorphic initial formed of a dragon and foliage. The inscription in reddish ink in the lower margin states that it is from Glastonbury Abbey, and names 'Robertus Wottone', one of its monks., Homiliary

Wottone M. Glasconis (f. 1); Robert Wottone, monk of Glastonbury, 15th century: inscription (f. 1; see above), added small parchment leaf inscribed 'Robertus Wottone' (f. 191v).John Long, of Dorchester, in Dorset, matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford, 1 July 1664, aged

• Decorated initial 'P'(ost), with later underlining and marginal notations., Homiliary

Wottone M. Glasconis (f. 1); Robert Wottone, monk of Glastonbury, 15th century: inscription (f. 1; see above), added small parchment leaf inscribed 'Robertus Wottone' (f. 191v).John Long, of Dorchester, in Dorset, matriculated at Pembroke College, Oxford, 1 July 1664, aged

• Puzzle-initial 'T'(ranscriptum) with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Robert Grosseteste's translation of Tertullian, 'Testamentum XII patriarcharum'., Testamentum XII patriarcharum (ff. 1-15); Beniamin minor, in verse (ff. 15-20); Elucidarius (ff. 20v-34v)

with pen-flourishing at the beginning of Robert Grosseteste's translation of Tertullian, 'Testamentum XII patriarcharum'. 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing (f. 1).1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing (f. 15). Small initials, alternately red or

• Initial 'C'(armina) with arabesque designs and coloured initial 'H'(ec) at the beginning of Boethius' De consolatione philosophiae., Psychomachia (imperfect); Carmen paschale; Versus

the dating of parts 1-3 and for the localisation of part 3 of this manuscript. 1 large arabesque initial in green and red (f. 3). 1 smaller initial in red with penwork decoration in green and brown (f. 6). Simple

• Detail of a zoomorphic initial 'I'(nter) formed of dragons and interlaced foliate pattern, at the beginning of part 1 of the Moralia in Job., Job, and the Moralia in Job

(f. 1), probably to be identified with 'Moralia eiusdem in duobus voluminibus' in the Rochester catalogue of 1202 (see Royal 5 B XIII, f. 2r).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 352' (f. 1), included

• Text page of of the 'De Genesi ad litteram' of Augustine., De Genesi ad litteram

Augustine. Includes a fragment of the 'Retractationes' as a preface (f. 1).Quire signatures. 1 historiated initial in colours of Augustine writing, at the beginning of book 1 (f. 1v). 7 foliate initials with dragons, lions, or birds, in colours, at

• Detail of an historiated initial 'M'(agnus) of Jacob's Dream?, with three angels., Enarrationes in Psalmos (Volume 3)

'T[er]tia p[ar]s psalt[er]ii Ernulphi ep[iscop]i s[ecundu]m Aug.', and 'Liber de claust[r]o Roffens[i]', 14th century (f. 1); included in the Rochester library catalogue of 1122-1123, no. 1 as 'Expositionem eiusdem super psalterium in iii voluminibus'; and in the catalogue of 1202,