• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Psalm 1 of David holding a book with standing men behind him, and below, musicians and a devil. Above the initial is a bust of Christ and the four symbols of the Evangelists Below the initial are two lines of text that are now only visible in raking light., Psalter (the 'Shaftesbury Psalter') with calendar and prayers

and gold (ff. 9, 9v, 10). 1 full-page diagram in colours and gold (f. 2v). 12 calendar historiated 'KL' initials in colours and gold, with zodiac roundels in colours and golds (ff. 3-8v). 1 full-page historiated Beatus initial in colours

• Miniature of the Annunciation, with the Angel Gabriel in a garment with an ermine tippet and chained double gold clasp, in bare feet; and full foliate border, at the beginning of a prayer to the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

139v, 152, 156, 159v, 163, 165v, 166v, 167v, 168v). 1 small historiated initial, accompanied by a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 130v). 1 initial with arms and 1 with a shield with the symbol of the Trinity,

• Miniature of the Journey of King Melchior, foliate initial 'R'(ex), and full foliate border, at the beginning of a prayer to Melchior., Book of Hours, Use of Sarum

139v, 152, 156, 159v, 163, 165v, 166v, 167v, 168v). 1 small historiated initial, accompanied by a full foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 130v). 1 initial with arms and 1 with a shield with the symbol of the Trinity,

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Psalm 1 of David holding a book with standing men behind him, and below, musicians and a devil. Above the initial is a bust of Christ and the four symbols of the Evangelists Below the initial are two lines of text that are now only visible in raking light., Psalter (the 'Shaftesbury Psalter') with calendar and prayers

and gold (ff. 9, 9v, 10). 1 full-page diagram in colours and gold (f. 2v). 12 calendar historiated 'KL' initials in colours and gold, with zodiac roundels in colours and golds (ff. 3-8v). 1 full-page historiated Beatus initial in colours

• Text pages of the beginning of chapter 4 of the De laudibus virginitatis of Aldhelm., De laudibus virginitatis

of Aldhelm. Includes capitula written by a different hand (ff. 3-7). The flyleaves, ff. 1, 120 are two leaves of the original manuscript substituted in the 11th century with ff. 116-117. 2 large initials in colours with zoomorphic and interlace

• Detail of the figures highlighted in green, in the chapter 'De figuris'., Etymologiae

Aug[us]tini Cant', 14th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of the library of St. Augustine's abbey of between 1375-1420 transcribed in 1475-1497, no. 427.Old Royal Library: red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); included in the 1698

• Diagram of Augustine's divisions in the 'De Doctrina Chtistiana'., De doctrina christiana, De vera religione and Sermones de poenitentia (sermo 351); De poenitentibus (sermo 393)

Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (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); Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), librarian:

• Decorated initial 'F' and rubric., Contra Faustum Manicheum (index: Faustus the Manichaean)

priory of St. Andrew, Rochester: in the catalogues of 1122/23 (no. 4) and 1202 (no. 8): erased inscription on f. 1 with mark of ownership of the priory and donation by Hugo of [Stoke ?] (see Warner and Gilson, 1921).The

• Large decorated initial 'N'., De officiis ministrorum

green with penwork decoration. Two large initials in red, one with penwork decoration in blue (f. 1), and one in green (f. 80). Numerous small initials in red with penwork decoration. Rubrics in red. Paraphs and capitals highlighted in red.

• Inscription about the manuscript’s Canterbury provenance, with an Old Royal Library seal of a ship in the bottom right corner., Etymologiae

Aug[us]tini Cant', 14th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of the library of St. Augustine's abbey of between 1375-1420 transcribed in 1475-1497, no. 427.Old Royal Library: red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); included in the 1698

• Text page., Etymologiae

Aug[us]tini Cant', 14th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of the library of St. Augustine's abbey of between 1375-1420 transcribed in 1475-1497, no. 427.Old Royal Library: red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); included in the 1698

• Text page with erasures and corrections in a different hand., Etymologiae

Aug[us]tini Cant', 14th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of the library of St. Augustine's abbey of between 1375-1420 transcribed in 1475-1497, no. 427.Old Royal Library: red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); included in the 1698

• Text page., Etymologiae

Aug[us]tini Cant', 14th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of the library of St. Augustine's abbey of between 1375-1420 transcribed in 1475-1497, no. 427.Old Royal Library: red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); included in the 1698

• Detail of a diagram of a 'T-O' map of the inhabited world, showing the relative positions of the three continents., Etymologiae

Aug[us]tini Cant', 14th century (f. 1); included in the catalogue of the library of St. Augustine's abbey of between 1375-1420 transcribed in 1475-1497, no. 427.Old Royal Library: red seal of a ship, 17th century (f. 1); included in the 1698

• Inscription added by Thomas Wybarn, monk of Rochester recording that the book was written by Humphrey precentor, reading 'Hu[n]c lib[ru]m sc[r]ipsit f[rate]r hunfrid[us] in claust[r]o Roffen[si] / quonda[m] illi[us] eccl[es]ie p[re]centor cui[us] die[m] p[ro]piciet de[us]', and another one, reading 'Tho[ma]s Wybarn orate p[ro] eo / monachus Roffen.', De doctrina christiana, De vera religione and Sermones de poenitentia (sermo 351); De poenitentibus (sermo 393)

Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (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); Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), librarian:

• Ownership inscription of the cathedral priory of St. Andrew, Rochester with the list of contents, reading 'III. August[ini] de doct[ri]na xp[ist]iana. It[em] ei[us]de[m] de v[er]a / religione[e]. Item eiusde[m] de penitentia / Lib[er] de claust[r]o Roffens[i] que[m] qui inde alienav[er]it / alenat[um] celav[er]it, vel hu[n]c titulu[m] in fraude[m] dele/verit Anathema sit', with added note, reading 'Memoriale Humf[r]idi p[re]centor[is].', De doctrina christiana, De vera religione and Sermones de poenitentia (sermo 351); De poenitentibus (sermo 393)

Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (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); Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), librarian:

• Coloured initial 'Q'(uam) at the beginning of Augustine's sermo 351., De doctrina christiana, De vera religione and Sermones de poenitentia (sermo 351); De poenitentibus (sermo 393)

Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (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); Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), librarian:

• Coloured initial 'C'(um) at the beginning of Augustine's De vera religione., De doctrina christiana, De vera religione and Sermones de poenitentia (sermo 351); De poenitentibus (sermo 393)

Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (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); Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), librarian:

• Decorated initial 'D'(ue) at the beginning of Augustine's De doctrina christiana., De doctrina christiana, De vera religione and Sermones de poenitentia (sermo 351); De poenitentibus (sermo 393)

Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (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); Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), librarian:

• Decorated initial 'S'(unt) at the beginning of the prologue to Augustine's De doctrina christiana., De doctrina christiana, De vera religione and Sermones de poenitentia (sermo 351); De poenitentibus (sermo 393)

Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (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); Patrick Young [Junius] (b. 1584, d. 1652), librarian: