• null, 'Scutum Bede', a collection of Latin treatises, including a Libellus de nominibus naturalium rerum (ff. 155v-165)

black, or blue, many with penwork decoration in another colour or colours, 2 with a face (ff. 48v, 93v). 3 initials in purple with red penwork decoration (ff. 64, 67v, 71). Small initials in red, green, or blue. Some highlighting

• Decorated initial 'P'(aulus), from a fragment of a 12th-century copy of 1 Thessalonians., Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 Thessalonians 1:3 (f. 52); Philippians 2:22-3:5.

tropes). Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves. 1 large decorated initial in blue, green, red and yellow (f. 52v). Small initials in red, blue and green. Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15

• Detail of decorated initial 'P'(aulus), from a fragment of a 12th-century copy of 1 Thessalonians., Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 Thessalonians 1:3 (f. 52); Philippians 2:22-3:5.

tropes). Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves. 1 large decorated initial in blue, green, red and yellow (f. 52v). Small initials in red, blue and green. Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15

• 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

Abbey, and names 'Robertus Wottone', one of its monks. Large zoomorophic initial in green, red, brown, and blue (f. 1). Initials in blue, red, brown, or green, some with penwork decoration in the same colour or in another colour or

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

Decorated initial 'P'(ost), with later underlining and marginal notations. Large zoomorophic initial in green, red, brown, and blue (f. 1). Initials in blue, red, brown, or green, some with penwork decoration in the same colour or in another colour or

• Decorated initial 'B'(ritannia) at the beginning of Bede's text., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

decoration in purple, green, red, and blue, a few also with yellow highlighting at the beginning of the prologue, books, or texts (ff. 2, 4v, 36v, 63, 100, 137v ). Initials in red, green, blue or purple, some with penwork

• Decorated initial 'H'(is) at the beginning of Book II., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

decoration in purple, green, red, and blue, a few also with yellow highlighting at the beginning of the prologue, books, or texts (ff. 2, 4v, 36v, 63, 100, 137v ). Initials in red, green, blue or purple, some with penwork

• Decorated initial 'S'(uccessit) at the beginning of Book V. The roman numeral 'xvii' at the lower edge of the page is a quire signature., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

decoration in purple, green, red, and blue, a few also with yellow highlighting at the beginning of the prologue, books, or texts (ff. 2, 4v, 36v, 63, 100, 137v ). Initials in red, green, blue or purple, some with penwork

• Ownership inscription: 'Liber sancti Andree Roffensis ecclesie' (book of the church of St. Andrew, Rochester). The inscription above ('5 die Novembris A.D. 1723') was written by Humfrey Wanley, librarian of Robert and Edward Harley, 1st and 2nd earls of Oxford., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

decoration in purple, green, red, and blue, a few also with yellow highlighting at the beginning of the prologue, books, or texts (ff. 2, 4v, 36v, 63, 100, 137v ). Initials in red, green, blue or purple, some with penwork

• Decorated initial 'G'(loriossimo), and in the lower margin is an added inscription recording that the book belonged in the cloister of Rochester Cathedral, and was given by Hubert the precentor., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

decoration in purple, green, red, and blue, a few also with yellow highlighting at the beginning of the prologue, books, or texts (ff. 2, 4v, 36v, 63, 100, 137v ). Initials in red, green, blue or purple, some with penwork

• Decorated initial 'A'(t) at the beginning of Book III. In the top margin and top right corner are the book number '3', and the folio number '63'; the sketch of a horse's head in the lower margin is a doodle by a later reader., Historia Ecclesiastica; Epistola de obitu venerabilis Bedae (ff. 173v-175v); tract on the resting places of English saints, imperfect

decoration in purple, green, red, and blue, a few also with yellow highlighting at the beginning of the prologue, books, or texts (ff. 2, 4v, 36v, 63, 100, 137v ). Initials in red, green, blue or purple, some with penwork

• Decorated initials 'D'(um) and 'B'(ritannia) with penwork decoration and reserved lines, at the beginning of Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia regum Britanniae; one line filler; in the upper margin the number '39' inscribed by Sir Simonds d'Ewes., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)

(consecutive letters).Geoffrey of Monmouth died in 1154. 1 large initial in blue, with light brown, red and green (f. 3). Large initials in light brown, red, green or blue, occasionally with reserved line or minor penwork decoration in the same

• Calendar with diagrams of lunar eclipses., Scientific miscellany, including a calendar (from 1387 to 1462) (ff. 2-14), Canon minoris calendarii and Canon majoris calendarii by John Somer (ff. 16-18), treatise on the use of the astrolabe attributed to Simon de Bredon (ff. 24v-28), various other astrological tables and treatises

the movements of the moon (f. 29). Large initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Smaller initials in red with brown penwork decoration. Plain initials in red. Paraphs in red or blue. Capitals marked in red. Scientific miscellany, including a calendar

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) with king David pointing at his eyes at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter, imperfect, beginning in Psalm 16

(a larger initial at the beginning of Psalm 21 (f. 11v)). Initials in gold with blue or red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in gold, red and blue. Coloured initials in red. Psalter, imperfect, beginning in Psalm 16 ?Added litany including Livine, Servati,

• Large initial 'H'(umano) with foliate decoration, flowers and besants and, in the lower margin, wreath enclosing unidentified arms, also surrounded by foliate decoration and flowers, Ars poetica (ff. 1-10); Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 10v-52v); Epistulae (ff. 53-83v)

1). Large initial in colours and gold with foliate decoration, flowers and besants (f. 53). Coloured initials in blue. Smaller initial in blue with penwork decoration in red (f. 18v). Ars poetica (ff. 1-10); Sermones (index Satires) (ff. 10v-52v); Epistulae

• Decorated initial 'O'(mnipotens) and musical notation., Pontifical

contemporary hand including Secundiane, Viriane, Marcelliane, Iuste, Blasi, Brixti, and Egidi (ff. 86-87). Initials with white foliage on a pale blue, dark blue/green, dark purple and red ground (ff. 1 (damaged), 2v, 3v, 11, 14v, 17v, 20, 21v, 34v, 48,

• Detail of miniature of two goats, one grazing, the other eating from a tree., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

miniatures on every page illustrating the bestiary (ff. 36-67v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Decorated nota marks, some with

• Detail of a miniature of a man in a boat with a spear pursuing a hydros., Theological miscellany, including the Summa de vitiis (see Notes for contents)

miniatures on every page illustrating the bestiary (ff. 36-67v). Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in brown or red. Rubrics in red. Paraphs in blue or red, some with penwork decoration. Decorated nota marks, some with

• Flourished initials and coloured drawing of a scorpion with a short verse on the scorpion written around the edge: 'Scorpio efficitur pongens a posteriori Si quis blanditur nec mens consentiat ori', in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved

• Historiated initial 'Q'(ue) with Peter Lombard writing, in Peter Lombard's Sentences., Sententiae (index Sentences)

colours and gold (ff. 2, 4v, 42v, 75, 76 (x2), 102, 103). Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing, in green with red pen-flourishing, or in brown with red pen-flourishing, some with reserved