• Decorated initials and music in a fragment of a Missal for Quinquagesima, Fragment of a Missal with antiphons and readings for Quinquagesima and Ephiphany (ther proper order is ff. 85, 1, 2, 86)

second half of the 12th century (ff. 1-2v; 85-86v) 1 large initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Large simple initials in green, red, or blue. Musical notation on four-line staves. Fragment of a Missal with antiphons and

• Illuminated initial 'M'(arcus) at the beginning of the prologue to Mark., Glossed Gospel of Mark

Mark (f. 6). 1 large initial in gold on a blue ground with colours and foliate decoration at the beginning of the prologue to Mark (f. 3). Small initials in blue or red, a few with simple decoration in the

• Miniature of Saint Louis and his mother, in Le Sacre de Claude de France., Le Sacre de Claude de France

underdrawing of the frame (f. 46v). Large decorated initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Smaller initials and line-fillers in gold on red or blue grounds. Le Sacre de Claude de France Description of the coronation of Claude de

• Miniature of Claude de France, accompanied by women of the Old Testament, and decorated initial 'T'(outes), in Le Sacre de Claude de France., Le Sacre de Claude de France

underdrawing of the frame (f. 46v). Large decorated initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Smaller initials and line-fillers in gold on red or blue grounds. Le Sacre de Claude de France Description of the coronation of Claude de

• Miniature of the church mass for the coronation of Claude de France, and decorated initial 'P'(uis), in Le Sacre de Claude de France., Le Sacre de Claude de France

underdrawing of the frame (f. 46v). Large decorated initials in gold on red and blue grounds. Smaller initials and line-fillers in gold on red or blue grounds. Le Sacre de Claude de France Description of the coronation of Claude de

• Detail of an inhabited initial 'P'(aulus) with white lions interlaced with a foliate scroll and an attached portrait of Peter Lombard writing the first words of his commentary, 'hunc epistola[m] / s/cribit / ap[osto]l[us]s roma/nos'., Pauline Epistles, with the commentary of Peter Lombard

with penwork decoration in green, red, and blue, at the beginning of other Epistles (ff. 54, 89, 107, 122, 133, 140, 146v, 151v, 154v, 162, 166v, 169). Smaller initials in green, red, or blue, some with penwork decoration, throughout the

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uociens) outlined in red, on a green, blue and yellow ground, with foliate motifs and dragon, for book 10., Moralia in Job, books 10-23, imperfect

outlined in red, on a green, blue and yellow ground, with foliate motifs and dragon, for book 10 (f. 1v). 13 large initials, outlined in black, with red and light brown, mostly on blue and green grounds, frequently with foliate

• Detail of a decorated initial 'Q'(uociens) outlined in red, on a green, blue and yellow ground, with foliate motifs and dragon, for book 10., Moralia in Job, books 10-23, imperfect

outlined in red, on a green, blue and yellow ground, with foliate motifs and dragon, for book 10 (f. 1v). 13 large initials, outlined in black, with red and light brown, mostly on blue and green grounds, frequently with foliate

• Decorated initials 'P'(rimum) and 'M'(aiores)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initials 'I'(am) and 'I'(gitur)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'A'(nno)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initials 'P'(ostea) and 'P'(ost)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initials 'O'(rosius) and 'P'(receptis)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'R'(ex)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'B'(ellum)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Decorated initial 'P'(eleus)., Historiae adversus paganos, in seven books, preceded by an 'Argumentum' (ff. 1-122); De bello Troiana (index De excidio troiae historia), preceded by the supposititious letter of Cornelius Nepos to Sallust, beginning, 'Cornelius Salustio suo salutem. Cum multa Athenis' (ff. 123-133v), imperfect at the end (the manuscript breaks off at the end of Chapter 46)

of the pigment makes the blue ones stand out in high relief. Initials in red, blue, or green with yellow highlights and interlace and/or foliate motifs, some large, some small. Plain initials in red, blue, and green. Rubrics in red.

• Coloured initials, and, in the right-hand column, an example of a corrected mistake. The scribe left a space for a coloured initial, and wrote the letters 'PM' with an abbreviation mark. The artist later painted a green initial 'S', because 'SPM' is a common abbreviation for 'Spiritum' (Spirit). In fact, the first word of the sentence should be 'Christum' (Christ), which can be represented by the letters 'XPM'. When the mistake was realised, the green 'S' was erased and replaced by a blue 'X'., Homiliary

mistake was realised, the green 'S' was erased and replaced by a blue 'X'. 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

• Decorated initial 'D'(omino) at the beginning of the prologue dedicating the book to bishop Eadfrid., Life of Cuthbert

in red, with washes in green, blue, and yellow (f. 4). Large initial in brown with penwork foliate decoration in red, and washes in blue, green, and yellow (f. 1). Initials in red or blue. Small initials in brown. Rubrics

• Inhabited initial 'P'(rincipium) at the beginning of the life of Cuthbert, with a man and a dragon., Life of Cuthbert

in red, with washes in green, blue, and yellow (f. 4). Large initial in brown with penwork foliate decoration in red, and washes in blue, green, and yellow (f. 1). Initials in red or blue. Small initials in brown. Rubrics

• Decorated initial 'A'(nima) at the beginning of 'Colloquium sponsi et sponsae'., Various texts including sermons and 'Colloquium sponsi et sponsae'

brown or red with blue, green or red pen-flourishing (ff. 4, 15v, 28, 30v, 32, 90), in green or in blue with reserved lines and red pen-flourishing (ff. 5, 11, 19, 25v, 101v). Smaller initials in blue, green or red,