• Detail of a book plate identifying the manuscript as part of Henry Yates Thompson's collection., Bible

foliate decoration, in colours and gold. Smaller puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Bible William Paget (b. 1609, d. 1678), 5th

• Initial 'P' with foliate decoration; rubrics and small initials., De civitate Dei

green, blue or brown with penwork decoration, at the beginning of each chapter (in books 11-22 only). Small initials in blue, green or red, some with decoration, in chapter lists (of books 11-22 only). Rubrics in alternating red, blue, green

• Historiated illuminated initial 'Q'(uid) at the beginning of Psalm 51, of Doeg slaying the priests of Nob with swords, and in the lower margin, David holding a slingshot and a scroll, about to kill Goliath in the descender of the initial, which consists of a dragon's body and tail., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

or in blue, with foliate decoration usually in colours at the beginning of the other Psalms or divisions. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. LIne fillers with red and blue penwork

• Illuminated 'KL' letters in a calendar page for September with foliate decoration, and in the margin roundels of the occupation of the month of a man picking fruit, and the zodiac sign, Libra, the scales. About half-way down the page is an added inscription in black ink recording the death of Ranulf, bishop of Chichester, and about ten lines lower down, another inscription recording the death of Avicia, mother of precentor 'E' of Chichester., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

or in blue, with foliate decoration usually in colours at the beginning of the other Psalms or divisions. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. LIne fillers with red and blue penwork

• Illuminated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Psalm 1 in a full border, with medallions in the corners of personifications of Church and Synagoge in the upper medallions, and two standing men in the lower medallions, perhaps Paul and a prophet, and in the centre of side borders mandorlas with David playing a harp and a musician playing a fiddle. Within the border are numerous animals, and around the letter are many figures including the symbols of the Evangelists in the corners, standing prophets holding scrolls, a standing man in armour holding a spear and shield with a smaller man below in a conical hat, possibly Goliath and David, together with another musician, various entertainments including a knife-juggler and a bear-baiter, and animals and birds within foliage., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

or in blue, with foliate decoration usually in colours at the beginning of the other Psalms or divisions. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. LIne fillers with red and blue penwork

• Historiated illuminated initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 52, of the Devil tempting Christ, with Christ dropping the stones, which the Devil has tried to provoke Christ to turn into loaves of bread, and in the ascender of the initial, three hares and a dragon., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

or in blue, with foliate decoration usually in colours at the beginning of the other Psalms or divisions. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. LIne fillers with red and blue penwork

• Illuminated 'KL' letters in a calendar page for April, with roundels of the occupation of the month of a man scything, and the zodiac sign, Taurus the bull. A little below Taurus is an added 13th-century inscription in black ink, recording the death of John, father of 'E', precentor of Chichester cathedral., Psalter, with calendar, ending imperfectly

or in blue, with foliate decoration usually in colours at the beginning of the other Psalms or divisions. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration, or in red with blue penwork decoration. LIne fillers with red and blue penwork

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of Matthew holding a book, with a dragon under his feet, at the beginning of Matthew., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names

on blue and pink backgrounds with penwork decoration in white, sometimes with an animal or a bird, at the beginning of prologues. Some pen-flourished initial in blue and red (ff. 104v, 167-168, 176v-194v, 199-200v, 208-220v, 224v-225v, 227v). Alternately blue or

• Marginal sketch of a tonsured figure in prayer with the hand of God above., 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

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) for the Prologue of a friar writing on a scroll., 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

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) with creation scenes and the Crucifixion at the beginning of Genesis., 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 with blue and red initials, and penwork line fillers., Psalter (index Old Testament, Bible)

divisions. Smaller initials in gold on rose and blue grounds with penwork decoration in white or red, at the beginning of other Psalms. Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers and marginal penwork decoration,

• Foliate initial 'C'(um) at the beginning of the prologue, with the ownership inscription of the Carthusian priory of St. Mary, St. John the Baptist and All Saints in Henton, Somerset, reading 'Explanat[i]o d[omi]ni Rad[u]l/phii Flaviacens[is] monachi / sup[er] librum Leviticum / Liber. Undecimus in E. / Hentone. ord[inis] Chartusie', and names of John Lumley and Thomas Cranmer, archbishop of Canterbury., Commentary on Leviticus

blue, with display script, at the beginning of books (ff. 3, 15, 25, 36, 48, 55v, 66v, 80, 91v, 102, 112, 116v, 127, 145, 155v, 164, 173, 180v, 189). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with

• Puzzle initial 'P'(recedentis) with a foliate decoration, at the beginning of the prologue to book 15., Commentary on Leviticus

blue, with display script, at the beginning of books (ff. 3, 15, 25, 36, 48, 55v, 66v, 80, 91v, 102, 112, 116v, 127, 145, 155v, 164, 173, 180v, 189). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with

• 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

• Decorated initial 'S'(ero) with penwork decoration, at the beginning of Richard of Saint-Victor's 'De statu interioris hominis'., Theological works including De statu interioris hominis (ff. 1-31v, ends imperfectly); De sacrificio David Prophete (ff. 32-39v, begins imperfectly); De Sacrificio Abrahe (ff. 39v-51); Adnotationes in Psalmos (ff. 51-75v); Epistola (ff. 75v-81v).

initials in blue or red with reserved designs and penwork decoration including arabesque motifs in red and blue, one with green (ff. 1, 2v, 75v). Numerous initials in blue, red or green, with penwork decoration in red or blue and

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with Creation scenes followed by display script at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, from Genesis to the Psalms

initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in both colours (ff. 106, 142v). Numerous small initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour or, occasionally, in both colours. Simple initials in red or blue. Display script in

• Full-page illuminated miniature in two registers of the Annunciation above, and the Visitation below, with figures of Gabriel, Mary, and Elisabeth holding scrolls., Psalter, with calendar

inhabited initials in gold on blue and pink grounds at the beginning of the other Psalms and other divisions. Small initials in gold on blue and pink grounds with white filigree decoration, some with blue and red extensions into the