• Text page., Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by Walter Map (ff. 68v-74v), goliardic satires and songs (ff. 75-107), and the 'Song of Lewes' (ff. 107-114).

Initials (stave-high) in blue or red (ff. 2-15). 'KL' letters in red or blue, some with penwork decoration, and small initials and numbers in red, green, or blue in the calendar, unfinished (ff. 15v-21). Initials in alternating blue and red

• Musical notation on stave with stave-high coloured capitals., Musical, medical and literary miscellany, 'Sumer is icumen in', Fables and Lays of Marie de France (index Fables de Marie de France, Lais) (ff. 40-67v, 118-160), poems by Walter Map (ff. 68v-74v), goliardic satires and songs (ff. 75-107), and the 'Song of Lewes' (ff. 107-114).

Initials (stave-high) in blue or red (ff. 2-15). 'KL' letters in red or blue, some with penwork decoration, and small initials and numbers in red, green, or blue in the calendar, unfinished (ff. 15v-21). Initials in alternating blue and red

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and pope Damasus, at the beginning of the Bible; ownership inscription : '82 Bibliotheca monasterii montis Sancti Eligii' in the lower margin., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

in red and blue and brown pen-flourishing, with green, pink and yellow infill (f. 3). Smaller initials in red with blue (and red) pen-flourishing or in blue with red (and blue) pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Bible ('The

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum me fac deus) with Margaret holding a cross, emerging from the belly of a dragon, and a stork, bird, and dragon incorporated into the three-sided border, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 2-6v); Psalms (ff. 7-187); canticles and prayers (ff. 187-204v); litany, petitions, and collects (ff. 204v-209)

probably contained historiated initials for Psalms 80, 97, and 109. Three-sides borders throughout, in red, blue, and gold, with the main colour alternating between blue and red, with the line-endings of animal or human faces, the upper reddish orange, the

• Calendar page for September with a miniature of a man picking fruit in a micro-architectural frame, a decorated initial on a gold ground and a three-sided border., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 2-6v); Psalms (ff. 7-187); canticles and prayers (ff. 187-204v); litany, petitions, and collects (ff. 204v-209)

probably contained historiated initials for Psalms 80, 97, and 109. Three-sides borders throughout, in red, blue, and gold, with the main colour alternating between blue and red, with the line-endings of animal or human faces, the upper reddish orange, the

• IHistoriated initial 'Q'(uid) with Lawrence being roasted on a gridiron in the bowl of the letter; its tail formed by the bellows used by a man to fan the flames, with a demon holding a forked fire iron standing on the man's head, and a three-sided gold border, at the beginning of Psalm 51., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 2-6v); Psalms (ff. 7-187); canticles and prayers (ff. 187-204v); litany, petitions, and collects (ff. 204v-209)

probably contained historiated initials for Psalms 80, 97, and 109. Three-sides borders throughout, in red, blue, and gold, with the main colour alternating between blue and red, with the line-endings of animal or human faces, the upper reddish orange, the

• Decorated initials 'U'(t) and '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.

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) of a martyrdom of John the Evangelist with a fool in the margin, at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter, with a calendar (ff. 2-6v); Psalms (ff. 7-187); canticles and prayers (ff. 187-204v); litany, petitions, and collects (ff. 204v-209)

probably contained historiated initials for Psalms 80, 97, and 109. Three-sides borders throughout, in red, blue, and gold, with the main colour alternating between blue and red, with the line-endings of animal or human faces, the upper reddish orange, the

• Ownership inscription of a Franciscan convent, Canterbury, reading 'Iste liber est de communitate fr[atru]m minorum Cantuarie', and a 16th-century note describing the manuscript as the first volume of a Bible in 8 volumes, and referring to the set of books, now Royal 3 E I-V, VII-VIII, reading 'In this Bible withe a glosse and Com[m]entairies are 8 volumes and / in them are contayned Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri, / Deuteronomie, Esaye, Jeremye, Ezachiel, Daniel, Job, Psalmi / Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Cantica, Sapientia, Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad Colocess. 1, ad Thessal 2, ad Thimoth 2., /ad Titu[m] 1, ad Philemonem 1, ad Hebreos 1, Jacobi 1, Petri 2, Joh[ann]is 3, / Juda 1, Apocalipse. Mss these are bounde in redde lether prynted./ Memorandum that in an other sute of the same order bounde in white lether in / 7 volumes you maye supplye yor wante of these followinge Josue, Judic. / Esdras, Ruth, Tobias, Hester. (added) ved. 3 E I-VIII./ So you wante in bothe only the bookes of Kinges and Chronicles. / Wherefore I woulde wishe yt bothe these fortes be kepte whollye and entierely / togither, that the one maye supplie / the wante of the other.', Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

beginning of the prologue (f. 2). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Running titles and chapter numbers in red and blue. Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria A

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus) with pen-flourishing extending into the margins including birds at the beginning of the foundation charter., Cartulary of Reading abbey, imperfect

initial in colours and gold with decoration extending into the margins including blue and red pen-flourishing with birds (f. 16). Numerous large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (e.g., ff. 33, 36, 47 (with

• Decorated initials with pen-flourishings at the beginning of a Life of the Virgin., Vita gloriose virginis (Life of the Virgin)(ff. 116-145v); Fifteen Joys of the Virgin (ff. 146-147v)

annotations written in an English cursive hand.For a more detailed list of contents, see ~Catalogue~ 1808. Initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Capitals marked in red. Vita gloriose virginis (Life of the Virgin)(ff. 116-145v); Fifteen

• Detail of a marginal illumination., The Revelations of Bridget of Sweden (Libri XII), Acts for the canonization of Bridget with accounts of her miracles, and various other texts, including the Tractatis de summis pontificibus (ff. 125-127), and the Vita venerabilis domine katerine filie beate Birgitte (ff. 288v-291v).

160v, 208). 2 smaller initials in colours with brief sprays (ff. 125, 295v). Plain initials in blue, some with red. Paraphs in red or blue. Rubrics in red. Running headers in red. Capitals marked in yellow. Cadels. The Revelations of

• 'Champ' initial (added later) and smaller initials with pen-flourishing., Bible historiale

48, 54v, 56v, 58, 87, 118). The flourishing includes a hybrid creature (f. 118). Numerous smaller initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Bible historiale Written by Robert in 1280: colophon 'Chi finist le Genesi et

• Detail of a miniature of the shield of faith., 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

• Text page with a decorated initial 'B'(lissed) and a blue line filler., Lady Jane Grey's Prayer book

decorated initial 'B'(lissed) and a blue line filler. Contains prayers extracted from Richard Taverner's translation from the Latin of Wolfgang's Capito's ~Precationes Christianae ad imitationem psalmorum compositae~, printed as ~An epitome of the Psalmes, or briefe meditacons upon the same,

• Detail of a drawing of the city of London, as part of the itinerary to Jerusalem., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1 diagram in ink (f. 1v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with a foliate decoration in green, brown, and red. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation

• Calendar page., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1 diagram in ink (f. 1v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with a foliate decoration in green, brown, and red. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation

• Calendar page., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1 diagram in ink (f. 1v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with a foliate decoration in green, brown, and red. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation

• Puzzle initial 'A'(nno), with the inverted arms of Harold indicating his death, and the arms of William the Conqueror with a crown, indicating his accession to the English throne., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1 diagram in ink (f. 1v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with a foliate decoration in green, brown, and red. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation

• Puzzle initial 'D'(efuncto) and the arms of William the Conqueror., Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation of Chronica maiora

1 diagram in ink (f. 1v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with a foliate decoration in green, brown, and red. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III; Continuation