• 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)

(f. 167v).Reynold Goldston, inscribed with his name 'R. Goldston' (see Royal 5 B IV), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• 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)

(f. 167v).Reynold Goldston, inscribed with his name 'R. Goldston' (see Royal 5 B IV), 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 43' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Foliate initial 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of Genesis., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Text page with pen-flourished initials., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Foliate initial 'T'(ertia) at the beginning of Leviticus., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Text page with pen-flourished initials., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Foliate initial 'I'(ncipit) at the beginning of 3 Kings., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Foliate initial 'S'(equitur) at the beginning of Exodus., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• 3 foliate initials 'R'(everentissimo), 'I'(meratorie) and 'I'(n principio), at the beginning of the Historia scolastica and the prologue to the Historia scolastica., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Inhabited initial 'I'(gitur) with an animal mask., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Puzzle initial 'P'(rimi) at the beginning of book 10 of the Liber exceptionum., Historia scolastica, with glosses and the paraphrase of the Acts of the Apostles; Liber exceptionum

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Drawing of a diagram of the vision of Claudius Senator, and a drawing of a diagram of 'labarum Constantini.', Translation of Testamenta duodecim patriarcharum, and Suidas De probatione Virginitatis Beate Marie

'Huiusmodi fiebat una pars lapidis in quo plu[m]bum / inve[n]tum est et in plumbo v[er]sus p[re]dicti' (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 1335' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after

• Text page with note on Johannes de Grenborough, purchaser and compiler of this manuscript., Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

(f. 133).Richard Crosby, prior of the Benedictine cathedral priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coventry (1398-1437) compiled the recipes in English on ff. 219-222: the rubric states 'Ricardo [Crosby] priori Cou[entrie] anno regni regis Henrici viti octauo' [1429-1430]. Henry Fowler,

• Puzzle initial 'A' at the beginning of the Compendium, initials and inscriptions., Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

(f. 133).Richard Crosby, prior of the Benedictine cathedral priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coventry (1398-1437) compiled the recipes in English on ff. 219-222: the rubric states 'Ricardo [Crosby] priori Cou[entrie] anno regni regis Henrici viti octauo' [1429-1430]. Henry Fowler,

• Astrological tables concerning the moon and a diagram of four wheels, Compendium seu Lilium medicinae (ff. 5-127) with a composite miscellany of scientific tracts, medical recipes and charms

(f. 133).Richard Crosby, prior of the Benedictine cathedral priory of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Coventry (1398-1437) compiled the recipes in English on ff. 219-222: the rubric states 'Ricardo [Crosby] priori Cou[entrie] anno regni regis Henrici viti octauo' [1429-1430]. Henry Fowler,

• Inscription recording the pledge of the book with three other manuscripts by John Kyrkby in the Guildford chest, Oxford, on 8 July 1468, for 30 shillings, reading 'Cau[ci]o m[agistr]i Joh. Kyrkby expo[si]ta i[n] cista de gilford An[n]o do[min]i m° cccc° lxviii° die m[en]sis julii / lib[er] Aug[ustin]i de t[r]initate 2° fo[lio] sine proemnis habent et h[abe]t 3 suppra 2°fo[lio] p[ro] d[om]i[n]o mune[r]e / 2° fo[lio] q[u]i malefac[er]e 2° fo[lio] 3 d[is]ti[n]ctio p[er] arti[cu]los et iacet p[ro] xxx s.'; and another inscription recording the plegde of the book on 11 February 1469, for 28 shillings, reading 'Cauci[o] Kyrkby ex[posi]ta a[nn]o d[omi]ni m° lxix ix die me[n]s[is] februarii et iacet p[ro] xxviii s.'; with an information added by the same hand, reading, 'in q[uod] p[ro] suppra[scrip]to s° folio distinct[i]o p[er] artic[u]los ... 2° fo[lio] et post pauca et d[omi]n[u]s W. Chycheley h[abe]t.', De Trinitate

post pauca et d[omi]n[u]s W. Chycheley h[abe]t' (f. 182v).Reynold Goldston, inscribed with his name, 16th century (f. 1).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Westminster inventory number 'no. 82' (f. 1), included in the inventory of books in the

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n principio) at the beginning of the text., 'Breviarium Bartholomei', with glosses and recipes by John Dee

of eye-sight, added in his hand, dated 1590 (ff. 302v-303). Added Latin medical terms translated into English: later hand (f. 303v).Possible traces of old ownership notes: under a parchment fragment with Latin text pasted onto the lower margin (f. 3)

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

Canterbury provenance, with an Old Royal Library seal of a ship in the bottom right corner. Preceded by letters between Isidore and Braulio, bishop of Saragossa (ff. 2-3v). Initials in red, green, purple, or yellow, some with arabesque decoration (ff.

• Decorated initial 'L' in red and green, in a 11th-century copy of Isidore's Etymology., 2 leaves of the Etymology

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square

• Coloured letters in a late 12th or early 13th century glossed Matthew, chapter 2., 2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2

ff. 76-77.f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs).f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square