• Calendar page for December., Breviary, Ambrosian use

'healthy in body though because of human frailty now deficient in natural heat, seeing that I am about 47 years old': 'Explicit istud breviarium ... Quod quidem breviarium scriptum inceptum et mediatum fuit per me presbiterum inceptum et mediatum fuit

• Decorated initial 'L'(apides)., Breviary, Ambrosian use

'healthy in body though because of human frailty now deficient in natural heat, seeing that I am about 47 years old': 'Explicit istud breviarium ... Quod quidem breviarium scriptum inceptum et mediatum fuit per me presbiterum inceptum et mediatum fuit

• Detail of a decorated initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Ecclesiasticus 14:22, in a 13th-century leaf., Leaf from a Missal(?) with part of the mass for one martyr

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

• Decorated initials from a 13th-century leaf., Leaf from a Missal(?) with part of the mass for one martyr

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

• Illuminated historiated initial 'U' at the beginning of Leviticus, showing Aaron(?), dressed as a thirteenth-century priest, sacrificing a sheep on an altar, watched by similarly dressed Israelites., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' of Paul handing the book to the messenger Phebe at the beginning of Romans., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial at the beginning of Luke, with Luke shown writing, with the head of his symbol, an ox, and an illuminated initial below of Zacharias censing the altar (Luke 1:9)., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of Acts, of Luke writing and of Theophilus, to whom the Acts are addressed in the opening lines, with two smaller decorated illuminated initials., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of I Peter, of Peter writing, and his arrest; the buildings at the top probably represent the cities to which Peter's epistle was addressed., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' of Paul in prison, giving a scroll to a messenger, at the beginning of Philippians., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial, with Moses (identified by his horns) facing a group of Israelites, making a gesture of speaking (or perhaps counting?) at the beginning of Deuteronomy. The blue ground-line on which they all stand is in fact a serpent., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'E' at the beginning of Josua, probably inspired by Joshua 5:3, in which Joshua circumcises the Israelites who had been born after the Israelites fled from Egypt, with Josua characterised as an ugly hook-nosed Jew., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'P' at the beginning of II Kings, probably representing the events related in II Kings 24:11, in which King Nebuchadnezzar besieged and captured Jerusalem. This subject may have been chosen because it was relatively 'topical': Jerusalem had been captured in the Fourth Crusade just a few decades before this manuscript was made., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'T' at the beginning of Tobit, with Tobit on the left (his closed eyes signifying his blindness) sending out his son Tobias with the angel Raphael, instead of the more usual scene of the blinding of Tobit which is more typically is illustrated., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'E' at the beginning of I Maccabees of a man being executed for refusing to worship idols (I Macc. 1:52), and one of the many battles which occurred during the Maccabees' reign. In the extreme lower right-hand corner is the word 'emendatus', indicating that the text of this quire has been corrected., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'F' at the beginning of II Maccabees of a uncertain scene, but perhaps of Antiochus and his men in the temple of Nanea, and beheading the leader of the priests (II Macc. 1:13-16), with a soldier wearing a thirteenth-century style helmet., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'S' at the beginning of II Peter, of Peter addressing a group of men and a youth, identified by his usual attribute, the large key in his hand; his audience may be the 'false teachers' and 'false prophets' mentioned at the beginning of chapter 2., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'S's of Peter and John at the beginnings of II and III John. In the left-hand one John hands a book to Peter, below which are the children who are referred to several times in the short Epistle. In the right-hand initial Peter sits writing (his keys hanging from his wrist), instructed by John., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'L' of the nine orders of angels; in the seven large roundels are the Fall of the Rebel Angels and the Creation, and the Trinity enthroned; and in the six smaller roundels are scenes of Adam and Eve, Noah's Ark, the Tower of Babel, and the Sacrifice of Isaac at the beginning of Genesis., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about

• Illuminated historiated initial 'H' at the beginning of Exodus, with Moses (identified by his horns) parting the Red Sea (depicted a vertical blue and red wavy lines), in the upper margin is a pencil instruction indicating the opening words which had been deliberately omitted by the scribe, to be executed in gold by the artist., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

not common in English Bibles before c.1240.Marginalia indicate that the text of this Bible has been compared to that of another.The large decorative extensions in the lower margins are of a type which are found in English manuscripts from about