• null, Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2)

and brown (volume I, f. 1). Other simple headpieces. Large red initials, some decorated with foliate shapes. Small red or gold initials. Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2) Written for Ioasaph,

• Foliate headpiece, title in red, red initial 'M'(aximiano), at the beginning of Symeon Metaphrastes's Lives of the Martyrs for December 4, with the ownership inscription 'De la Bibliotheque de la Chevaliere D'Eon' of the chevalier d’Éon in the lower margin., Lives of martyrs celebrated from 4 to 31 December (continues in Burney 44, volume 2)

la Chevaliere D'Eon' of the chevalier d’Éon in the lower margin. Foliage headpiece, in red and brown (volume I, f. 1). Other simple headpieces. Large red initials, some decorated with foliate shapes. Small red or gold initials. Lives of martyrs

• Diagram illustratng a treatise on free will, showing connections between various sorts of sin. In the lower portion of the diagram is a small rectangle with the word 'vicium' (meaning fault/blemish/flaw/vice) linked to four more similar rectangles, marked 'furtum', 'fraus', 'fallacia', and 'mendacium', words with similar meanings, all connected with fraud, trickery, deceit, treachery, etc., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

rectangles, marked 'furtum', 'fraus', 'fallacia', and 'mendacium', words with similar meanings, all connected with fraud, trickery, deceit, treachery, etc. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a

• Between the end of some prefatory treatises and the prologue to Leviticus is a rubric stating that this is 'The book of [the Cistercian abbey of] St. Mary, Buildwas, written in the year AD 1176' ('Liber Sancte Marie de Bildewas. Scriptus anno ab incarnatione domini Millesimo centesimo septuagesimo sexto') followed by a decorated initial 'E'., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

Sancte Marie de Bildewas. Scriptus anno ab incarnatione domini Millesimo centesimo septuagesimo sexto') followed by a decorated initial 'E'. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a

• Decorated initial 'V'(ocavit) at the beginning of Leviticus., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

the beginning of Leviticus. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a 12th-century hand.This is the earliest dated English Cistercian manuscript. Large initials in red, yellow, blue,

• Decorated initial 'I' at the beginning of John; visible through the parchment from the other side of the leaf is a green initial marking the start of the prologue to the Gospel. The first six lines of the main text is in a wider column than the rest, and has no interlinear gloss., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

six lines of the main text is in a wider column than the rest, and has no interlinear gloss. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a

• Decorated initials, and flyleaf., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

and flyleaf. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a 12th-century hand.This is the earliest dated English Cistercian manuscript. Large initials in red, yellow, blue, brown or

• Decorated initials., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

initials. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a 12th-century hand.This is the earliest dated English Cistercian manuscript. Large initials in red, yellow, blue, brown or green,

• Text page with gloss., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

with gloss. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a 12th-century hand.This is the earliest dated English Cistercian manuscript. Large initials in red, yellow, blue, brown or

• Text page with gloss., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

with gloss. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a 12th-century hand.This is the earliest dated English Cistercian manuscript. Large initials in red, yellow, blue, brown or

• Decorated initial., Leviticus, glossed (ff. 7-58), and John, glossed, imperfect, with short thelogical treatises (ff. 3-7v)

initial. f. 1 is a leather fragment with text in English.f. 2 is a parchment flyleaf with text in Latin in a 12th-century hand.This is the earliest dated English Cistercian manuscript. Large initials in red, yellow, blue, brown or green,

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus), at the beginning of Psalm 1, and two initials 'P'(rimus) and 'A'(biit) with penwork extensions, at the beginning of gloss divisions, and a drawing of a hand in the margin., Psalter, glossed, with 5 Canticles

of Psalm 1, and two initials 'P'(rimus) and 'A'(biit) with penwork extensions, at the beginning of gloss divisions, and a drawing of a hand in the margin. Includes 5 Canticles: 'Canticum Ysaie prophete' (Isaiah 12, 37:10-20), 'Canticum Anne' (1 Samuel,

• Inhabited initial 'P'(ur) with lions interlaced with a foliate scroll, at the beginning of the Roman de Rou., Roman de Rou, part 2

II: ff. 223-149).Part 3 contains the Miracle of Sardenai in French verse (ff. 270-279v). Quire signatures (ff. 1 - 122); catchwords (ff. 249-279v). 1 large inhabited initial in outline drawing, at the beginning of the text (f. 249). Initials in

• Illuminated initial 'E'(piscopus), at the beginning of causa 24., Decretum

and gold (ff. 287v, 288). 1 historiated initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of part 2 (f. 79). 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of part 1 (f. 1). Initials in gold on blue

• Diagram of the Tree of Consanguinity., Decretum

and gold (ff. 287v, 288). 1 historiated initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of part 2 (f. 79). 1 foliate initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of part 1 (f. 1). Initials in gold on blue

• Inhabited initial 'P'(er) of a double headed eagle, at the beginning of the Sententia de libro retractationum and an inhabited initial 'I'(nter) with double headed eagles and white lions, at the beginning of Book 1 of the De consensu evangelistarum., De consensu evangelistarum

at the beginning of Book 1 of the De consensu evangelistarum. Contains Sententia de libro retractationum of Augustine (f. 1)Quire signatures 1 inhabited initial in colours and gold, at the beginning of book 1, and 1 initial in colours, at

• Detail of an historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul holding a scroll with the inscription 'Ad Timotheu[m]', at the beginning of 1 Timothy., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

102v, 117, 129v, 138v, 146, 152, 155v, 164v, 170, 172v). 1 foliate initial with white lions in colours and gold, at the beginning of the prologue (f. 1), and 1 initial with dragons in colours and gold, at the beginning

• Illuminated initial 'T'(uit)., Life of Thomas Becket

in both parts 1 and 2. Quire signatures in part 1. Former flyleaves ff. 1*-8* and ff. 150-57 are now Additional 38651, ff. 37-40 and ff. 41-44, respectively. 1 large gold initial with foliate infill (f. 1). Initials in red

• Zoomorphic initial 'M'(ultiphariam) in the form of a dragon and two fish, at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Hebrews, and an illuminated initial 'M'(ultiphariam) at the beginning of 1 Hebrews., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

commentary on 1 Hebrews, and an illuminated initial 'M'(ultiphariam) at the beginning of 1 Hebrews. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for initials. 14 historiated initials in colours and gold (ff. 1, 2,

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Corinthians., Gloss on the Pauline Epistles

Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul, at the beginning of 1 Corinthians, and an illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Peter Lombard's commentary on 1 Corinthians. Catchwords, bifolium signatures, and notes 'cor' in brown or red ink. Guide letters for