• Detail of a miniature of a priest performing a marriage ceremony, at the beginning of book 4., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

at the beginning of chapters and major gloss divisions. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing in the main text and initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, or in blue with red pen-flourishing in the gloss. Cadels and line-fillers highlighted in

• Illuminated initial 'E'(cce) at the beginning of the first Sunday in Advent, and iIn the upper margin the 16th-century ownership inscription of 'Richard Crosby, monk of Durham'. An inscription on an end flyleaf states that it was given to him by Hugh Whitehede, last prior of Durham, in 1521., Breviary (the 'Coldingham Breviary'), including the Temporale

Child (f. 125v). Large initials in gold and colours (ff. 9, 21v). Initials in blue with red and often blue pen-flourishing, or in red with blue and often red pen-flourishing, some with faces extending into the margins. Versicals in red.

• Miniature of Christ stepping out of the tomb., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Miniature of the entry into Jerusalem, with Christ riding a donkey towards a gate with a portcullis., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Historiated initial 'O' of the Trinity, with God the father seated, Christ on the cross, and the dove of the Holy Spirit on the crossbar., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Historiated initial 'S' (anctificavit) of a bishop dedicating a church., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Historiated initial 'A'(ve) of the Annunciation., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Miniature of the Crucifixion with John the Evangelist and the Virgin Mary., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Historiated initial 'E'(st) of the Apostles Peter and Paul., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Historiated initial 'A'(d) with Dominic disputing with heretics and watching his book miraculously leap out of the fire., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Miniature of the holy women at the empty tomb, addressed by an angel while the soldiers sleep., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Miniature of an angel addressing Zacharias, father of John the Baptist, who kneels in front of an altar., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Historiated intial 'G'(aude) with a female saint on a ladder being raised up to heaven., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Miniature of Thomas touching Christ's open wound., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Historiated initial 'T'(ot) of the Assumption of the Virgin, with Mary raised up to heaven by four angels., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Historiated initial 'O'(mnipotens) with Bartholomew holding a book and a knife., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Miniature of a Benedictine monk (presumably intended to represent the original owner of the manuscript) kneeling before the enthroned Virgin and Child, holding a scroll inscribed 'Ave Maria gr(atia plena)' (Hail Mary, full of grace), the words of the archangel Gabriel at the Annunciation., Breviary (the 'Coldingham Breviary'), including the Temporale

Child (f. 125v). Large initials in gold and colours (ff. 9, 21v). Initials in blue with red and often blue pen-flourishing, or in red with blue and often red pen-flourishing, some with faces extending into the margins. Versicals in red.

• Miniature of Peter and Paul., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Miniature of the Dormition of the Virgin with Christ and his disciples at her bedside., Prayers for saints' vigils with a calendar

110, 217v). Large and small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or pen-flourishing, and in blue with red penwork decoration or pen-flourishing. Capitals in gold. Rubrics in red. Numerals in blue and maroon in the calendar. Prayers for saints'

• Initial 'A'(dventus gallorum) in blue., Ab Urbe condita (index Codex Aginnensis)

gallorum) in blue. The manuscript is known to editors of Livy as 'Aginnensis' or 'Agenensis' because of the ownership inscription of the Jesuit College in Agen (f. 1).Annotated by Petrarch and Lorenzo Valla.Billanovich dates Decade III to the late twelfth