as '168', omitted by the modern pencil foliation that corrects the old one from f. 168 onwards. Loss of 16 leaves (i.e. one gathering) after f. 247, corresponding to old foliation '250-265', with consequent loss of the rarely attested 'Pastoralia'
brown pen-flourishing. Line-fillers in red and/or blue. Biblical and genealogical chronicle from Adam and Eve to Edward VI (the Longer English genealogical chronicle of the kings of England) The text of the chronicle ends with Richard III (f. 33). The
foliate border, at the beginning of an extract from the Old Testament. Suffrage to Thomas crossed out (f. 51v). 27 full-page miniatures, accompanied by large decorated initials on the following page, with full foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff.
Text page with manumissions in Latin and OldEnglish. The text of the Gospels displays Irish variants with interpolation of Mass formulae common in Breton Gospel books (see Cohen and Teviotdale 2002). The punctuation is unusual, and is similar to
Text page with manumissions in OldEnglish and Latin. The text of the Gospels displays Irish variants with interpolation of Mass formulae common in Breton Gospel books (see Cohen and Teviotdale 2002). The punctuation is unusual, and is similar to
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