• 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

6 miniatures in colours and gold and large foliate initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 25, 165, 233, 259, 332). Numerous foliate initials, some with dragons, in colours and gold, with marginal extensions forming

• Miniature of a priest performing a marriage, and a foliate initial 'D'(e Francia), at the beginning of book 4., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

6 miniatures in colours and gold and large foliate initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 25, 165, 233, 259, 332). Numerous foliate initials, some with dragons, in colours and gold, with marginal extensions forming

• Text page., Decretals of Gregory IX, with glossa ordinaria of Bernard of Parma

6 miniatures in colours and gold and large foliate initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 25, 165, 233, 259, 332). Numerous foliate initials, some with dragons, in colours and gold, with marginal extensions forming

• Historiated initial 'P'(ost) of a woman kissing a dying man, at the beginning of Esdras 1., Historia scholastica (The 'Ashridge Petrus Comestor')

a dying man, at the beginning of Esdras 1. Includes table of contents (ff. 1r-v).The manuscript is related in style to the Alphonso Psalter (Add. 24686) and, according to Sandler 1986, was illuminated by two artists (Hand I: ff. 3,

• 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

6 miniatures in colours and gold and large foliate initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of books (ff. 1, 25, 165, 233, 259, 332). Numerous foliate initials, some with dragons, in colours and gold, with marginal extensions forming

• Initial 'A' with two parrots and another bird., Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season

red or yellow. Small initials in red. Heading on bands of pink and green (f. 1). Decorated catchwords in brown and sometimes yellow or red. 1 initial in green (f. 82v). Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season The Cistercian abbey

• Decorated initial 'I'(sti) with an animal head, and a bird in the lower margin., Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season

red or yellow. Small initials in red. Heading on bands of pink and green (f. 1). Decorated catchwords in brown and sometimes yellow or red. 1 initial in green (f. 82v). Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season The Cistercian abbey

• Decorated initial 'Q'(ui) with two birds., Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season

red or yellow. Small initials in red. Heading on bands of pink and green (f. 1). Decorated catchwords in brown and sometimes yellow or red. 1 initial in green (f. 82v). Antiphoner (index antiphonal, antiphonary), Winter season The Cistercian abbey

• Detail of a miniature illustrating book V of Virgil's Aenied, with the Sicilian games, including archery, wrestling with poles, and racing, and in the background, the burning of the Trojan fleet., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of a miniature of several episodes from book IV of Virgil's Aeneid: on the right, the hunt during which Dido and Aeneas meet; on the left, Dido and Aeneas ride into a cave together, and in the middle of the image, Dido is on her funeral pyre, committing suicide after the departure of Aeneas., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Detail of a miniature of Aeneas with the Sibyl at the entrance to the Underworld; with Charon in his boat and Cerberus at the gate at the beginning of book VI of Virgi's Aeneid., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Miniature illustrating book VII of Virgil's Aeneid, with Ascanius wounding the stag in the foreground, as the Trojans feast on the shore, and the Trojan fleet in the background and decorated initial 'T'(u)., Bucolica (index Bucolics, Eclogues)(ff. 1-16v); Georgica (index Georgics)(ff. 17-58), with argumenta; Aeneis (index Aeneid)(ff. 58v-244v), with argumenta and verse preface, omitting 2:567-588 ('The King's Virgil')

cornucopiae, dolphins, sphinxes, masks, trophies and heraldic decoration, in colours and gold, at the beginning of texts or books (ff. 1, 17, 26v-27 [miniature f. 26v, accompanying border f. 27], 37, 47v, 59, 73v, 88, 101v, 115, 131v, 148v, 164,

• Text page in the annals., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

parchment leaf, ff. 202-204 are parchment leaves. 1 historiated puzzle initial (f. 83v). 7 large puzzle initials in blue and red, with pen-flourishing forming a partial border, and hybrid creatures or animals (f. 1 (x2), 9, 14, 46v, 81, 105).

• Text page in the annals., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

parchment leaf, ff. 202-204 are parchment leaves. 1 historiated puzzle initial (f. 83v). 7 large puzzle initials in blue and red, with pen-flourishing forming a partial border, and hybrid creatures or animals (f. 1 (x2), 9, 14, 46v, 81, 105).

• Initial 'C' with a dog-headed hybrid., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

parchment leaf, ff. 202-204 are parchment leaves. 1 historiated puzzle initial (f. 83v). 7 large puzzle initials in blue and red, with pen-flourishing forming a partial border, and hybrid creatures or animals (f. 1 (x2), 9, 14, 46v, 81, 105).

• Decorated initial with a bird biting a dog., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

parchment leaf, ff. 202-204 are parchment leaves. 1 historiated puzzle initial (f. 83v). 7 large puzzle initials in blue and red, with pen-flourishing forming a partial border, and hybrid creatures or animals (f. 1 (x2), 9, 14, 46v, 81, 105).

• Decorated initial 'A'(nglia), with a hooded hybrid creature, at the beginning of a description of England., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

parchment leaf, ff. 202-204 are parchment leaves. 1 historiated puzzle initial (f. 83v). 7 large puzzle initials in blue and red, with pen-flourishing forming a partial border, and hybrid creatures or animals (f. 1 (x2), 9, 14, 46v, 81, 105).

• End of the annals from the birth of Christ to 1294, with an entry for the birth of King Edward II for 1284., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

parchment leaf, ff. 202-204 are parchment leaves. 1 historiated puzzle initial (f. 83v). 7 large puzzle initials in blue and red, with pen-flourishing forming a partial border, and hybrid creatures or animals (f. 1 (x2), 9, 14, 46v, 81, 105).

• Decorated initial with a hybrid creature with a human face, at the beginning of a chronicle of the Saxons to 1294., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

parchment leaf, ff. 202-204 are parchment leaves. 1 historiated puzzle initial (f. 83v). 7 large puzzle initials in blue and red, with pen-flourishing forming a partial border, and hybrid creatures or animals (f. 1 (x2), 9, 14, 46v, 81, 105).

• Decorated initial 'C'(um) with a hybrid creature, and 'B'(ritannia) with hybrid creatures biting, at the beginning of the prologue to Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae, with the signature of William Herbert in the upper margin., Historia regum Britanniae (index Gesta Britonum)(ff. 1-80v79), and other texts, including Annals from the Nativity to 1294 (ff. 83v-104v)

parchment leaf, ff. 202-204 are parchment leaves. 1 historiated puzzle initial (f. 83v). 7 large puzzle initials in blue and red, with pen-flourishing forming a partial border, and hybrid creatures or animals (f. 1 (x2), 9, 14, 46v, 81, 105).