• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of archers assaulting a city, and text., Histoire d'Outremer, continued to 1232

later owned by Firmin-Didot; perhaps bound for him; annotated perhaps by him with several notes concerning the Hospitallers of St John, and '+ de moy patriarche de alexandrie +' and 'sera(?) de moy lyon(?) est' (f. 122).This is the earlier

• Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

Historiated initial ‘E’(t) of the Jewish warrior, Eleazar Avran, disemboweling an elephant; with a sketch for the artist is visible in the left margin Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other

• End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript., Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Esdras, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Maccabees 1-2, with the Glossa Ordinaria

End of the text, and an inscription recording the number of decorated initials in the manuscript. Includes a commentary of Rabanus Maurus to Maccabees 1-2.Third volume of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-II, 3 E

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'L'(iber) of the Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Matthew. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-V. Royal 3 E VII is related but not executed in the same workshop.Quire signatures,

• Historiated initial 'M'(atheus) of the angel, the symbol of Mathew, at the beginning of the prologue to Mathew., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'M'(atheus) of the angel, the symbol of Mathew, at the beginning of the prologue to Mathew. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-V. Royal 3 E VII is related but not executed

• Marginal inscription stating the number of paraphs and pen-flourished initials, reading 'In isto volumine s[un]t p[ar]ve litt[er]e / et p[aragrafi] a.m / 3c et 49 [349?] it[em] litt[er]e / grosse 16c et 19 [1619].', Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Marginal inscription stating the number of paraphs and pen-flourished initials, reading 'In isto volumine s[un]t p[ar]ve litt[er]e / et p[aragrafi] a.m / 3c et 49 [349?] it[em] litt[er]e / grosse 16c et 19 [1619].' Part of a set. The

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Luke standing on his symbol, the ox, at the beginning of Luke., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'F'(uit) of Luke standing on his symbol, the ox, at the beginning of Luke. Part of a set. The other manuscripts are Royal 3 E I-V. Royal 3 E VII is related but not executed in the

• Historiated initial 'M'(arcus) of Mark and his symbol, the lion, at the beginning of the prologue Mark, and an illuminated initial 'P'(rimum) at the beginning of the commentary on the prologue to Mark., Gospels, with the Glossa ordinaria

Historiated initial 'M'(arcus) of Mark and his symbol, the lion, at the beginning of the prologue Mark, and an illuminated initial 'P'(rimum) at the beginning of the commentary on the prologue to Mark. Part of a set. The other

• Initial 'D'(olor) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Sermons of Ephraim Syrus., Sermons, theological and historical works

Initial 'D'(olor) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the Sermons of Ephraim Syrus. Contents include:Bede, Short extract from 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (f. 3);Cassiodorus, Short extract from 'Historia Tripartita' (f. 3v);Ephraem Syrus, Sermons (ff. 5v-62);Basil of Caesarea, 'Admonitio ad fililum

• Coloured initial 'G'(loria) and rubric., Sermons, theological and historical works

Coloured initial 'G'(loria) and rubric. Contents include:Bede, Short extract from 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (f. 3);Cassiodorus, Short extract from 'Historia Tripartita' (f. 3v);Ephraem Syrus, Sermons (ff. 5v-62);Basil of Caesarea, 'Admonitio ad fililum spiritualem' (ff. 63-76);Caesarius of Arles, ' Sermones' (ff. 76v-145);Jerome,

• Initial 'R'(ogo) with decoration extended with the outline of a man's head in profile., Sermons, theological and historical works

Initial 'R'(ogo) with decoration extended with the outline of a man's head in profile. Contents include:Bede, Short extract from 'Historia Ecclesiastica' (f. 3);Cassiodorus, Short extract from 'Historia Tripartita' (f. 3v);Ephraem Syrus, Sermons (ff. 5v-62);Basil of Caesarea, 'Admonitio ad fililum

• Table., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Table. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold with foliate decoration,

• Table., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Table. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold with foliate decoration,

• Table., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Table. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold with foliate decoration,

• Illuminated initial., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Illuminated initial. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold with foliate

• Table and decorated initial., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Table and decorated initial. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold

• Decorated initial 'S'., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Decorated initial 'S'. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold with

• Detail of diagram., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Detail of diagram. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid (f. 3). Large initials in colours and silver and gold with

• Detail of historiated initial, with a man looking at a lens or a mirror., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Detail of historiated initial, with a man looking at a lens or a mirror. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129, 133v). 1 partial bar border incorporating a large hybrid

• Detail of a historiated initial 'O' with a man, at the beginning of a commentary on a treatise on weights, with marginal diagrams., Miscellaneous scientific treatises

Detail of a historiated initial 'O' with a man, at the beginning of a commentary on a treatise on weights, with marginal diagrams. 2 historiated initials, in colours and gold, and partial bar borders with zoomorphic elements (ff. 129,