• Ownership inscription of a Franciscan convent, Canterbury, reading 'Iste liber est de communitate fr[atru]m minorum Cantuarie', and a 16th-century note describing the manuscript as the first volume of a Bible in 8 volumes, and referring to the set of books, now Royal 3 E I-V, VII-VIII, reading 'In this Bible withe a glosse and Com[m]entairies are 8 volumes and / in them are contayned Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri, / Deuteronomie, Esaye, Jeremye, Ezachiel, Daniel, Job, Psalmi / Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Cantica, Sapientia, Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad Colocess. 1, ad Thessal 2, ad Thimoth 2., /ad Titu[m] 1, ad Philemonem 1, ad Hebreos 1, Jacobi 1, Petri 2, Joh[ann]is 3, / Juda 1, Apocalipse. Mss these are bounde in redde lether prynted./ Memorandum that in an other sute of the same order bounde in white lether in / 7 volumes you maye supplye yor wante of these followinge Josue, Judic. / Esdras, Ruth, Tobias, Hester. (added) ved. 3 E I-VIII./ So you wante in bothe only the bookes of Kinges and Chronicles. / Wherefore I woulde wishe yt bothe these fortes be kepte whollye and entierely / togither, that the one maye supplie / the wante of the other.', Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

V, and 4 E VI, but not executed in the same workshop.Catchwords and corrector's signatures 'cor' at the end of quires, bifolium signatures. 2 historiated initials in colours and gold, at the beginning of each book (ff. 4, 125v). Foliate

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus) with pen-flourishing extending into the margins including birds at the beginning of the foundation charter., Cartulary of Reading abbey, imperfect

the abbey's liberties, with red initials, late 13th century with later additions (ff. 4-15v; 205-247v). Numerous additions throughout and on quires added at the end regarding the abbey, often written in Gothic cursive, mid-13th to mid-15th century.Inscribed 'Clayton in S.

• Miniature of Nectanebus seducing Olympias, Philip of Macedon's queen, in the guise of a dragon; miniature of Nectanebus as a dragon, kissing Olympias while she is at a table with Philip., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of Philip of Macedon taking Alexander to Aristotle., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of the death of Nectanebus., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Detail of a miniature of Bucephalus kneeling before Alexander, and Bucephalus with his cage., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of the coronation of Alexander., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of Philip and Alexander discussing envoys; miniature of Philip and Alexander setting out against Armenia; miniature of Pausanias and others marching against Philip., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of the defeat of Philip; miniature of the battle of Alexander and Pausanias; miniature of Alexander enthroned with Bucephalus under his feet., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Text page., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials

• Initial 'H'(enrico) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the ~Compendium in Iob~ of Peter of Blois., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials

• Initial 'H'(enrico) with foliate decoration at the beginning of the prefatory epistle to Henry II in Peter of Blois' ~Epistolae~., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials

• Initial 'D'(um) decorated with a bird at the beginning of the ~Exhortationes~ of Peter of Blois., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials

• Puzzle initial 'P'(anis) and smaller initials with pen-flourishing., Pantheologus, books 2 and 3

(Roman numerals on the verso of the last leaf of the quires), and inscribed 'Emend.' on the verso of the last leaf of most quires, indicating that these quires were corrected.Space left blank on ff. 117r-v, at the end of

• Historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Historiated initial 'E'(t rex) of David and Abisag, at the beginning of Kings III. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto of each first folio of a quire, catchwords, guide running titles and

• Historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Historiated initial 'C'(onfortatus) of Salomon enthroned, at the beginning of Chronicles II. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto of each first folio of a quire, catchwords, guide running titles and guide chapter

• Decorated initial 'P'(arabolae) at the beginning of Proverbs., Glossed Proverbs (ff. 1-74) and Glossed Ecclesiastes (ff. 75-101v) with prologues (f. 74v) (index Old Testament)

gloss is present only in some sections (i.e., the first three quires of Proverbs). 3 large initials in combinations of green, yellow-brown, and blue, with foliate/arabesque motifs (ff. 1, 22, 57v); one in plain blue (f. 75). Small initials in

• Decorated initial 'U'(anitas) at the beginning of Ecclesiastes, Glossed Proverbs (ff. 1-74) and Glossed Ecclesiastes (ff. 75-101v) with prologues (f. 74v) (index Old Testament)

gloss is present only in some sections (i.e., the first three quires of Proverbs). 3 large initials in combinations of green, yellow-brown, and blue, with foliate/arabesque motifs (ff. 1, 22, 57v); one in plain blue (f. 75). Small initials in

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of God enthroned in the upper register and God blessing in the lower register, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of God enthroned in the upper register and God blessing in the lower register, at the beginning of Genesis. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto

• Detail of 6 medallions of the days of Creation, in the lower margin., Bible, with the interpretation of Hebrew names

Detail of 6 medallions of the days of Creation, in the lower margin. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names, imperfect (ff. 340v-347v).Quires signatures on the recto of each first folio of a quire, catchwords, guide running titles and guide