Decorated initial 'M'(undus) with reserved designs and penwork decoration, at the beginning of the 7th tract of Augustine's 'In epistulam Johannis ad Parthos tractatus X'. ae caudatas; quire mark (in the centre of the lower margin of f. 9v)
sets of quire marks (in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires) for ff. 4-108 ('i'-'xiii') and ff. 108-155 ('i'-'vi'); catchwords.Perhaps the exemplar for Harley 528 (see Watson 1966, p. 331
and 77 are former pastedowns. ff. 71v-[73a] are ruled leaves originally unwritten. ff. 1-3v and ff. 74-77 are medieval parchment quires with later additions. Catchwords written horizontally. Leaf signatures. Large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red
The manuscript contains the rare fourth Decade as well as unusual textual variants. It is missing its initial and final quires; 'instead of the whole of the first, third and fourth Decade, it only gives the text of the Ab
Evangelist below. The first historiated initial protected with white silk. Medieval quire signatures, at the end of quires 'Corr.^c^' for correctus. 2 full-page miniatures, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Canon of the mass (ff. 145v, 146).
historiated initial protected with white silk. Medieval quire signatures, at the end of quires 'Corr.^c^' for correctus. 2 full-page miniatures, in colours and gold, at the beginning of the Canon of the mass (ff. 145v, 146). 15 large historiated initials
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
first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the
first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the
first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the
Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,
Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,
Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,
Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,
Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,
Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,
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
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.
Roy (Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part,
(Additional 28162). 4 full-page miniatures, divided in several compartments, in colours and gold, on separate leaves added to the quires (ff. 1v, 6v, 29, 52v [bound in the 19th century in this volume, belonged formerly to the other part, La