• Detail of miniature of the statue speaking to Pygmalion., Roman de la Rose (ff. 2-175v), la Bataille d'Annezin (a burlesque chanson in 50 alexandrines), beginning 'A l'entrée de may / quivers va a declin' (ff. 176v-177)

is around 4,000 lines, and is lyrical and courtly, while the later addition is more didactic, scholarly, and pessimistic. f. 1 is a parchment flyleafMusical notation on a four-line stave, probably part of the melody of the chanson, la Bataille

• Detail of miniature of Pygmalion kissing the statue., Roman de la Rose (ff. 2-175v), la Bataille d'Annezin (a burlesque chanson in 50 alexandrines), beginning 'A l'entrée de may / quivers va a declin' (ff. 176v-177)

is around 4,000 lines, and is lyrical and courtly, while the later addition is more didactic, scholarly, and pessimistic. f. 1 is a parchment flyleafMusical notation on a four-line stave, probably part of the melody of the chanson, la Bataille

• Full bar border with a historiated initial 'B'(eatus) of David harping and a hound and a stag in the bas-de-page., Psalter, imperfect, with calendar and hymns, Breviary (Augustinian use)

112-13). 7 full or partial bar borders and historiated initials in colours, gold, and silver at the beginning of Psalms 1, 26, 38, 51, 68, 80, and 97 (Psalm 109 lacking), most with animals in the bas-de-page (ff. 9, 31v,

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the prophet Samuel anointing David, with a hound chasing a hare in the bas-de-page., Psalter, imperfect, with calendar and hymns, Breviary (Augustinian use)

112-13). 7 full or partial bar borders and historiated initials in colours, gold, and silver at the beginning of Psalms 1, 26, 38, 51, 68, 80, and 97 (Psalm 109 lacking), most with animals in the bas-de-page (ff. 9, 31v,

• Detail of illuminated initial and catchwords 'mala autem' with a face., Psalter, imperfect, with calendar and hymns, Breviary (Augustinian use)

112-13). 7 full or partial bar borders and historiated initials in colours, gold, and silver at the beginning of Psalms 1, 26, 38, 51, 68, 80, and 97 (Psalm 109 lacking), most with animals in the bas-de-page (ff. 9, 31v,

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of Jonah riding the whale., Psalter, imperfect, with calendar and hymns, Breviary (Augustinian use)

112-13). 7 full or partial bar borders and historiated initials in colours, gold, and silver at the beginning of Psalms 1, 26, 38, 51, 68, 80, and 97 (Psalm 109 lacking), most with animals in the bas-de-page (ff. 9, 31v,

• Historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with the Anointing of David by Samuel at the beginning of Psalm 38., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

hybrids, in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). Historiated initial and 3-sided border in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 8). Historiated initials and full bar borders at the beginning of the other major Psalm divisions of 26,

• Detail of historiated initial 'D'(ixit) with God appearing to a standing figure at the beginning of Psalm 52., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

hybrids, in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). Historiated initial and 3-sided border in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 8). Historiated initials and full bar borders at the beginning of the other major Psalm divisions of 26,

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with Christ, holding a globe and flanked by angels, appearing to the drowning king David., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

hybrids, in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). Historiated initial and 3-sided border in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 8). Historiated initials and full bar borders at the beginning of the other major Psalm divisions of 26,

• Detail of historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with God holding a globe of the world with angels censing, and below, a naked king in water, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

hybrids, in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). Historiated initial and 3-sided border in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 8). Historiated initials and full bar borders at the beginning of the other major Psalm divisions of 26,

• Detail of historiated initial 'E'(xultate) with a king playing bells at the beginning of Psalm 80., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

hybrids, in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). Historiated initial and 3-sided border in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 8). Historiated initials and full bar borders at the beginning of the other major Psalm divisions of 26,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(antate) of monks singing at a lectern, at the beginning of Psalm 97., Psalter (the 'Psalter of Queen Philippa'), with a calendar (ff. 2-7v), Psalms (ff. 8-109), Canticles (ff. 109-116v), prayers and litany

hybrids, in the calendar (ff. 2-7v). Historiated initial and 3-sided border in colours and gold at the beginning of Psalm 1 (f. 8). Historiated initials and full bar borders at the beginning of the other major Psalm divisions of 26,

• An historiated initial 'C'(antate) depicting two monks singing at a lectern, with one conducting; musical notation and border decoration with grotesques., Psalter, imperfect, with calendar and hymns, Breviary (Augustinian use)

112-13). 7 full or partial bar borders and historiated initials in colours, gold, and silver at the beginning of Psalms 1, 26, 38, 51, 68, 80, and 97 (Psalm 109 lacking), most with animals in the bas-de-page (ff. 9, 31v,

• Miniature of the martyrdom of Alban in the upper register, and of the martyrdom of Amphibaldus in the lower register., Psalter and Canticles

fidelium defunctorum requiescant in pace. Amen/' (f. 1). The Benedictine abbey of St Albans, where it was kept in a cupboard in the choir: inscribed, 'De armariolo in choro', 14th century (f. 1). Robert Gylles, inscribed with his name, 'Robarthus

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

patron. This volume is the first of a three or four-volume set. The second volume, containing the Pauline Epistles is 1 E V, vol. 2, and the third volume, containing the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, is Cambridge, Cambridge University

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

patron. This volume is the first of a three or four-volume set. The second volume, containing the Pauline Epistles is 1 E V, vol. 2, and the third volume, containing the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, is Cambridge, Cambridge University

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

patron. This volume is the first of a three or four-volume set. The second volume, containing the Pauline Epistles is 1 E V, vol. 2, and the third volume, containing the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, is Cambridge, Cambridge University

• Text page., Gospels of Luke and John in the Vulgate and Erasmian (~Novum Instrumentum~) versions

patron. This volume is the first of a three or four-volume set. The second volume, containing the Pauline Epistles is 1 E V, vol. 2, and the third volume, containing the Gospels of Matthew and Mark, is Cambridge, Cambridge University

• Historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with a Tree of Jesse, and historiated border with nine roundels with scenes from Genesis: Creation of the World; Creation of Adam and Eve; the Tree of Knowledge; Expulsion from the Garden;Toiling the earth; Cain and Abel; Building the Ark; the Great Flood; the Drunkenness of Noah; three busts appear in quatrefoil at the top of the border; animals, birds, laborers, and fantastic creatures inhabit the borders and margins; at the bottom border, a woman and a man in the arms of the St Omer family kneel in reverence, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

in the arms of the St Omer family kneel in reverence, at the beginning of Psalm 1. This manuscript was formerly Additional 39810. 1 large historiated initial, accompanied by a full historiated foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 7).

• Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with a Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Psalm 1., Psalter, Use of Sarum (the 'St Omer Psalter')

Detail of an historiated initial 'B'(eatus) with a Tree of Jesse, at the beginning of Psalm 1. This manuscript was formerly Additional 39810. 1 large historiated initial, accompanied by a full historiated foliate border, in colours and gold (f. 7).