• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus), with Paul (in prison?) while a bishop (St Nicholas of Myra?) gives a bag of money or food to a beggar, at the beginning of Philemon. In the page layout typical of glossed manuscripts of the Bible, short excerpts from the Epistle to Philemon are written in large letters. The commentary is written to the side, top and bottom of it, in smaller letters. Underscored phrases in the commentary are from the text, and the discussions on them follow. In the upper margin of the page, the red inscription is an abbreviation of 'Ambrose', citing the author whose writing is excerpted in the gloss., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Contents and ownership inscription that the manuscript was the property of the community of Friars Minor (Franciscans) at Oxford, given by Radulf, formerly bishop of Hereford (1234-1239). This was Radulf of Maidstone who became a Franciscan and joined the friars at Oxford after leaving Hereford., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of the first letter to the Corinthians, with Paul behind an altar distributing communion to a kneeling man while a woman looks on with upraised hands. In the commentary quotations from 1 Corinthians are underscored in red, with the commentary on those words following. In the upper margin are the names of Augustine and Ambrose, references to the writers whose works are excerpted in the commentary., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Illuminated initials 'P's at the beginning of the prologue and letter to the Galicians, with a dragon making up part of the letter, and Paul placing his hands on a man's shoulder while his wife and child look on. The red notes in the upper margins are references to the early Christian authors--Jerome, Ambrose and Augustine--whose writings the commentary excerpts. The biblical text is written in large letters on the left side of the columns, while the commentary, in smaller letters, is at the side, top and bottom. All around the margins are further schoolmasters' notes., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Ephesians, with Paul in prison and a guarding soldier in armour, and an animal in the letter. At the top of the page, the inscription in red cites the authors whose writings are excerpted in the commentary: Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome and Haymo., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) with Paul praying and a man with a large club seizing a Jew, and a dragon in the letter form, at the beginning of Philippians. At the top of the page, the inscription in red cites the authors whose writings are excerpted in the commentary: Ambrose and Haymo., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus), with Paul crowning a knight, at the beginning of the Second Letter to Timothy. In the page layout typical of glossed manuscripts of the Bible, short excerpts from the Epistle to Timothy are written in large letters. The commentary is written to the side, top and bottom of it, in smaller letters. The underscored phrases in the commentary are from the text, and the discussions on them follow., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Text page with a marginal note by Humfrey, duke of Gloucester., De administratione principium (Le livre de l'information des princes)

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in red and blue, at the beginning of books. Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Line-fillers in red and blue. De administratione principium

• Initial 'B'(eatus) at the beginning of Psalm 1 of Peter Lombard's 'Gloss on the Psalms'., Gloss on the Psalms (Magna glosatura), imperfect (to Psalm 73), with preface (ff. 1-2)

Smaller initials in red or blue, with penwork decoration in the alternate colour and, occasionally, a reserved line. Simple initials in red or blue. Display script in alternate red and blue letters or in blue. Rubrics in red. Gloss on

• Puzzle initials 'D'(omino) and 'O'(portet), the former is followed by display script; in the upper margin is an ownership inscription of the hospital of St Nicholas, Cues., Pantegni

initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the alternate colour. Display script in alternate red and blue with some penwork decoration. Simple initials and paragraph marks in red or blue. Running headers in red and blue. Rubrics in red.

• Puzzle initial 'E'(dwardus) with a partial bar border., Statutes, laws, and legal treatises, including Edward I's reissue of the Cara de foresta in 1297

in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (ff. 7, 118). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue. Cadels. Statutes,

• Miniature of Juno entreating a crowned Jupiter, seated on a raised throne, in the presence of a dog-headed Mercury and courtiers, illustrating verses 248-302 of the first book of Statius's Thebaid., Thebais (index Thebaid), with the argumenta antiqua; Achilleis (index Achilleid)

figures in semi-grisaille with pale blue sky and green earth (2 in full colour on a diaper ground of gold and blue or gold and red, ff. 10v, 11v). Large and small gold initials on blue and red grounds, some

• Puzzle initials 'A'(pocalipsis) and 'P'(rincipium) with penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Revelation., Glossed Catholic Epistles (ff. 1-32v), Apocalypse (ff. 33-68v), and Pauline Epistles (ff. 73-167)

blue with foliate pen-flourishing or penwork decoration in blue and red, some with decorated extensions in blue and red (ff. 1, 9, 16v, 21v, 29, 33 (2x), 34). ff. 73-167: 12 large and smaller puzzle initials in red and

• Puzzle initial 'P'(aulus) with pen-flourishing, and initial 'P'(rimum) with pen-flourishing, at the beginning of Paul's Epistles., Glossed Catholic Epistles (ff. 1-32v), Apocalypse (ff. 33-68v), and Pauline Epistles (ff. 73-167)

blue with foliate pen-flourishing or penwork decoration in blue and red, some with decorated extensions in blue and red (ff. 1, 9, 16v, 21v, 29, 33 (2x), 34). ff. 73-167: 12 large and smaller puzzle initials in red and

• Puzzle initial 'U'(sque) with penwork decoration, and border decoration around the two columns, at the beginning of Johannes de Hesdinio's Commentarius amplissimus in librum Job., Commentarius amplissimus in librum Job

initial in red and blue with penwork decoration in blue and red, accompanied by a border decoration in red and blue around the two columns (f. 1). Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.

• A three-sided illuminated border with two birds and a rabbit, and the illuminated initial 'L'(e) in the list of chapters of Roger of Salerno's Chirurgia, on the left. On the right is a full-page miniature in three registers, of the Annunciation, Visitation, and Nativity, in the upper register, and below, a surgeon performing an operation for a compound fracture of the skull., Chirurgia

blue and red with red and blue pen-flourishing forming a partial border (f. 10). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red. Line-fillers in

• On the left, a full-page miniatures in three registers with the Death of the Virgin, the Coronation of the Virgin, and Christ in Majesty in the upper register and in the lower two registers scenes of various surgicall procedures for skin diseases and the blessing Christ. On the right, the puzzle initial 'A'(pres) at the beginning of Roger of Salerno's Chirurgia., Chirurgia

blue and red with red and blue pen-flourishing forming a partial border (f. 10). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red. Line-fillers in

• Two full-page miniatures in three registers. In the upper registers are scenes from the life of Christ, including the Deposition, the Burial, and the Harrowing of Hell. In the lower two registers are scenes of various surgicall procedures for gynaecological and genital diseases., Chirurgia

blue and red with red and blue pen-flourishing forming a partial border (f. 10). Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small simple initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red. Line-fillers in

• Miniature of Statius presenting the Thebaid, at the beginning of Statius's Thebaid., Thebais (index Thebaid), with the argumenta antiqua; Achilleis (index Achilleid)

figures in semi-grisaille with pale blue sky and green earth (2 in full colour on a diaper ground of gold and blue or gold and red, ff. 10v, 11v). Large and small gold initials on blue and red grounds, some

• Miniature, at the beginning of book 2 of Statius's Thebaid., Thebais (index Thebaid), with the argumenta antiqua; Achilleis (index Achilleid)

figures in semi-grisaille with pale blue sky and green earth (2 in full colour on a diaper ground of gold and blue or gold and red, ff. 10v, 11v). Large and small gold initials on blue and red grounds, some