• Miniature of the Nativity, the Adoration of the Child by Mary and Joseph, at the beginning of Prime in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

the Dead (ff. 137v-178); and the Psalter of St Jerome (ff. 180v-190v). Blank ruled folios at the end of certain quires. ff. 1-3v and the 5 unfoliated parchment leaves at the end are ruled as the rest of the text

• Initial 'I'(ncaustum) with penwork decoration at the beginning of the chapter on ink in book 1 of Theophilus' De diversis artibus., De diversis artibus and other texts including De Unguentis, recipes and extracts from the Liber de Coloribus and the Mappae Clavicula

diversis artibus. Quire marks (in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of quires 1-13). One leaf missing between ff. 102-103, another between ff. 110-111, and another between ff. 149-150. Large and smaller initials

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) with David in the water praying to God at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter

erased. Possibly one leaf lost between ff. 8-9 (the original Beatus initial is missing here but the first and second quires are regular quarternions; the initial might have been executed on a separate leaf that is now lost), 1 leaf

• Initial 'B'(aldricus) with foliate motifs, a winged dragon, and clasps at the beginning of Baudri de Bourgueil's 'Historia Hierosolymitana'., Historia Peregrinationis Ierosolimitane

e-caudata.Quire marks (in ink in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires); 1 quire signature (in crayon in the centre of the lower margin of f. 25).ff. 163v and 164 are

• Initial 'S'(ixtus) with foliate motifs., Martyrology for the period from 6 August to 6 February (ff. 1-167); Passion of Catherine of Alexandria (ff. 168-171v), imperfect

margin of f. 1.Some initials have been excised; numerous parchment repairs.Catchwords; uncrossed tironian ets. and occasionally ampersands. 16 leaves (2 quires) lost between ff. 23-24; leaves lost after f. 171v.This manuscript is probably a companion volume to Harley 4896. 1

• Miniature of the Massacre of the Innocents at the beginning of Vespers in the Hours of the Virgin., Book of Hours, Use of Rome

the Dead (ff. 137v-178); and the Psalter of St Jerome (ff. 180v-190v). Blank ruled folios at the end of certain quires. ff. 1-3v and the 5 unfoliated parchment leaves at the end are ruled as the rest of the text

• Initials 'V'(olentem) and 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of 'Super epistolam Pauli ad Romanos' by Origin in the translation of Rufinus. The red is heavily oxidised., Super epistolam Pauli ad Romanos; Commentary on the Epistle to the Ephesians

Initials 'V'(olentem) and 'Q'(uod) at the beginning of 'Super epistolam Pauli ad Romanos' by Origin in the translation of Rufinus. The red is heavily oxidised. ff. 1, 232 served as paste-downs. On f. 1 are remains of another paste-down

• White vine historiated initial 'O'(rigo) with the head of emperor Hadrian (inscribed 'ADRIANUS') combined with a partial white vine border, including a grasshopper, two birds and a wreath supported by two putti enclosing the arms of Ludovicus Petronius., Historia augusta

enclosing the arms of Ludovicus Petronius. Catchwords written vertically.Some damaged illegible folios.The central and flanking bifolia of one of the quires is stained, as if possibly an inlay had been removed (?) (ff. 101v-102, 103v-104, 105v-106). Large white vine historiated

• Decorated initial 'A' at the beginning of Augustine's Sermones., Various texts including Augustine's Sermones (index Sermons)(ff. 1-107); 'Vitis mystica' (ff. 108-152v); 'De septem columpnis' (ff. 153-159), and Griselda (index Decameron)(ff. 223-228v)

Decorated initial 'A' at the beginning of Augustine's Sermones. The whole manuscript, although written in different hands, is contemporary with its first part which is dated 1407 (see Provenance). Catchwords written horizontally, not only at the end of quires.Numerous

• Miniature of the stoning of Stephen, with an historiated initial 'E'(stienne) of Stephen preaching, and partial foliate borders, at the beginning of his legend., The Golden Legend (La Légende Dorée)

legend. 1st quire unfinished, spaces for large and small miniatures and initials; underdrawing for partial borders (ff. 1-8); in the quires 11-14, underdrawing for miniatures and some parts filled with colours; initials and borders executed (ff. 81-108). Numerous large and

• Miniature of the conversion of Saul (Paul) on the road to Damascus, with an illuminated initial 'L'(a), and partial foliate borders, at the beginning of the legend of Paul., The Golden Legend (La Légende Dorée)

Paul. 1st quire unfinished, spaces for large and small miniatures and initials; underdrawing for partial borders (ff. 1-8); in the quires 11-14, underdrawing for miniatures and some parts filled with colours; initials and borders executed (ff. 81-108). Numerous large and

• Miniature of Juliana beating the devil, with an illuminated initial 'I'(ulienne), and partial foliate borders, at the beginning of her legend., The Golden Legend (La Légende Dorée)

legend. 1st quire unfinished, spaces for large and small miniatures and initials; underdrawing for partial borders (ff. 1-8); in the quires 11-14, underdrawing for miniatures and some parts filled with colours; initials and borders executed (ff. 81-108). Numerous large and

• Text page of the Golden Legend (George)., The Golden Legend (La Légende Dorée)

and small miniatures and initials; underdrawing for partial borders (ff. 1-8); in the quires 11-14, underdrawing for miniatures and some parts filled with colours; initials and borders executed (ff. 81-108). Numerous large and small miniatures and historiated initials, accompanied by

• Text of the Golden Legend (the Passion)., The Golden Legend (La Légende Dorée)

and small miniatures and initials; underdrawing for partial borders (ff. 1-8); in the quires 11-14, underdrawing for miniatures and some parts filled with colours; initials and borders executed (ff. 81-108). Numerous large and small miniatures and historiated initials, accompanied by

• Detail of a miniature of the stoning of Stephen, with an historiated initial 'E'(stienne) of Stephen preaching, at the beginning of his legend., The Golden Legend (La Légende Dorée)

legend. 1st quire unfinished, spaces for large and small miniatures and initials; underdrawing for partial borders (ff. 1-8); in the quires 11-14, underdrawing for miniatures and some parts filled with colours; initials and borders executed (ff. 81-108). Numerous large and

• Detail of a miniature of the conversion of Saul (Paul) on the road to Damascus, with partial foliate borders, at the beginning of the legend of Paul., The Golden Legend (La Légende Dorée)

Paul. 1st quire unfinished, spaces for large and small miniatures and initials; underdrawing for partial borders (ff. 1-8); in the quires 11-14, underdrawing for miniatures and some parts filled with colours; initials and borders executed (ff. 81-108). Numerous large and

• Detail of a miniature of Juliana beating the devil, with an illuminated initial 'I'(ulienne), at the beginning of her legend., The Golden Legend (La Légende Dorée)

legend. 1st quire unfinished, spaces for large and small miniatures and initials; underdrawing for partial borders (ff. 1-8); in the quires 11-14, underdrawing for miniatures and some parts filled with colours; initials and borders executed (ff. 81-108). Numerous large and

• Detail of pen drawings of a male bust and a hare in the margin., ~Baal ha-Lashon~ (The Master of the Language)

unfoliated blank leaves at the end ff. [287]-[289]. Six unfoliated blank leaves after f. 2. Quires are numbered with Hebrew characters starting with alef on f. 13v until f. 163v. Flesh side and hair side are distinguishable. Ruling is visible.

• Unfinished miniature of John, duke of Normandy and his court, at the beginning of chapter 33 of 'Philip of Valois' book., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

8v), II: the Virgil Master (quires i, iv), and three followers of the Virgil Master: III (quires ii, vi, xvii, xviii, xix); IV (quires iii, ix, x, xxiv, xxv, xxvi, xxvii, xxviii); and V (quires iv, v, vii, viii).One of

• Detail of an unfinished miniature of the siege of La Roche Derrien, at the beginning of chapter 42 of 'Philip of Valois' book., Chroniques de France ou de St Denis (from 1270 to1380)

8v), II: the Virgil Master (quires i, iv), and three followers of the Virgil Master: III (quires ii, vi, xvii, xviii, xix); IV (quires iii, ix, x, xxiv, xxv, xxvi, xxvii, xxviii); and V (quires iv, v, vii, viii).One of