• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of Christ with the symbols of the Evangelistes in medallions, with display script and a drawing of a dragon with penwork decoration in the lower margin, at the beginning of Genesis., Bible

Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of Christ with the symbols of the Evangelistes in medallions, with display script and a drawing of a dragon with penwork decoration in the lower margin, at the beginning of Genesis. Includes the Epistle of

• Decorated initial 'D'(ominus)., Gloss on the Psalms (Magna glosatura), imperfect (to Psalm 73), with preface (ff. 1-2)

lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires); catchwords. Leaves lost after f. 136.Uncrossed tironian ets. 1 large initial in gold, green, blue, red and black with some white (f. 2). 2 large puzzle initial in

• Decorated initial 'B'., Gloss on the Psalms (Magna glosatura), imperfect (to Psalm 73), with preface (ff. 1-2)

lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires); catchwords. Leaves lost after f. 136.Uncrossed tironian ets. 1 large initial in gold, green, blue, red and black with some white (f. 2). 2 large puzzle initial in

• Decorated initial 'D'(ixi)., Gloss on the Psalms (Magna glosatura), imperfect (to Psalm 73), with preface (ff. 1-2)

lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires); catchwords. Leaves lost after f. 136.Uncrossed tironian ets. 1 large initial in gold, green, blue, red and black with some white (f. 2). 2 large puzzle initial in

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with a doctor holding a urine flask., Canon medicinae

although there is apparently no gap in the text (quire 8+1, ff. 79-87v, the last leaf added).The last quires by another scribe, illuminated with small initials in plain red (ff. 218-243v).ff. 1v-2v contains a medieval table of contents.f. 246 is

• Decorated initial 'C' with a fox in a monk's habit., Canon medicinae

although there is apparently no gap in the text (quire 8+1, ff. 79-87v, the last leaf added).The last quires by another scribe, illuminated with small initials in plain red (ff. 218-243v).ff. 1v-2v contains a medieval table of contents.f. 246 is

• 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)

marks (in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires); catchwords. Leaves lost after f. 136.Uncrossed tironian ets. 1 large initial in gold, green, blue, red and black with some white (f.

• Text page., Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, glossed; imperfect

page. All quires have been thoroughly corrected and marked 'correctus' in lower margin of the last leaf, near the fore-edge (see, e.g., ff. 12v, 24v, 48v or 60v). One or more leaves lost before f. 1, including the beginning of

• Historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) with two Israelites offering lambs at an altar, at the beginning of Leviticus., Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy, glossed

penthateuchus' (f. 235v).Marginal addition on f. 1v possibly represents instructions to the artist.Early modern inscription on f. 235v numbers the quires of the manuscript, giving an inaccurate folio count. The same hand has made a similar addition to Harley 3168.

• Ownership inscription of the Franciscan convent of Babwell, Bury St Edmunds (with text showing through from the other side of the leaf)., Bible with prologues

alternately blue or red, with flourishing in the other colour. One-line initials alternately blue or red (only in red in quires xii-xv; ff. 115-158). Bible with prologues Reginald, priest of Bury St Edmunds, 14th century.The Franciscan convent of Babwell, Bury

• Puzzle initial 'I'(n) at the beginning of Genesis., Bible with prologues

alternately blue or red, with flourishing in the other colour. One-line initials alternately blue or red (only in red in quires xii-xv; ff. 115-158). Bible with prologues Reginald, priest of Bury St Edmunds, 14th century.The Franciscan convent of Babwell, Bury

• Puzzle initial 'F'(rater) at the beginning of the general prologue, Bible with prologues

alternately blue or red, with flourishing in the other colour. One-line initials alternately blue or red (only in red in quires xii-xv; ff. 115-158). Bible with prologues Reginald, priest of Bury St Edmunds, 14th century.The Franciscan convent of Babwell, Bury

• Initial word inhabited by hybrids and framed by an arcade with two towers and inhabited by dogs chasing deer, at the beginning of a liturgical poem for ~Shabbat Sheqalim~ (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 3853)., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor')

no. 3853). Watermark on f. [405] of a monogram VCF. Instead of catchwords, the end and the beginning of the quires are numbered with Hebrew characters included into decorated panels starting with ~alef~ (numerical value 1) on ff. 15v-16. f.

• Initial-word panel with letters inhabited by hybrids and dragons with foliate scroll frame, at the beginning of ~Shabbat Parah~ (Davidson vol. 1, no. 1830)., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor')

no. 1830). Watermark on f. [405] of a monogram VCF. Instead of catchwords, the end and the beginning of the quires are numbered with Hebrew characters included into decorated panels starting with ~alef~ (numerical value 1) on ff. 15v-16. f.

• Initial-word panel ~or~ (light) with letters inhabited by hybrids, and framed by foliate scroll, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 1962)., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor')

no. 1962). Watermark on f. [405] of a monogram VCF. Instead of catchwords, the end and the beginning of the quires are numbered with Hebrew characters included into decorated panels starting with ~alef~ (numerical value 1) on ff. 15v-16. f.

• Initial word with modest penwork decoration around the letters, at the beginning of a poem for the second day of Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 7129)., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor')

no. 7129). Watermark on f. [405] of a monogram VCF. Instead of catchwords, the end and the beginning of the quires are numbered with Hebrew characters included into decorated panels starting with ~alef~ (numerical value 1) on ff. 15v-16. f.

• Marginal drawing of a devil in the lower margin., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor')

of a monogram VCF. Instead of catchwords, the end and the beginning of the quires are numbered with Hebrew characters included into decorated panels starting with ~alef~ (numerical value 1) on ff. 15v-16. f. 7 is bound upside down.Numerous words

• Marginal drawing of a deer in the lower margin, and a copy the same figure by a later hand., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor')

hand. Watermark on f. [405] of a monogram VCF. Instead of catchwords, the end and the beginning of the quires are numbered with Hebrew characters included into decorated panels starting with ~alef~ (numerical value 1) on ff. 15v-16. f. 7

• Initial word accompanied by a deer and a dog, at the beginning of a poem for Passover (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 2941)., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor')

no. 2941). Watermark on f. [405] of a monogram VCF. Instead of catchwords, the end and the beginning of the quires are numbered with Hebrew characters included into decorated panels starting with ~alef~ (numerical value 1) on ff. 15v-16. f.

• Initial word accompanied by two dogs, at the beginning of a ~piyyut~ in Aramaic for Shavuot (for the poem, see Davidson vol. 1, no. 3197)., Festival prayer book (~mahzor~) for the Special Shabbatot, Passover, Shavuot with the Book of Ruth, and Ninth of Av with the Book of Lamentations, Ashkenazi rite (aka 'Tinted Mahzor')

no. 3197). Watermark on f. [405] of a monogram VCF. Instead of catchwords, the end and the beginning of the quires are numbered with Hebrew characters included into decorated panels starting with ~alef~ (numerical value 1) on ff. 15v-16. f.