• Foliate initial 'R'(egalie) and an initial 'I'(mperator) with a grotesque., Libri Feudorum, with the Glossa ordinaria

a part of the Carmina Burana collection (ff. 95-194), both parts probably written by the same hand but in separate quires and divided by blank pages (ff. 93v-94); f. 94v includes a list of contents added by the hand of

• Initial 'I'(n epistula) of a man with a knife., Libri Feudorum, with the Glossa ordinaria

a part of the Carmina Burana collection (ff. 95-194), both parts probably written by the same hand but in separate quires and divided by blank pages (ff. 93v-94); f. 94v includes a list of contents added by the hand of

• Miniature of a king and two plaintiffs, and a foliate initial 'Q'(uia), at the beginning of Libri Feudorum., Libri Feudorum, with the Glossa ordinaria

a part of the Carmina Burana collection (ff. 95-194), both parts probably written by the same hand but in separate quires and divided by blank pages (ff. 93v-94); f. 94v includes a list of contents added by the hand of

• Puzzle initials for prologues and beginning of Amos., Bible, including the Interpretation of Hebrew Names, imperfect

proposed by Patricia Stirnemann. Numerous large puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours (except in quires viii and ix). The flourishing includes a fantastic animal on f. 1. Numerous smaller initials in red or blue

• Diagram of the orbs of the planets surrounding the earth ('globus terre'), with the sphere of the fixed stars at the periphery, identified by the names of the zodiacal signs; a thread is attached to the centre of the diagram., Commentary on Cicero's De somno Scipionis

is attached to the centre of the diagram. Inconspicuous quire marks (on the verso of the last leaf of the quires). A thread used to hold a missing parchment disc in place for working with one circular diagram remains in

• Historiated initial 'H'(ec) of Moses and the Israelites passing through the Red Sea, at the beginning of Exodus., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

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

• Historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the Days of Creation, at the beginning of Genesis., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

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

• Foliate initial 'C'(umque) at the beginning of the prologue., Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

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

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) depicting Jerome and Damasus (above), and Jerome and Ambrose (below), with the ownership inscriptions of Abbot Robert de Bello at the top of the page and under the feet of the peacock., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

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

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) depiciting a Tree of Jesse, at the start of Matthew; the prologue has a smaller historiated initial 'M'(atheus) depicting two male figures., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

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

• Ownership inscription of a Franciscan convent, Canterbury, reading 'Iste liber est de communitate fr[atru]m minorum Cantuarie', and a 16th-century note describing the manuscript as the first volume of a Bible in 8 volumes, and referring to the set of books, now Royal 3 E I-V, VII-VIII, reading 'In this Bible withe a glosse and Com[m]entairies are 8 volumes and / in them are contayned Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numeri, / Deuteronomie, Esaye, Jeremye, Ezachiel, Daniel, Job, Psalmi / Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, Cantica, Sapientia, Ecclesiasticus, Osee, / Joel, Amos, abdias, Jonas, Micheas, Nahum, Abacuc, Sophonias, / Aggeus, Zacharye, Malachye, Machabees, Matheum, Marc, / Luke, John, Act. Apost., Epist. Ad Romanos 1, ad Cotinth. 2, ad Galat. 1,/ ad Ephes. 1, ad Philipp. 1, ad Colocess. 1, ad Thessal 2, ad Thimoth 2., /ad Titu[m] 1, ad Philemonem 1, ad Hebreos 1, Jacobi 1, Petri 2, Joh[ann]is 3, / Juda 1, Apocalipse. Mss these are bounde in redde lether prynted./ Memorandum that in an other sute of the same order bounde in white lether in / 7 volumes you maye supplye yor wante of these followinge Josue, Judic. / Esdras, Ruth, Tobias, Hester. (added) ved. 3 E I-VIII./ So you wante in bothe only the bookes of Kinges and Chronicles. / Wherefore I woulde wishe yt bothe these fortes be kepte whollye and entierely / togither, that the one maye supplie / the wante of the other.', Genesis and Exodus, with the Glossa ordinaria

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

• Puzzle initial 'H'(enricus) with pen-flourishing extending into the margins including birds at the beginning of the foundation charter., Cartulary of Reading abbey, imperfect

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.

• Miniature of Nectanebus seducing Olympias, Philip of Macedon's queen, in the guise of a dragon; miniature of Nectanebus as a dragon, kissing Olympias while she is at a table with Philip., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of Philip of Macedon taking Alexander to Aristotle., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of the death of Nectanebus., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Detail of a miniature of Bucephalus kneeling before Alexander, and Bucephalus with his cage., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of the coronation of Alexander., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of Philip and Alexander discussing envoys; miniature of Philip and Alexander setting out against Armenia; miniature of Pausanias and others marching against Philip., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Miniature of the defeat of Philip; miniature of the battle of Alexander and Pausanias; miniature of Alexander enthroned with Bucephalus under his feet., Historia de proeliis, translated in French as La vraie ystoire dou bon roi Alixandre, and other romances

5 scribes (Hand I: quires i-viii; Hand II: quires ix-xii, xvii-xix, xxxvi-xxvii; Hand III to be identified with Jean de Senlis: quires xiii-xvi, xxxi-xxxv; Hand IV: quires xx-xxii, xxiii except f. 165v, xxvi-xxx; Hand V: quires xxiii, f. 165v, xxiv-xxv),

• Text page., Epistolae and religious tracts

~Exhortationes~ (ff. 108-176).Catchwords. Quires numbered in roman numerals (i-xxii) on final versos. Quires i-vii, ix have been marked 'correctus sum' in on the final versos. Corrections and additions have been made to the ~Epistolae~ within these quires. 5 illuminated initials