• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

left blank in the quires he copied. Characteristics: 'steady set round anglicana' without Secretary influence (Doyle, 1987, pp. 11-12). One-line coloured (normally blue or red) or gold initials, which normally have contrasted and alternating penwork. Quires 32-36, and 41 have

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

ihesu crist la pensee mun quer enducist priez pur le alme frere ion de kyngtone pur li duz ihesu crist'. Quires remounted. A number of leaves are missing. Compiled by the Franciscan Fr. William Herebert of Hereford (d. 1333?), of

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

ȝe here now hwat ȝe be'. 'Cuius anime propicietur deus'. English Codex Parchment 270 195 mm Uncertain. Possibly originally ten quires of six . Collation: Quire 1(lost); 2(lost; 3( lost); 4 6 (lacking 1-2); 5 6 (lacking 3-6); 6 6

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No original quire or leaf signatures visible; modern quire marks added in pencil. Catchwords visible at the ends of all quires except II and VII' (McKitterick and Beadle 1992, pp. 73-74). Pricking visible - slits or double slits. Ruled for

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

'Of hem that writen ous The bokes duelle'. 'un amie soulain'. Macaulay 1899-1902; Macaulay 1957. Codex Paper 290 210 mm Quires of eights. Catchwords. Three leaves missing according to Brown. Single columns with 30-48 lines. Not ruled. Macaulay describes the

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damage - folio blackened. 'Of goddys eyrenes þenkyn owght'. Cf. Horstmann 1892, pp. 355-406. Codex Parchment 155 120 mm. Four quires: 1 12 , ff. 1r-12v; 2 12 , ff. 13r-24v; 3 12 , ff. 25r-35v; 4 10 , ff.

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i.e. small pricking marks along the outside edge of the margin roughly 5 mm apart in quire 3, 4. In quires 6-9 lines seem to have been ruled in lead or brown crayon/ink (e.g. ff. 347-348). Scribe 1 : ff.

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mitred and pasted on 5 mm thick oak boards with 10 mm bevelled edge, cushion bevel. Boards cut flush with quires. Original sewing. Six double thongs across the spine. Remains of two leather straps on fore edge attached by round

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

god withoute end'. Amen Explicit maundeuyle'. Codex Parchment 290 193 mm Note on the first flyleaf, 'The order of the quires, badly confused in the 18th century. Rebinding, was set right in 1929.' 1 8 (wants 1), catchword f. 7v;

• Manuscripts of the West Midlands

iv + 141 + ii Good but binding coming apart. Unknown. On f. 13r in the hand that numbered the quires is written the date 1420. Ff. 97r and 139v a rebus which seems to contain the letters 'H E