• Decorated initial 'M'(agnificant) in Luke chapter 1., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

in Luke chapter 1. According to Glunz, with marginal and interlinear glosses that were read in the cathedral school in Paris in the fourth decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the

• Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree starting with Adam, with a standing figure of God at the top., Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

of Trier: 12th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Sanctique Nycholay in Arinstein / quem nobis monasterienses restituerunt pro pastorali cura' (f. 1); possibly identifiable with a copy of Isidore's Etymologiae listed among the 'Libri communes' of the abbey in Harley 3045

• Full page tree of consanguinity with busts, Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

of Trier: 12th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Sanctique Nycholay in Arinstein / quem nobis monasterienses restituerunt pro pastorali cura' (f. 1); possibly identifiable with a copy of Isidore's Etymologiae listed among the 'Libri communes' of the abbey in Harley 3045

• Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree for the second age., Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

of Trier: 12th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Sanctique Nycholay in Arinstein / quem nobis monasterienses restituerunt pro pastorali cura' (f. 1); possibly identifiable with a copy of Isidore's Etymologiae listed among the 'Libri communes' of the abbey in Harley 3045

• Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree., Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

of Trier: 12th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Sanctique Nycholay in Arinstein / quem nobis monasterienses restituerunt pro pastorali cura' (f. 1); possibly identifiable with a copy of Isidore's Etymologiae listed among the 'Libri communes' of the abbey in Harley 3045

• Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree., Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

of Trier: 12th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Sanctique Nycholay in Arinstein / quem nobis monasterienses restituerunt pro pastorali cura' (f. 1); possibly identifiable with a copy of Isidore's Etymologiae listed among the 'Libri communes' of the abbey in Harley 3045

• Drawing of busts in a genealogical tree., Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

of Trier: 12th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Sanctique Nycholay in Arinstein / quem nobis monasterienses restituerunt pro pastorali cura' (f. 1); possibly identifiable with a copy of Isidore's Etymologiae listed among the 'Libri communes' of the abbey in Harley 3045

• Zoomorphic initial 'V'(etus) with dragons., Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

of Trier: 12th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Sanctique Nycholay in Arinstein / quem nobis monasterienses restituerunt pro pastorali cura' (f. 1); possibly identifiable with a copy of Isidore's Etymologiae listed among the 'Libri communes' of the abbey in Harley 3045

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatissimus) with clasps., Etymologies; De natura rerum (ff. 154-166), and other short texts

of Trier: 12th-century inscription 'Liber Sancte Marie Sanctique Nycholay in Arinstein / quem nobis monasterienses restituerunt pro pastorali cura' (f. 1); possibly identifiable with a copy of Isidore's Etymologiae listed among the 'Libri communes' of the abbey in Harley 3045

• Historiated initial 'E'(x Cassiodoro) with the author Cassiodorus pointing at an open book, and a foliated tendril extending into the margin; the body of the letter contains a blue figure. Smaller historiated initial 'C'(um) with the head of a bishop., Miscellany including William of Malmesbury's De dictis et factis memorabilibus philosophorum (Polyhistor) (ff. 3- 40v), Cassiodorus' De orthographia (ff. 41-52), Marbod's Lapidarium, with gloss (ff. 106-123), Priscianus' Solutiones ad Chosroem [regem Persarum] (ff. 139v-160v), Nemesius' De natura hominis (ff. 168-196), Albericus' Flores Rhetorici (ff. 196-206), John of Salisbury's De septem septenis (ff. 206v-215v), Joachim of Fiore's Praephatio super Apocalypsim (ff. 216-224), imperfect; De praesagiis tempestatum (f. 224r-v), imperfect

contains a blue figure. Smaller historiated initial 'C'(um) with the head of a bishop. ff. 1and 233 are former pastedowns.ff. 1, 2, 234 and 235 are blank parchment flyleaves. f. 236 is a paper flyleaf.The outer margin of f. 39

• Decorated initial 'Q'(ueris)., Dragmaticon philosophiae

Decorated initial 'Q'(ueris). We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or

• Decorated initial 'Q'(uamvis)., Dragmaticon philosophiae

Decorated initial 'Q'(uamvis). We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or

• null, Dragmaticon philosophiae

We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with

• null, Dragmaticon philosophiae

We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with

• null, Dragmaticon philosophiae

We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with

• null, Dragmaticon philosophiae

We thank François Avril for the localisation and dating of this manuscript. 1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 1).1 smaller initial in blue with red penwork decoration (f. 2). Smaller initials in plain red or blue, some with

• Decorated initials 'I'(saias) and 'V'(isio) at the beginning of Haymo's commentary on Isaiah, and above, a 14th-century inscription identifying the author and title, adding that it belonged to the monks' refectory or dining hall at St Edmund's Abbey (Bury St Edmunds), and an earlier pressmark in the corner 'H. 1'., Commentary on Isaiah

earlier pressmark in the corner 'H. 1'. Faint catchwords. Large initials in red with red and blue or green penwork decoration (ff. 1, 14), and in blue with red and blue penwork decoration (f. 1). Initials in red. Commentary on

• Historiated initial 'F'(uit) depicting Zacharias(?), at Luke 1:5., Glossed Gospel of Luke, followed (f. 110r-v) by the prologue 'Plures fuisse …'

…' usually introduces the Four Gospels, rather than Luke. 1 historiated initial, in colours and gold (f. 1v). 1 puzzle initial in red and blue, with red and blue decoration (f. 1). Small initials alternately red, blue, or green (or

• Decorated initials 'A'(nno) and 'I'(n anno), at the beginning of the Commentary on Haggai., Commentary on Daniel and the Minor Prophets

270-279v). Quire signatures (ff. 1 - 122); catchwords (ff. 249-279v). 23 large initials in red or green with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the prologue, and the commentaries on Daniel and the Minor Prophets (ff. 1, 1v, 22v, 37v,

• Decorated initial 'C'(ontra) at the beginning of the Commentary on Daniel, with the ownership inscription of the Benedictine abbey of St. Martin, Battle, reading, 'Liber monasterii Sancti Martini de Bello Cicest[rensis] dioc[esis]', in the lower margin., Commentary on Daniel and the Minor Prophets

270-279v). Quire signatures (ff. 1 - 122); catchwords (ff. 249-279v). 23 large initials in red or green with penwork decoration, at the beginning of the prologue, and the commentaries on Daniel and the Minor Prophets (ff. 1, 1v, 22v, 37v,