• Marginal drawing of Samson fighting with a lion next to Judges 14:1-5., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

a copy of the early 12th century Bible, Salisbury Cathedral MS 148. 35 historiated initials in gold and colours (ff. 1, 20v, 34, 43, 56, 67v, 84v, 95, 104, 114, 124, 133v, 145v, 158, 162v, 165v, 178, 186v, 198, 227v,

• Historiated initial 'P'(etrus) of Peter holding his keys and a church, at the beginning of Peter 1., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

and a church, at the beginning of Peter 1. Includes the Interpretation of Hebrew names (ff. 399v-431).Catchwords, quire signatures in the form of Roman numerals.According to Nigel Morgan (see Morgan 1988, p. 62), only a few initials are by the

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic) and historiated initial 'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initials and historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with the rebuilding of the temple in the time of Ezra and the crowning of Cyrus, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Esther and a hanged Haman, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and pope Damasus, at the beginning of the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Part of the border, at the beginning of the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Ownership inscription: '82 Bibliotheca monasterii montis Sancti Eligii' in the lower margin., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with John and the eagle, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initial 'H'(ic), in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initial 'M', in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Decorated initial 'M'(attheus) and historiated initial 'L'(iber) with a Jesse tree, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) with the rebuilding of the temple in the time of Ezra and the crowning of Cyrus, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'I'(n) of Esther and a hanged Haman, in the Bible., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Diagrams of eclipses, with the earth in the centre and the sun in the outer orbit. In the upper diagram, labelled 'Eclipse of the moon', the earth casts its shadow on the moon, while in the diagram below, labelled 'Eclipse of the sun', the moon casts its shadow on the earth., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany

miscellany Partly written in 1272: inscribed along the lower edge: 'Iste liber est scriptus anno 1272 . . .' (ff. 1, 32).Roger Marchall (b. c.1417, d. c. 1477), physician and writer on medicine: table of contents in his hand (f.

• Diagrams of eclipses, with the earth in the centre and the sun in the outer orbit. In the upper diagram, labelled 'Eclipse of the moon', the earth casts its shadow on the moon, while in the diagram below, labelled 'Eclipse of the sun', the moon casts its shadow on the earth., Tractatus de sphaera (index De sphera), in a mathematical and scientific miscellany

miscellany Partly written in 1272: inscribed along the lower edge: 'Iste liber est scriptus anno 1272 . . .' (ff. 1, 32).Roger Marchall (b. c.1417, d. c. 1477), physician and writer on medicine: table of contents in his hand (f.

• Historiated initial 'F'(rater) with Jerome and pope Damasus, at the beginning of the Bible; ownership inscription : '82 Bibliotheca monasterii montis Sancti Eligii' in the lower margin., Bible ('The Brantwood Bible')

as Yates Thompson 53, ff. 4-8. 81 large and smaller historiated initials, developing partial borders, in colours and gold (ff. 1, 17v, 29, 37, 48, 58, 65, 72v, 74, 84, 92v, 102, 111v, 119v, 130v, 133, 137v, 142, 145, 149v,

• Historiated initial 'F'(ecit) of a mermaid and an archer shooting at an owl, at the beginning of Esdras 2., Bible, with the Interpretation of Hebrew names (the 'Bible of William of Hales')

a copy of the early 12th century Bible, Salisbury Cathedral MS 148. 35 historiated initials in gold and colours (ff. 1, 20v, 34, 43, 56, 67v, 84v, 95, 104, 114, 124, 133v, 145v, 158, 162v, 165v, 178, 186v, 198, 227v,