• Bas-de-page scene of a mounted king hunting a fleeing stag; he raises a horn to his lips., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, hawking, coming upon two stags feeding., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, hawking, coming upon two stags feeding., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Bas-de-page scene of a mounted king, shooting at a stag with a bow and arrow., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Bas-de-page scene of a king with a hunting horn standing beside a lady; to their right a man bears a stag's head on a pole., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Detail of a bas-de-page scene of a king with a hunting horn standing beside a lady; to their right a man bears a stag's head on a pole., Decretals of Gregory IX with glossa ordinaria (the 'Smithfield Decretals')

century (f. 1v).The Old Royal Library (the English Royal Library): Henrician title 'Decretales' and Westminster inventory number 'no. 1059' (f. 1), acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix

• Text page with decorated initials 'S'(anctissimo) and 'R'(omanorum) at the beginning of the ~Flores cronicorum~., Various tracts including Flores cronicorum, Arbor genealogiae regum Francorum, de comitibus Tholosanis, de temporibus et annis generalium et particularium conciliorum, de officio Missae, de nominibus apostolorum et 72 discipulis, de articulis fidei, 7 sacrementis, and decalogo (the last is imperfect)

kings of France (ff. 112v-127). 12 large decorated initials in colours and gold with bar extensions and rinceaux motifs (ff. 1, 6 (x 2), 72, 82, 112, 128, 130v, 139, 141v, 142v, 150). Smaller initials in blue with red penwork

• Genealogical miniatures of various French kings and a queen at the beginning of the ~Arbor genealogiae regum Francorum~., Various tracts including Flores cronicorum, Arbor genealogiae regum Francorum, de comitibus Tholosanis, de temporibus et annis generalium et particularium conciliorum, de officio Missae, de nominibus apostolorum et 72 discipulis, de articulis fidei, 7 sacrementis, and decalogo (the last is imperfect)

kings of France (ff. 112v-127). 12 large decorated initials in colours and gold with bar extensions and rinceaux motifs (ff. 1, 6 (x 2), 72, 82, 112, 128, 130v, 139, 141v, 142v, 150). Smaller initials in blue with red penwork

• Partial border with decorated initials 'Y' and 'T'., New Testament: Romans to Jude

initials 'Y' and 'T'. f. 1 is a parchment leaf pasted to a paper one.Quire signatures in Latin letters. Partial gold foliate borders with 56 initials in gold on blue and red grounds (ff. 4 (x 2), 7, 41v, 74,

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8

• Flyleaf, verso side., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8 July 1882:

• Carpet pages., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8 July 1882:

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and a line filler., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

brown (ff. 2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script and a foliate scroll as line filler., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

and brown (ff. 2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8

• Text page in Arabic Naskhi script., Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5)

2v, 3). Numerous space fillers in colours and gold. Fragments from Exodus (1:1-8:5) K. B. No. 1: inscribed (f. 1).Moses Wilhelm Shapira (b. 1830, d. 1884), a antiquities dealer of Jerusalem: purchased by the British Museum from him on 8

• Textual illustration of a menorah with explanatory captions, in brown ink., Commentary on the Pentateuch with the ~Haftarot~ (ff. 1-240) on the Five Scrolls (~Hamesh megillot~; ff. 240v-270), and on the ~Haftarot~ for festivals (ff. 270-287v)

Parallel Hebrew foliation (ff. 1-70). 1 textual illustration, in brown ink (f. 101), 2 diagrams of the Holy Land (ff. 198-199), 2 decorated initial words, in brown ink (ff. 1, 126), 1 marginal illustration (f. 1). Commentary on the Pentateuch