• Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of God touching the mouth of Jeremiah., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'E' of Jeremiah lamenting over the ruins of Jerusalem., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'H' of Baruch reading his book before the king., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'A'(nno) of Nebuchadnezzar's siege of Jerusalem, at the beginning of Daniel., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'V'(ocavit) of God speaking to Moses and Moses approaching the Tabernacle carrying a lamb, at the beginning of Leviticus., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of a historiated initial 'H'(aec) of Moses and the Israelites standing beside the Jordan, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of a historiated initial 'H'(aec) of Moses and the Israelites standing beside the Jordan, at the beginning of Deuteronomy., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Historiated initial 'C'(antem) of Jerome writing; historiated initial 'E'(t factum) of Joshua and the crossing of the Jordan, with full bar borders., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an initial 'P' of Israelites consulting the Lord after the death of Joshua., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated Initial 'I'(n) of Ruth gleaning., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'F'(actum est) of the Amalekite telling David of Saul's death and holding Saul's crown, and the Amalekite being killed, at the beginning of 2 Kings., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'U' of Amos tending his sheep with God above., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of Nahum before mountain's rent by power of the Almighty., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'O' of Habbakuk praying with armed horsemen nearby., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Historiated initial 'D'(eus) of Jerome as a cardinal giving a book to a kneeling young man, at the beginning of the argumentum to Malachi and historiated initial 'O'(nus) of Malachi with a scroll reading 'in quo dilexisti nos', and Israelites and God with a scroll reading 'Dilexi vos'., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an illuminated initial 'M'(alachias)., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of an historiated initial 'I'(n principio) of the marriage feast at Cana, at the beginning of John., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Historiated initial 'V'(ir) of Job feasting in the upper register, and of Job and his wife in the lower register, with a full border, at the beginning of Job., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Detail of historiated initial 'I'(n anno) of Zachariah with a scroll 'quid sunt hec d[omi]ne my?' with four chariots with horses, and an angel with a scroll 'Iste sunt quattor venti celi', at the beginning of Zachariah., Bible (the 'Big' or 'Great Bible'), with the Gospel of Nicodemus and the Interpretation of Hebrew names

and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned in his will (see above]. Henry VI (b. 1421, d. 1471), king of England and lord of Ireland, and duke of Aquitaine: perhaps the magna Biblia mentioned inherited from his father,

• Text page: Isaiah 51-52., Duke of Sussex Bible with ~masorah magna~ and ~parva~

Text page: Isaiah 51-52. Ruling is sometimes visible. Flesh side and hair side are distinguishable. Gilt edges. ~Masorah~ in micrographical design in the lower margins. Decorated ~parashah~ signs in mauve, red and gold. Numerous embellished bands with penwork decoration