• Text pages with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms., Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut (ff. 5-44), 'The Book of the Ordre of Chyvalry', translation of the French version of Ramon Lull's 'Le libre del ordre de cavayleria' (ff. 83-109), a poem on heraldry (ff. 151-155), Tractatus de nobilitate (ff. 155-164v), De duellis (ff. 164v-173v), imperfect

passage on f. 78 (see 'Provenance') announcing a text that is missing.Catchwords.Parchment was used for the outside bifolio of most quires (ff. 9-10, 19-20, 30, 39-40, 49-50, 59-60, 67-68, 75-76, 83, 94-95, 105-106, 117-118, 129-130, 141-142, 153-154, 166-167).The paper contains

• Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms., Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut (ff. 5-44), 'The Book of the Ordre of Chyvalry', translation of the French version of Ramon Lull's 'Le libre del ordre de cavayleria' (ff. 83-109), a poem on heraldry (ff. 151-155), Tractatus de nobilitate (ff. 155-164v), De duellis (ff. 164v-173v), imperfect

passage on f. 78 (see 'Provenance') announcing a text that is missing.Catchwords.Parchment was used for the outside bifolio of most quires (ff. 9-10, 19-20, 30, 39-40, 49-50, 59-60, 67-68, 75-76, 83, 94-95, 105-106, 117-118, 129-130, 141-142, 153-154, 166-167).The paper contains

• Text page with heraldry from a heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut; coats of arms., Various heraldic treatises, including 'the Gaige of Battail' (ff. 1-5), heraldic treatise by Adam Loutfut (ff. 5-44), 'The Book of the Ordre of Chyvalry', translation of the French version of Ramon Lull's 'Le libre del ordre de cavayleria' (ff. 83-109), a poem on heraldry (ff. 151-155), Tractatus de nobilitate (ff. 155-164v), De duellis (ff. 164v-173v), imperfect

passage on f. 78 (see 'Provenance') announcing a text that is missing.Catchwords.Parchment was used for the outside bifolio of most quires (ff. 9-10, 19-20, 30, 39-40, 49-50, 59-60, 67-68, 75-76, 83, 94-95, 105-106, 117-118, 129-130, 141-142, 153-154, 166-167).The paper contains

• Miniature with two men addressing the emperor Justinian, and a foliate initial 'O'(ccupatis), at the beginning of Justinian's Digestum Vetus., Glossed Arbor Actionum, Volumen Parvum, and Liber Feudorum, preceeded by a table of actiones (ff. 1v-2), and a table of content (ff. 3-4v)

decorated in different related styles which overlap at the end and at the beginning of the texts according to the quires. Ff. 5-125v: 1 large marginal coloured drawing of a queen (f. 1v). 1 small miniature, accompanied by a large

• Foliate initial 'I'(mp[er]atoriam), and flourished heading 'Imperator', at the beginning of the Institutionum juris libri quatuor., Glossed Arbor Actionum, Volumen Parvum, and Liber Feudorum, preceeded by a table of actiones (ff. 1v-2), and a table of content (ff. 3-4v)

decorated in different related styles which overlap at the end and at the beginning of the texts according to the quires. Ff. 5-125v: 1 large marginal coloured drawing of a queen (f. 1v). 1 small miniature, accompanied by a large

• Diagram., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Detail of historiated initial 'F'(uit) of the Anoiting of David., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Detail of historiated initial, with a king in bed, and pointing to a building., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Text page., Bible with prologues, without Psalms ('The Bible of Robert de Bello')

first and last historiated initials: 'Abbe. bono. / Robe. Aug'i (?)' (f. 2) and 'bono robe. abb.' (f. 506v); many quires are marked 'em(en)dat(us)' (e.g. ff. 42, 54, 78, 282).The Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, second half of the

• Illuminated initials 'D'(etestabilem) and 'V'(olo) on coloured grounds with white tracery., Compilation of patristic texts, imperfect

marginal glosses, notabilia and maniculae in black or purple (ff. 1-125).Patristic compilation: 7 quires missing at the beginning and at least 5 at the end, as suggested by the old foliation '70-189, 193-196, 244' (ff. 1-125). Illuminated initials on coloured

• Puzzle initial 'P'(lecto genua mea) at the beginning of Bonaventure's Breviloquium., Theological Miscallany including the Breviloquium de veritate theologiae, various religious tracts, monastic rules, and a description of the Holy Land (ff. 141-158)

and different styles of initials are apparent in the various quires, although the two-column layout has been maintained throughout. The manuscript was compiled in the Middle Ages. None of the quires has notable decorative features, other than the initials noted

• Text page., De oratore

Text page. ff. 17-24 are bound in the wrong order. Catchwords written horizontally. Quire marks (Roman numerals in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of the quires).A description of this manuscript written

• Decorated initial 'C'(UM), probably altered, in silver (oxidised) and colours with interlace motif., Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi, imperfect

Decorated initial 'C'(UM), probably altered, in silver (oxidised) and colours with interlace motif. According to unpublished notes of A. C. de la Mare at the Bodleian Library, Oxford, the style of the initial indicates the North East of Italy

• Decorated initial 'A'(dicio) and geometric diagrams., 'De mathematicis complementis' (ff. 126-138v) and 'De theologicis complementis' (ff. 139-140v; fragment)

notabilia and maniculae in black or purple (ff. 1-125).Patristic compilation: 7 quires missing at the beginning and at least 5 at the end, as suggested by the old foliation '70-189, 193-196, 244' (ff. 1-125). One large initial in red with

• Decorated initial 'E'(t si) at the beginning of De rhetorica., De inventione (index Rhetorica) (ff. 2-57v), Rhetorica ad Herennium (index De ratione dicendi ad Herennium)(ff. 58-110)

the beginning of De rhetorica. Quires numbered in the middle of the lower margin on the last folio. Large initials with yellow, brown and red decoration (ff. 2, 58). Smaller initials in red and yellow. De inventione (index Rhetorica) (ff.

• Decorated initial 'M'(anchante) with foliate decoration including acanthus leaves extending into the margin at the beginning of the text., Filocolo (imperfect)

into the margin at the beginning of the text. Catchwords. Quires numbered on the recto of the 1st and verso of the last folio. Leaf signatures.Gap after f. 150.Watermark of scissors (ff. [150b-d]), similar to C. M. Briquet, ~Les Filigranes:

• Decorated initial-word panel accompanied by partial foliate border, at the beginning of Leviticus., Pentateuch (the 'Duke of Sussex's Italian Pentateuch')

of Leviticus. Ruling is visible. Flesh side and hair side are distinguishable. Quires start with flesh side. On the dating, see Pasternak, 2009. 5 decorated initial-word panels in colours and gold accompanied by partial foliate borders at the beginnings of

• Initial-word panel formed as a castle., ~Baal ha-Lashon~ (The Master of the Language)

the end ff. [287]-[289]. Six unfoliated blank leaves after f. 2. Quires are numbered with Hebrew characters starting with alef on f. 13v until f. 163v. Flesh side and hair side are distinguishable. Ruling is visible. Numerous initial-word panels with

• Initial-word panel formed as a castle, with a male bust and a hare in the margin., ~Baal ha-Lashon~ (The Master of the Language)

3 unfoliated blank leaves at the end ff. [287]-[289]. Six unfoliated blank leaves after f. 2. Quires are numbered with Hebrew characters starting with alef on f. 13v until f. 163v. Flesh side and hair side are distinguishable. Ruling is

• Plain initial 'C'(ogitanti) at the beginning of the text., De oratore

Plain initial 'C'(ogitanti) at the beginning of the text. ff. 17-24 are bound in the wrong order. Catchwords written horizontally. Quire marks (Roman numerals in the centre of the lower margin of the verso of the last leaf of