• Decorated initial 'L'(iber) at the beginning of the genealogy of Christ at the start of Matthew., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial 'B'(artolomeus) at the beginning of the interpretations of the Syriac and Hebrew names that occur in the Gospels following the conclusion of the genealogy of Christ (Matthew 1:1-17)., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initials in a poem in Irish on the Three Magi, concerning their names, appearance, dress, and gifts; it begins 'Aurilius humilis ard . . .'., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial 'M'(arcus) with interlace and animal heads at the beginning of the common prologue to the Gospel of Mark., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial 'L'(ucas) with an animal head at the beginning of the common prologue to the Gospel of Luke., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial 'H'(ic) with an animal head at the beginning of the common prologue to the Gospel of John., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Coloured initial 'E'(vangelia) at the beginning of a prologue to the Gospels, in which the Evangelists are compared to the Four Elements, the Four Seasons, etc., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Coloured initials in a poem in Irish concerning the appearance of Christ and the Twelve Apostles, and the manner of their deaths; it begins 'Becca na delba . . .'., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial with an abbreviated form of Christ's name: 'Xpi' at the beginning of Matthew, with animal heads., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial 'P'(ater) with an animal head at the beginning of the Pater Noster or Lord's Prayer., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Coloured initials., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Following the end of the Gospel of Matthew is a three-line note providing the scribe's name and suggesting the date: 'Or(ait) do Maelbrigte q(u)i scribsit h(un)c libru(m) . . .' (Pray for Maelbrigte, who wrote this book. Great is the deed the Cormac mac Carthaig should have been slain by Tairdelbah O Briain.) Cormac MacCarthy was killed in 1138., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Miniature of a lion, the Evangelist symbol of Mark, at the beginning of his Gospel., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Decorated initial and letter 'In'(itium) with animal heads at the beginning of the Gospel of Mark., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Miniature of a calf, the Evangelist symbol of Luke before the beginning of Luke. Holes in the parchment towards the lower left-hand corner show where another piece of parchment was threaded through to make a place-marker., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Interlace initial and letter 'Qu'(oniam) with animal heads at the beginning of the Gospel of Luke., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

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

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Coloured initials in the ancestry of Christ in Luke 3., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Coloured initials., Gospels of Maelbrigte (the 'Armagh Gospels'; 'Marelbrid Gospels'), with glosses

decade of the 12th century.Henry and Marsh-Micheli's Group IVA: 'Middle and Late Twelfth-Century Manuscripts from the North-East of Ireland and Galloway, with initials of Henry's 'knotted wire' type. 2 full-page miniature of Evangelist symbols in ink with washes of green,

• Explicit of the first text: 'Explicit liber q[ue] intitulatur liber niger qui fuit inventus cu[m] cruce magna de Waltham S[an]c]t]e Crucis'., Various religious and historical tracts (also known as 'Codex ruber' and 'Waltham Abbey Miscellany' ; beginning and end imperfect), part 2

1933). A terminus post quem is provided by a poem written in one of the original hands lamenting the death of the ninth abbot of Waltham, Richardof Hertford, who died in 1345 (Harley 3776, ff. 38v-39).Added later medieval foliation