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Detailed record for Sloane 1044


Part 1	f. 2
	Title		Fragment of a Gospel Book (John 21:16)
	Origin		England, N. E. (Northumbria)
	Date		8th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Insular half-uncial
	Decoration		Small initials in brown with simple penwork decoration. From the same manuscript that is now Cambridge, University Library, Kk.I.24.
	Dimensions in mm		65 x 220

Part 2	f. 3
	Author		Gregory the Great
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of the Dialogues
	Origin		Ireland?
	Date		2nd half of the 8th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Insular minuscule
	Decoration		Not illuminated.
	Dimensions in mm		40 x 135

Part 3	f. 5
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of Deuteronomy
	Origin		France, Central (Tours)
	Date		1st half of the 9th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Caroline minuscule
	Decoration		Not illuminated.
	Dimensions in mm		125 x 60

Part 4	f. 6
	Author		Virgil
	Title		Fragment of a leaf from Aeneis (Book IV, lines 88-151)
	Origin		France
	Date		10th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Caronline minuscule
	Decoration		Small initials in red (turned grey).
	Dimensions in mm		270 x 35

Part 5	ff. 9-10
	Author		Gregory
	Title		2 leaves of the Expositio
	Origin		Germany
	Date		2nd half of the 11th century, or 1st quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Caroline minuscule
	Decoration		Small initials and rubrics in red (turned grey).
	Dimensions in mm		260 x 210 (240 x 180) in two columns

Part 6	f. 15
	Title		Fragment of a Missal, with a portion of a reading from Daniel 13: 52 -59 (mounted as verso); Daniel 13: 60-62 and John 8:1-6 (mounted as recto)
	Origin		France?
	Date		last quarter of the 11th century or 1st quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		1 large simple initial in red. Highlighting of letters in brown.
	Dimensions in mm		175 x 120

Part 7	f. 22
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Bible (Daniel, end of chapter 5 to the beginning of chapter 8)
	Origin		France or England
	Date		1st half or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red, or in blue with red penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		175 x 110

Part 8	f. 23
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Speculum Christiani (De prima differencia)
	Origin		England or France
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic, uncrossed tironian ets and ampersands
	Decoration		Large initials in red ore green, one with penwork decoration in the other colour.
	Dimensions in mm		185 x 115

Part 9	f. 24
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Bible (beginning of 1 Samuel chapter 9 on verso)
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		1small initial in green, the bowl filled with yellow.
	Dimensions in mm		120 x 100

Part 10	f. 26
	Title		Leaf of a Bible (beginning of Nahum chapter 3 on the recto)
	Origin		England
	Date		1st half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		1 small initial in red.
	Dimensions in mm		245 x 160 (230 x 145) in two columns

Part 11	f. 30
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of an index of synonyms, for 'I': Indomita - Indocilis
	Origin		England
	Date		1st half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red or green.
	Dimensions in mm		275 x 120

Part 12	f. 31
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a medical tract (rubrics on recto: De ventositate, Cura, De neumatosi, and on verso: Cura, De reumatismo, Cura, De frigore, De eodem)
	Origin		France, S.?
	Date		2nd half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with green penwork decoration or in green with red penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		185 x 130 in two columns

Part 13	f. 32
	Author		Augustine
	Title		Leaf of the Confessiones (beginning of Book 9)
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in green.
	Dimensions in mm		210 x 130 (200 x 115)

Part 14	f. 34
	Title		Leaf of a Gospel Book(?) (Luke chapter 23)
	Origin		France (or England)
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red (turned grey).
	Dimensions in mm		330 x 250 (320 x 205) in two columns

Part 15	f. 35
	Author		Dioscorides
	Title		Leaf of a Materia medica
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large initials in red or green. Highlighting of letters in red.
	Dimensions in mm		340 x 240 (300 x 200) in two columns

Part 16	f. 36
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Bible (1 Machabees Chapter 14)
	Origin		England or France
	Date		1st half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		1 large decorated initial in green.
	Dimensions in mm		155 x 90

Part 17	f. 37
	Title		Leaf of a Kyriale with Anglo-Norman musical notation, of two untroped Kyries and two troped Glorias, the second imperfect
	Origin		England
	Date		1st half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large and small initials in red or green. Musical notation on red or brown staves.
	Dimensions in mm		225 x 145 (210 x 135)

Part 18	ff. 38-39
	Author		Isidore
	Title		2 leaves of the Etymology
	Origin		England or France
	Date		1st half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large initial in red with green penwork decoration (f. 38v). Smaller initials in red, purple, or green.
	Dimensions in mm		270 x 190 and 290 x 200 (255 x 170)

Part 19	f. 43
	Title		Fragment of a theological text
	Origin		England
	Date		1st half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic, written above top line. Crossed tironian ets.
	Decoration		Small initials in red or green.
	Dimensions in mm		285 x 210 (255 x 175) in two columns

Part 20	ff. 44-45
	Title		Bifolium of a Psalter, including Psalms 77 and 71
	Origin		Germany (or France?)
	Date		2nd half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large decorated initials in red. Small initials in red or brown, some with simple penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		165 x 110 (140 x 80)

Part 21	f. 47
	Author		Gregory the Great
	Title		Fragment of Homily XI, Homilies on the Evangelists, book 1, on Matthew 13:44-52
	Origin		England?
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initial in blue. Highlighting of letters in red.
	Dimensions in mm		150 x 115 in two columns

Part 22	ff. 50-53
	Title		Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 Thessalonians 1:3 (f. 52); Philippians 2:22-3:5.
	Origin		England (or France?)
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		1 large decorated initial in blue, green, red and yellow (f. 52v). Small initials in red, blue and green.
	Dimensions in mm		various

Part 23	f. 54
	Title		Fragment of a leaf including Psalm 49
	Origin		England
	Date		15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red or blue.
	Dimensions in mm		200 x 125

Part 24	f. 55
	Title		Fragment of a leaf containing Psalm 55
	Origin		England
	Date		13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in blue.
	Dimensions in mm		95 x 115

Part 25	f. 57
	Title		Leaf of a glossed Mark 13:16-33 (recto mounted as verso)
	Origin		England or France
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic, written below top line
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Paraphs in red or blue.
	Dimensions in mm		255 x 185 (220 x 150)

Part 26	f. 58
	Title		Fragment of a glossed Psalter, with Psalm 138
	Origin		France or England
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		360 x 220 (245 x 150)

Part 27	f. 59
	Title		Leaf of a glossed Bible, of 1 Corinthians, 10
	Origin		France or England
	Date		last quarter of the 13th century or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, with decorated extensions in red and blue.
	Dimensions in mm		295 x 245 (250 x 165) in two columns

Part 28	f. 60
	Title		Leaf of a glossed Psalter, of Psalm 129
	Origin		England or France
	Date		last quarter of the 12th century or 1st quarter of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue.
	Dimensions in mm		300 x 190 (250 x 160) in two columns

Part 29	ff. 61-62
	Title		2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2
	Origin		England
	Date		last quarter of the 12th century or 1st quarter of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small plain initials in red or blue.
	Dimensions in mm		245 x 155 (200 x 130) in three columns

Part 30	f. 66
	Title		Fragment of a leaf
	Origin		England or France
	Date		13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in plain red or blue.
	Dimensions in mm		250 x 65

Part 31	f. 67
	Title		Leaf of a Bible, with Psalms 105:2-108:6 (verso); 108:6-117:3 (recto)
	Origin		France or England
	Date		1st half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic, written above top line
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in red or blue. Guide letters. Punctus flexus punctuation.
	Dimensions in mm		300 x 190 (225 x 125) in two columns

Part 32	f. 69
	Title		Leaf of biblical commentary, including John 13
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic cursive
	Decoration		1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		275 x 180 (270 x 170) in two columns

Part 33	f. 78
	Title		Calendar page for December, from a Sacramentary
	Origin		Germany
	Date		1st half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Architectural framework for a calendar page, in colours and gold, with a figure of a man holding a scroll and the goat. Musical notation: neumes ‘Hufnagel’ on black staves, Germany, first half of the 13th century (f. 78v).
	Dimensions in mm		245 x 185

Part 34	f. 79
	Author		Rabanus Maurus
	Title		Fragment of De universo, book 5:14 (beginning imperfectly) to book 6:1 (ending imperfectly), the recto mounted as the verso
	Origin		England (or France or Netherlands)
	Date		2nd half of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic. Ampersands.
	Decoration		1 large decorated initial, in colours and silver, with foliate decoration extending into the margin, at the beginning of a book (f. 79). 1 large puzzle initial in red and green with red pen work decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		310 x 125

Part 35	f. 80
	Author		Euclid
	Title		Leaf of the Elements, Book 11
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Diagrams.
	Dimensions in mm		260 x 190 (160 x 95) in two columns

Part 36	f. 81
	Title		Fragment of a Bible, with Joshua 1:1-7 (recto); 5:9-6:4
	Origin		France
	Date		last quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large 'Channel style' initial with a white lion enmeshed in foliage, in colours and gold. Highlighting of letters in yellow.
	Dimensions in mm		80 x 55

Part 37	f. 82
	Title		Leaf from a Psalter, Psalms 118:34-51 (the recto mounted as the verso)
	Origin		Netherlands, S.
	Date		1st half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic, written above top line
	Decoration		Large and small initials in gold on red and blue grounds, partly with extensions into the margins. Decorated line-fillers in red, blue and gold.
	Dimensions in mm		150 x 105 (125 x 85)

Part 38	f. 83
	Title		Leaf of a commentary
	Origin		France
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic, written above top line
	Decoration		1 large historiated initial with partial bar borders with leaves, in colours and gold. Small initials with extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Paraphs in red or blue. Crossed tironian ets.
	Dimensions in mm		315 x 185 (290 x 175) in two columns

Part 39	f. 84
	Author		Vincent of Beauvais
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Speculum maius (beginning of book 9)
	Origin		France, Central (Paris)
	Date		c. 1310
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large historiated initial with partial bar borders with leaves, in colours and gold. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		320 x 195

Part 40	f. 86
	Title		Leaf of a noted liturgical Psalter, with Psalm 135: 1-136:5 (verso); 136:5-137 (recto)
	Origin		England, S. E. (London?)
	Date		2nd quarter of the 15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large decorated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold with purple foliate pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in blue and gold. Highlighting of letters in yellow. Musical notation on red four-line staves. Musical notation: square notation on red four-line staves.
	Dimensions in mm		395 x 260 (290 x 190)

Part 41	ff. 87-91
	Title		5 leaves of a Missal
	Origin		England
	Date		1st quarter of the 15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large initials in gold on red and blue grounds with foliate extensions into the margins. Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		various (275 x 165) in two columns

Part 42	ff. 92-93
	Title		1 leaf and 1 fragment of a leaf of unidentified Distinciones 9 and 10
	Origin		England
	Date		15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic cursive
	Decoration		Large decorated initials with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold.
	Dimensions in mm		310 x 200 (265 x 170) - for the intact leaf - in two columns

Part 43	f. 94
	Title		Fragment of a leaf containing a litany
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Line-fillers decorated in red of blue.
	Dimensions in mm		225 x 190

Part 44	f. 96
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Psalter, with part of Psalm 88
	Origin		England
	Date		15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in gold, formerly with pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in gold and blue.
	Dimensions in mm		170 x 130

Part 45	f. 97
	Title		Leaf of a Missal
	Origin		England
	Date		15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in gold with purple foliate pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		310 x 230 (295 x 180) in two columns

Part 46	ff. 98-101
	Title		4 leaves of a Book of Hours
	Origin		England
	Date		first half of the 15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		2 full-page miniatures, accompanied by large decorated initials and full foliate borders, in colours and gold (ff. 99, 101). Smaller decorated initials with three-sided foliate borders, in colours and gold. Small initials in gold with blue foliate pen-flourishing or in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		various (150 x 100)

Part 47	f. 103
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a commentary(?) referring to Augustine
	Origin		England or France
	Date		13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 small initial in green with red penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		275 x 55

Part 48	f. 106
	Title		Fragment of a leaf with a homily, labelled book 1, and the beginning of the 4th homily.
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		1 large decorated initial, in colours (f. 106v).
	Dimensions in mm		230 x 155 in two columns

Part 49	f. 110
	Author		Peter Comestor
	Title		Leaf of the Historia Scholastica(?), from De datione carnium to De exustione populi exstincta per Aaron
	Origin		England (or France)
	Date		13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		265 x 175 (235 x 155) in two columns

Part 50	ff. 112-113
	Title		2 leaves of Distinctiones(?), each section beginning Undecio …, Duodecio …
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic, written below top line
	Decoration		Small blue initials with red pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red or blue.
	Dimensions in mm		295 x 210 (245 x 165) in two columns

Part 51	f. 114
	Author		Thomas Aquinas(?)
	Title		Fragment of a leaf with a section beginning 'Nunc autem dicamus primum …'
	Origin		England
	Date		last quarter of th 13th century or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing, and decorated extension in red and blue.
	Dimensions in mm		270 x 190 in two columns

Part 52	f. 115
	Author		Thomas Aquinas
	Title		Commentary on the Ethics of Aristotle
	Origin		France?
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing, with decorated extensions in red and blue.
	Dimensions in mm		300 x 185 (225 x 140) in two columns

Part 53	ff. 118-119
	Title		2 leaves of Sermons on the Gospels
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic cursive
	Decoration		Large initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		265 x 185 (210 x 145) in two columns

Part 54	f. 120
	Title		Fragment of a leaf with the end of an alphabetical index, and the beginning of a numerical index, of epistles
	Origin		England
	Date		15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic cursive
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		245 x 190 in two columns

Part 55	ff. 122-123
	Author		Augustine and others(?)
	Title		2 leaves of sermons
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large initials in green, blue or red, partly decorated.
	Dimensions in mm		various (240 x 165) in two columns

Part 56	f. 124
	Title		Leaf from a Sacramentary
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large initials in red with green penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration. Small initials in plain red, green or blue.
	Dimensions in mm		250 x 175 (225 x 145) in two columns

Part 57	f. 125
	Title		Fragment of a Missal, with part of the Octave of Pentecost
	Origin		France or England
	Date		last quarter of the 12th or 1st quarter of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large initials in red and/or green. 1 small initial in blue.
	Dimensions in mm		255 x 120

Part 58	ff. 126-127
	Author		Augustine
	Title		2 fragments of leaves of sermons including 'In Decollatione S. Johannis Baptiste'
	Origin		England (or France)
	Date		12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large decorated initials in red and blue.
	Dimensions in mm		165/170 x 125/115

Part 59	f. 132
	Title		Fragment of a leaf with readings for the feast for Laurence
	Origin		England
	Date		1st half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic, written above top line
	Decoration		Large initials in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		160 x 200 in two columns

Part 60	f. 133
	Title		Leaf from a Missal(?) with part of the mass for one martyr
	Origin		England?
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		255 x 190 (245 x 165) in two columns

Part 61	f. 134
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a liturgical text, with variants for liturgical seasons
	Origin		England
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		145 x 105 in two columns

Part 62	f. 135
	Title		Fragment of a leaf from a noted Missal, with part of the feast of Peter
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		280 x 170 in two columns

Part 63	f. 136
	Title		Fragment of a liturgical leaf, with readings for Dominica XX and XXI
	Origin		Netherlands, Germany, France, or England
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in green.
	Dimensions in mm		190 x 125

Part 64	f. 137
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Missal, with liturgical rubrics
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		140 x 90

Part 65	f. 138
	Title		Fragment of a noted leaf
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large and small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		180 x 120

Part 66	f. 139
	Title		Leaf of a Breviary, with collects and hymns
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in blue and red. Smaller initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		205 x 140 (180 x 115)

Part 67	f. 140
	Title		Leaf of a noted Missal, with part of the Easter season
	Origin		France or England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		275 x 170 in two columns

Part 68	f. 141
	Title		Leaf of a Breviary with musical notation, with collects to be read before mass
	Origin		France or England
	Date		early 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Musical notation: Norman neumes on four-lines red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		290 x 185 (240 x 155) in two columns

Part 69	f. 142
	Title		Fragment of Psalter
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in gold on a red and blue ground. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		60 x 105

Part 70	ff. 143-144
	Title		Two leaves of a Breviary
	Origin		France?
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Added one line of musical notation without text: white mensural notation, France ?, early 16th century.
	Dimensions in mm		325/330 x 225/230 (185 x 195) in two columns

Part 71	f. 146
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Missal(?)
	Origin		France?
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		255 x 175 in two columns

Part 72	f. 147
	Title		Leaf from a Missal
	Origin		Netherlands, N.
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. Musical notation: gothic neumes ‘Hufnagel’.
	Dimensions in mm		245 x 190 (240 x 170) in two columns

Part 73	f. 148
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a noted Missal with hymns, including part of Corpus Christi
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		240 x 180

Part 74	f. 149
	Title		Leaf of a Missal
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 small initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		360 x 240 (285 x 185)

Part 75	f. 150
	Title		Leaf of a noted Gradual
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		300 x 205 (300 x 185) in two columns

Part 76	f. 151
	Title		Leaf of a noted Gradual
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		290 x 205 in two columns

Part 77	f. 152
	Title		Leaf of a noted Gradual with the start of the mass 'In exaltatione sancte crucis'
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue. , Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		300 x 190 (285 x 170)

Part 78	ff. 153-154
	Title		Two leaves of a Gradual
	Origin		England
	Date		last quarter of the 14th or 1st quarter of the 15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
	Dimensions in mm		340 x 240 (285 x 180) in two columns

Part 79	ff. 155-156
	Title		Two leaves of a noted Missal, with part of the masses for the dead
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Small initials in plain red or blue.
	Dimensions in mm		270 x 190 (190 x 125) in two columns

Part 80	f. 166
	Author		Augustine
	Title		Leaf of the Epistulae, containing epistula 35
	Origin		France or England
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		240 x 145 (230 x 120) in two columns

Part 81	f. 168
	Title		Fragment of a glossed leaf of a legal(?) text
	Origin		France
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		320 x 220 in two columns with glosses

Part 82	ff. 169-170
	Title		Two fragments of glossed leaves of a legal(?) text
	Origin		France?
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		295 x 230 (150 x 90) in two columns with glosses

Part 83	f. 171
	Title		Leaf of a legal text (verso, De iure iurando)
	Origin		France?
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		240 x 190 (175 x 140) in two columns

Part 84	f. 172
	Title		Glossed leaf of a legal text (beginning of Book 2 'Ulpinianus')
	Origin		England (or France?)
	Date		13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Large and small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in the glosses in plain red.
	Dimensions in mm		325 x 220 (165 x 100) in two columns with glosses

Part 85	f. 174
	Title		Glossed leaf of a legal text (display script, [S]acerdos)
	Origin		France?
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		330 x 235 (225 x 120) in two columns with glosses

Part 86	f. 175
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Glossed leaf of Sext, with 6.51.1
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 small initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		260 x 170 (170 x 125) in two columns with glosses

Part 87	f. 178
	Title		Leaf of an unidentified text
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large decorated initial, in colours and gold. 1 puzzle initial in red and blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		330 x 200

Part 88	f. 179
	Title		Leaf of an unidentified text
	Origin		Italy or France, S.
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		305 x 190 (285 x 180) in two columns

Part 89	ff. 181-182
	Author		Bernard of Pavia (?)
	Title		Two glossed leaves (rubric f. 181, De Iudeis et Sarracenis et eorum servis)
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		235 x 185 (175 x 100) in two columns with glosses

Part 90	f. 184
	Title		Leaf of a law text with annotations, including 'Paulus Sollicitatores alienarum nuptiarum …'
	Origin		France?
	Date		13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic, written above top line
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing, in blue with red pen-flourishing or in green with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		265 x 235 (205 x 125)

Part 91	f. 186
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Glossed leaf of the Digest, with part of book 9
	Origin		England?
	Date		13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in red with blue pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		285 x 195 (185 x 120) in two columns with glosses

Part 92	f. 187
	Author		Gregory IX
	Title		Glossed leaf of the Decretals
	Origin		France?
	Date		13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		280 x 210 (175 x 100) in two columns with glosses

Part 93	f. 188
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Glossed leaf of the Digest
	Origin		England
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		335 x 230 (210 x 105) in two columns with glosses

Part 94	ff. 189-190
	Title		Two leaves of an unidentified text
	Origin		France, S.?
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		320/325 x 195/200 (305 x 175) in two columns

Part 95	f. 191
	Author		Gregory IX
	Title		Glossed leaf of the Decretals
	Origin		England?
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		250 x 185 (175 x 100) in two columns with glosses

Part 96	f. 192
	Title		Fragment of a leaf with a prayer to Rufus
	Origin		England
	Date		1st half of the 15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large decorated initial with foliate extensions into the margins, in colours and gold. Foliate borders, cut at bottom and top, flanking 1 large initial in gold with blue pen-flourishing. 1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		50 x 155

Part 97	f. 196
	Title		Leaf of an unidentified text
	Origin		France?
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		285 x 180 (230 x 155)

Part 98	f. 197
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Fragment of a glossed leaf of the Digest, Book 26
	Origin		England or France
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		245 x 180 (205 x 115) in two columns with glosses

Part 99	f. 198
	Title		Leaf of an unidentified text
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue or green pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		285 x 185 (230 x 155) in two columns

Part 100	f. 199
	Author		Gratian
	Title		Fragment of a glossed leaf of a Decretal
	Origin		Italy and England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Scribe		Italian scribe
	Decoration		1 large English initial in gold on a red and blue ground. Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		325 x 220 (270 x 145) in two columns with glosses

Part 101	f. 201
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Glossed leaf of the Digest, Book 31
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials (3 lines) in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in plain red.
	Dimensions in mm		300 x 205 (225 x 120) in two columns with glosses

Part 102	f. 202
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Glossed leaf of the Digest, Book 36
	Origin		Italy
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials (3 lines) in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in red with blue pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		300 x 235 (230 x 135) in two columns with glosses

Part 103	f. 205
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of the Digest, Book 6
	Origin		Italy or England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials (3 lines) in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in plain red.
	Dimensions in mm		275 x 195 (210 x 110) in two columns with glosses

Part 104	f. 208
	Author		Peter Comestor
	Title		Leaf of the Historia Scholastica (rubrics: De appellatione Pauli, …, Quomodo peroravit Paulus coram Festo et Agrippa)
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		260 x 165 (240 x 145) in two columns

Part 105	f. 209
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Fragment of a glossed leaf of the Digest, Book 48
	Origin		Italy
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials (2-3 lines) in blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials (1 line) in red with blue penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		295 x 200 (240 x 135) in two columns

Part 106	f. 210
	Title		Fragment of a glossed leaf
	Origin		France, S.
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large decorated initial, in colours and gold. Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		290 x 190 in two columns

Part 107	f. 212
	Author		Justinian
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of the Digest, Book 12
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Paraph marks in gold with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		190 x 300

Part 108	f. 213
	Title		Leaf of a legal text
	Origin		France?
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		2 small decorated initials, in colours and gold. Small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		320 x 200 (315 x 175) in two columns

Part 109	f. 214
	Title		Leaf of an unidentified text
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		295 x 195 (270 x 170)

Part 110	f. 216
	Title		Leaf of a legal text
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large initial in blue, with reserved designs, with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		310 x 195 (305 x 185) in two columns

Part 111	f. 220
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a legal text
	Origin		Italy
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with purple pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		140 x 140 in two columns

Part 112	f. 224
	Title		Leaf of an unidentified text
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic cursive
	Decoration		1 large initial in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		170 x 115 (155 x 95)

Part 113	f. 226
	Title		Fragment of a glossed leaf of a legal text
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic cursive
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		285 x 175 (85 x 105) in two columns with glosses

Part 114	ff. 227-228
	Title		Two leaves of a legal commentary (f. 228v, 'Quamvis')
	Origin		Italy
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Humanistic
	Decoration		1 large initial in red with purple pen-flourishing (f. 228v).
	Dimensions in mm		310 x 200/190 (265 x 165) in two columns

Part 115	f. 234
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of a Bible (Paralipomenon)
	Origin		France?
	Date		1st half of the 13th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		110 x 145 in two columns

Part 116	f. 238
	Author		John of Wales
	Title		Leaf of the Sentences
	Origin		England
	Date		last quarter of the 13th or 1st quarter of the 14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large puzzle initial in red and blue with red pen-flourishing. Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		270 x 180 (250 x 165) in two columns

Part 117	f. 243
	Title		Leaf of an unidentified text
	Origin		France?
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		280 x 190 (260 x 165) in two columns

Part 118	f. 244
	Title		Leaf of an unidentified text
	Origin		England
	Date		14th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		290 x 180 (260 x 170) in two columns

Part 119	f. 248
	Title		Leaf of Guy of Warwick
	Origin		England
	Date		1st half of the 15th century
	Language		English
	Script		Gothic cursive
	Decoration		Large initials in red or blue, with reserved designs, with brown or red pen-flourishing. Small initials in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		290 x 190 (285 x 180) in two columns

Part 120	f. 255
	Author		Hugh of Saint-Victor
	Title		Fragment of a leaf of De archa Noe morali
	Origin		England
	Date		12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		Large initials in red with blue penwork decoration or in blue with red penwork decoration.
	Dimensions in mm		70 x 115 in two columns

Part 121	f. 258
	Title		Frament of a leaf of a charter of Queen Elizabeth
	Origin		England
	Date		last quarter of the 15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic
	Decoration		1 large historiated initial in brown ink.
	Dimensions in mm		220 x 1190

Part 122	f. 262
	Title		Fragment of a leaf, mentioning Lothar I Carolingien Holy Roman Emperor
	Origin		England
	Date		15th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Gothic cursive
	Decoration		Small initial in blue with red pen-flourishing.
	Dimensions in mm		110 x 150 in two columns

Part 123	ff. 76-77v
	Title		fragments from the end of Joshua and the beginning of Judges; and the end of Judges to the beginning of Ruth
	Origin		England
	Date		2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
	Language		Latin
	Script		Protogothic
	Decoration		2 large historiated initials in black ink (ff. 76v, 77v). Large letters and initials in red, blue, yellow or green. Another smaller fragment of this manuscript is Sloane 1086, f. 100 (Deut. 34:1-5 and part of Jerome's prologue to Joshua).
	Dimensions in mm		525 x 380 (390 x 245) in two columns

Official foliation		ff. 640, each fragment numbered as a folio (+ 1 paper flyleaf at the beginning, and 3 at the end)
Form		Parchment and paper codex
Binding		BL/BM in-house.
Provenance		f. 2: from the same manuscript as Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 197, and Cotton Otho C V. f. 23: inscribed in English, 15th century. f. 24: inscribed, 16th/17th century, by(?) Antonius Stratfordianus. f. 67: inscribed, 16th century: 'Pro nundinis Francofurtensibus Catalogus'. f. 78: from the same manuscript as Arundel 159, part 1, for the calendar page for February and two other leaves from the same manuscript. f. 89v: inscribed, 15th century, with wedding vows translated into English: 'Wyth this ryng I the wede...' f. 97: inscribed, 16th/17th century: 'Philemon Holland / John Barone(?), and 'RB'. f. 125: inscribed, 16th century: 'Thomas baulle'(?) and John Dean'. f. 137: inscribed, 16th century: 'James Collard'. f. 149: inscribed, 16th century: 'Statutes April 1581' and 'John Wallsall'. f. 175: inscribed, 17th century: 'Edmund(?) Shakespeare' and 'Thomas Vincent'. John Bagford (b. 1650, d. 1716), antiquary: cuttings and fragments collected by him. Sir Hans Sloane (b. 1660, d. 1753), baronet, physician and collector. Purchased as part of the Sloane collection from Sloane's executors and incorporated into the newly founded British Museum in 1753.
Notes		Only the illuminated and some early leaves are described. Musical notation (ff. 37, 78, 86, 130, 131, 135, 138, 139, 140, 153-154, 155-156). ff. 76-77 are bound separately as Sloane 1044, ff. 76-77. f. 130, Leaf from an early 13th century English Breviary. Musical notation: neumes on red four-line staves (C, D, F and B clefs). f. 131, leaf from a late 13th century English Troper (Sanctus and Agnus tropes). Musical notation: square notation on four-line red staves.
Select bibliography		Catalogus Librorum Manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Sloanianae(Manuscripts 1-1091), ([London: British Museum], no date), no. 100. Codices Latini Antiquiores, ed. by E. A. Lowe, 11 vols (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1934-66), II: Great Britain and Ireland (1935), no. 218 [f. 3]. Patrick McGurk, Latin Gospel Books from A. D. 400 to A. D. 800 (Paris: Érasme, 1961), no. 30. [f. 2] Gisela Guddat-Figge, Catalogue of Manuscripts Containing Middle English Romances, Münchener Universitäts-Schriften Philosophische Fakultät Texte und Untersuchungen zur Englischen Philologie, ed. by Helmut Gneuss and Wolfgang Weiss, 4 (Munich: Wilhem Fink, 1976), no. 55 (f. 248). Robert E. Lewis and Angus McIntosh, A Descriptive Guide to the Manuscripts of the Prick of Conscience (Oxford: Society for the Study of Mediaeval Languages and Literature, 1982), pp. 69-70 [with additional bibliography] Bonifatius Fischer, Lateinische Bibelhandschriften im frühen Mittelalter, Vetus Latina, 11 (Freiburg: Herder, 1985), p. 262 (f. 5). Bonifatius Fischer, Die Lateinischen Evangelien bis zum 10. Jahrhundert, 4 vols (Freiburg: Herder, 1988-91), I: Varianten zu Matthäus, Vetus Latina, die Reste der Altlateinischen Bibel: Aus der Geschichte der Lateinischen Bibel, 13, p. 16* (as 'Eh'). Alison Stones, 'Prolegomena to a Corpus of Vincent of Beauvais Illustrations', in Vincent de Beauvais: intentions et réceptions d'une oeuvre encyclopédique au moyen âge, ed. by Serge Lusignan, Monique Paulmier-Foucart, and Alain Nadeau, Actes du XIVe Colloque de l'Institut d'études médiévales, organisé conjointement par l'Atelier Vincent de Beauvais (A.R.Te.M., Université de Nancy II) et l'Institut d'études médiévales (Université de Montréal) 27-30 avril 1988, Cahiers d'études médiévales; Cahier spécial, 4 (Saint-Laurent: Maison Bellarmin, 1990), pp. 301-44 (pp. 310, 319 no. 177]. David Ganz, ‘Mass Production of Early Medieval Manuscripts: The Carolingian Bibles from Tours’, in The Early Medieval Bible: Its Production, Decoration and Use (Cambridge: University Press, 1994), pp. 53-62 (p. 62) [f. 5]. Richard Gameson, The Manuscripts of Early Norman England (c. 1066-1130) (Oxford: University Press, 1999) p. 121 no. 568 [f. 21]; no. 569 [f. 28]; no. 570 [f. 36]; no. 571 [ff. 38-39]; no. 572 [f. 40]. Helmut Gneuss, Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts: A List of Manuscripts and Manuscript Fragments Written or Owned in England up to 1100, Medieval and Renaissance Texts and Studies, 241 (Tempe: Arizona Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, 2001), nos 498.1, 498.2-.3. Diane Reilly, ‘French Romanesque Giant Bibles’, Scriptorium: Revue internationale des études relatives aux manuscrits, 56 (2002), 294-311 (p. 294 n. 1) . Michelle P. Brown, The Lindisfarne Gospels: Society, Spirituality and the Scribe (London: British Library, 2003), pp. 174 (f. 2), 258. K. D. Hartzell, Catalogue of Manuscripts Written or Owned in England up to 1200 containing Music (Woodbridge: Boydell Press, 2006), no. 192 [f. 37].

Images

Part 1 f. 2

Fragment of a Gospel Book (John 21:16)

f. 2
Text

f. 247
Decorated initials

Part 21 ff. 38-39

Isidore 2 leaves of the Etymology

f. 38v
Decorated initial

Part 23 ff. 44-45

Bifolium of a Psalter, including Psalms 77 and 71

ff. 44v-45
Decorated initials

ff. 44v- 45
Detail

Part 24 f. 47

Gregory the Great Fragment of Homily XI, Homilies on the Evangelists, book 1, on Matthew 13:44-52

f. 47
Text

Part 25 ff. 50-53

Fragments of a glossed Bible of 1 Thessalonians 2:13-3:3 (f. 50); 5:2-5:15 (f. 51); 5:17-2 Thessalonians 1:3 (f. 52); Philippians 2:22-3:5.

f. 52v
Decorated initial

f. 52v
Detail

Part 32 ff. 61-62

2 leaves from a glossed Gospel, of Matthew 2

f. 61v
Coloured letters

Part 42 f. 84

Vincent of Beauvais Fragment of a leaf of a Speculum maius (beginning of book 9)

f. 84
Battle

f. 84
Battle scene

Part 43 f. 86

Leaf of a noted liturgical Psalter, with Psalm 135: 1-136:5 (verso); 136:5-137 (recto)

f. 86v
Illuminated initial

f. 86v
Detail

Part 44 ff. 87-91

5 leaves of a Missal

f. 89
Illuminated initials

Part 45 ff. 92-93

1 leaf and 1 fragment of a leaf of unidentified Distinciones 9 and 10

f. 92
Illuminated initial

Part 46 f. 94

Fragment of a leaf containing a litany

f. 94
Line-fillers

Part 47 f. 96

Fragment of a leaf of a Psalter, with part of Psalm 88

f. 96
Illuminated initial.

Part 48 f. 97

Leaf of a Missal

f. 97
Decorated initials

Part 49 ff. 98-101

4 leaves of a Book of Hours

f. 99
Christ

f. 101
Crucifixion

Part 50 f. 103

Fragment of a leaf of a commentary(?) referring to Augustine

f. 103
Decorated initial

Part 51 f. 106

Fragment of a leaf with a homily, labelled book 1, and the beginning of the 4th homily.

f. 106v
Decorated initial

Part 53 ff. 112-113

2 leaves of Distinctiones(?), each section beginning Undecio …, Duodecio …

f. 113v
Decorated initials

f. 113v
Detail

Part 54 f. 114

Thomas Aquinas(?) Fragment of a leaf with a section beginning 'Nunc autem dicamus primum …'

f. 114
Decorated initial

Part 55 f. 115

Thomas Aquinas Commentary on the Ethics of Aristotle

f. 115v
Decorated initial

Part 56 ff. 118-119

2 leaves of Sermons on the Gospels

f. 118
Decorated initial

Part 57 f. 120

Fragment of a leaf with the end of an alphabetical index, and the beginning of a numerical index, of epistles

f. 120
Decorated initial

Part 58 ff. 122-123

Augustine and others(?) 2 leaves of sermons

f. 123
Decorated initial.

Part 59 f. 124

Leaf from a Sacramentary

f. 124
Decorated initials

f. 124
Detail

Part 60 f. 125

Fragment of a Missal, with part of the Octave of Pentecost

f. 125
Decorated initials

Part 61 ff. 126-127

Augustine 2 fragments of leaves of sermons including 'In Decollatione S. Johannis Baptiste'

f. 126
Decorated initial

Part 62 f. 132

Fragment of a leaf with readings for the feast for Laurence

f. 132
Decorated initials

Part 63 f. 133

Leaf from a Missal(?) with part of the mass for one martyr

f. 133
Decorated initials

f. 133
Detail

Part 65 f. 135

Fragment of a leaf from a noted Missal, with part of the feast of Peter

f. 135
Decorated initials

f. 135
Detail

Part 68 f. 138

Fragment of a noted leaf

f. 138
Decorated initials

Part 69 f. 139

Leaf of a Breviary, with collects and hymns

f. 139
Puzzle initial

Part 70 f. 140

Leaf of a noted Missal, with part of the Easter season

f. 140
Decorated initials

Part 71 f. 141

Leaf of a Breviary with musical notation, with collects to be read before mass

f. 141
Decorated initials

Part 72 f. 142

Fragment of Psalter

f. 142
Illuminated initial

Part 73 ff. 143-144

Two leaves of a Breviary

f. 143v
Decorated initials

f. 144
Decorated initials

Part 74 f. 146

Fragment of a leaf of a Missal(?)

f. 146
Decorated initials

f. 146
Detail

Part 75 f. 147

Leaf from a Missal

f. 147
Decorated initials

f. 147
Detail

Part 76 f. 148

Fragment of a leaf of a noted Missal with hymns, including part of Corpus Christi

f. 148
Decorated initials

Part 77 f. 149

Leaf of a Missal

f. 149
Decorated initial

Part 79 f. 151

Leaf of a noted Gradual

f. 151
Decorated initials

f. 151
Detail

Part 82 ff. 155-156

Two leaves of a noted Missal, with part of the masses for the dead

f. 155v
Decorated initials

f. 156
Decorated initial

Part 83 f. 166

Augustine Leaf of the Epistulae, containing epistula 35

f. 166
Decorated initials

f. 166
Detail

Part 85 ff. 169-170

Two fragments of glossed leaves of a legal(?) text

f. 169v
Decorated initials

f. 170
Decorated initials

Part 87 f. 172

Glossed leaf of a legal text (beginning of Book 2 'Ulpinianus')

f. 172
Decorated initials

Part 88 f. 174

Glossed leaf of a legal text (display script, [S]acerdos)

f. 174
Decorated initials

f. 174
Detail

Part 90 f. 178

Leaf of an unidentified text

f. 178
Decorated initials

f. 178
Detail

Part 91 f. 179

Leaf of an unidentified text

f. 179
Decorated initials

Part 93 f. 184

Leaf of a law text with annotations, including 'Paulus Sollicitatores alienarum nuptiarum …'

f. 184
Decorated initials

f. 184
Detail

Part 95 f. 187

Gregory IX Glossed leaf of the Decretals

f. 187
Decorated initials

f. 187
Detail

Part 103 f. 199

Gratian Fragment of a glossed leaf of a Decretal

f. 199
Decorated initials

f. 199
Detail

Part 107 f. 208

Peter Comestor Leaf of the Historia Scholastica (rubrics: De appellatione Pauli, …, Quomodo peroravit Paulus coram Festo et Agrippa)

f. 208
Decorated initials

f. 208
Detail

Part 111 f. 213

Leaf of a legal text

f. 213
Illuminated initial

Part 112 f. 214

Leaf of an unidentified text

f. 214
Decorated initials

Part 116 f. 226

Fragment of a glossed leaf of a legal text

f. 226
Decorated initials

f. 226
Detail

Part 118 f. 234

Fragment of a leaf of a Bible (Paralipomenon)

f. 234
Decorated initial

Part 121 f. 244

Leaf of an unidentified text

f. 244
Flourished initial

f. 244
Detail

Part 124 f. 258

Frament of a leaf of a charter of Queen Elizabeth

f. 258
Queen

Part 125 f. 262

Fragment of a leaf, mentioning Lothar I Carolingien Holy Roman Emperor

f. 262
Decorated initial

Part 126 ff. 76-77v

fragments from the end of Joshua and the beginning of Judges; and the end of Judges to the beginning of Ruth



f. 76 Text page	f. 76v Christ	f. 77 Text page

f. 77v Historiated initial

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