• Detail of illuminated initial of David harping, at the beginning of the Psalms., Calendar and Psalter, with litany and prayers, and Sanctorale

blue, red, and white in the calendar and at the beginning of the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with penwork decoration in blue. Small initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Small initials in red or

• Detail of a historiated initial 'D'(ixit) at the beginning of Psalm 52, with a fool holding a bowl being watched by a queen., Calendar and Psalter, with litany and prayers, and Sanctorale

blue, red, and white in the calendar and at the beginning of the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with penwork decoration in blue. Small initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Small initials in red or

• Detail of a historiated initial 'C'(antate) at the beginning of Psalm 97 with monks singing from a choirbook being held by one of the monks on a lecturn., Calendar and Psalter, with litany and prayers, and Sanctorale

blue, red, and white in the calendar and at the beginning of the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with penwork decoration in blue. Small initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Small initials in red or

• Detail of historiated initial 'O' of Christ blessing., Calendar and Psalter, with litany and prayers, and Sanctorale

blue, red, and white in the calendar and at the beginning of the other Psalms. Small initials in gold with penwork decoration in blue. Small initials in blue, with pen-flourishing in red and blue. Small initials in red or

• Detail of decorated 'KL' letters., Calendar

of decorated 'KL' letters. Only the illuminated parts are described. Large letters 'KL' alternately in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Calendar Ely cathedral: evidence of the calendar (see Ker 1964).Inscription, dated 1654 (f.

• Decorated 'KL' initials, at the beginning of July in the calendar., Calendar

July in the calendar. Only the illuminated parts are described. Large letters 'KL' alternately in red with blue penwork decoration, or in blue with red penwork decoration. Calendar Ely cathedral: evidence of the calendar (see Ker 1964).Inscription, dated 1654 (f.

• Decorated initial 'A'(monge) and flourished initial 'I'(n), at the beginning of the Treatise on the Love of God and Man., Treatise on the Love of God and Man (ends imperfectly)

of God and Man. 1 large initial in gold on a red and blue ground, with foliate extensions into the margins (f. 2). Smaller initials in blue with red foliate pen-flourishing. Decorated catchwords. Treatise on the Love of God and

• Initial 'I'(n) decorated with zoomorphic form and extending into partial bar border., Pharetra, in four books

in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders in red and blue at the beginnings of books 2-4 (ff. 35, 69, 95). Red and blue initials with contrasting pen-flourishing in blue and red. Red and blue line-fillers. Paraphs

• Initial 'G'(regorius) with foliate and zoomorphic decoration., Pharetra, in four books

in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders in red and blue at the beginnings of books 2-4 (ff. 35, 69, 95). Red and blue initials with contrasting pen-flourishing in blue and red. Red and blue line-fillers. Paraphs

• Puzzle initial 'G'(regorius) with pen-flourishing and partial border., Pharetra, in four books

in red and blue with penwork decoration and partial borders in red and blue at the beginnings of books 2-4 (ff. 35, 69, 95). Red and blue initials with contrasting pen-flourishing in blue and red. Red and blue line-fillers. Paraphs

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of the Epistle to the Romans with Paul (shown as a bishop) holding a cross speaking to Jews, with underscoring the the biblical text in red in the adjacent commentary., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of the second epistle to the Corinthians is at the large letter 'P'. The letter bears a picture of St Paul asleep with an angel looking over him. Only a brief bit of the letter to the Corinthians is written--in larger handwriting--on the page. The smaller writing surrounding it is the commentary. In the part to the right of the larger writing of the scripture, quotations from 2 Corinthians are underscored in red, with the commentary--taken from the early Christian author Ambrose, cited in the upper margin--on those words following. At the edges of the margins, a schoolmaster has written further glosses in a less formal hand., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) of Paul with another man, at the beginning of Colossians. In the page layout typical of glossed manuscripts of the Bible, short excerpts from Colossians are written in large letters. The commentary is written to the side, top and bottom of it, in smaller letters. At the top of the page, the inscription in red cites Ambrose, the author whose writings are excerpted in the commentary., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus), with a monk and bishop, at the beginning of the First Letter to the Thessalonians. In the page layout typical of glossed manuscripts of the Bible, short excerpts from the Epistle to the Thessalonians are written in large letters. The commentary is written to the side, top and bottom of it, in smaller letters. At the top of the page, the inscription in red cites the author, Jerome, whose writings are excerpted in the commentary., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus), with Paul (in prison?) while a bishop (St Nicholas of Myra?) gives a bag of money or food to a beggar, at the beginning of Philemon. In the page layout typical of glossed manuscripts of the Bible, short excerpts from the Epistle to Philemon are written in large letters. The commentary is written to the side, top and bottom of it, in smaller letters. Underscored phrases in the commentary are from the text, and the discussions on them follow. In the upper margin of the page, the red inscription is an abbreviation of 'Ambrose', citing the author whose writing is excerpted in the gloss., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Contents and ownership inscription that the manuscript was the property of the community of Friars Minor (Franciscans) at Oxford, given by Radulf, formerly bishop of Hereford (1234-1239). This was Radulf of Maidstone who became a Franciscan and joined the friars at Oxford after leaving Hereford., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of the first letter to the Corinthians, with Paul behind an altar distributing communion to a kneeling man while a woman looks on with upraised hands. In the commentary quotations from 1 Corinthians are underscored in red, with the commentary on those words following. In the upper margin are the names of Augustine and Ambrose, references to the writers whose works are excerpted in the commentary., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Illuminated initials 'P's at the beginning of the prologue and letter to the Galicians, with a dragon making up part of the letter, and Paul placing his hands on a man's shoulder while his wife and child look on. The red notes in the upper margins are references to the early Christian authors--Jerome, Ambrose and Augustine--whose writings the commentary excerpts. The biblical text is written in large letters on the left side of the columns, while the commentary, in smaller letters, is at the side, top and bottom. All around the margins are further schoolmasters' notes., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Illuminated initial 'P'(aulus) at the beginning of Ephesians, with Paul in prison and a guarding soldier in armour, and an animal in the letter. At the top of the page, the inscription in red cites the authors whose writings are excerpted in the commentary: Ambrose, Augustine, Jerome and Haymo., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials

• Historiated initial 'P'(aulus) with Paul praying and a man with a large club seizing a Jew, and a dragon in the letter form, at the beginning of Philippians. At the top of the page, the inscription in red cites the authors whose writings are excerpted in the commentary: Ambrose and Haymo., Commentary on the Epistles, glossed

in red and blue with red and blue penwork decoration at the beginning of some prologues. Small initials in blue with red penwork decoration or in red with blue penwork decoration. Small initials in red or blue. Highlighting of initials