• Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in coloured display capitals, and decorated initial 'T'., Gospel Lectionary, imperfect

Headpiece with geometric and foliate decoration and inscribed with title in coloured display capitals, and decorated initial 'T'. Missing leaves at the beginning and after ff. 1, 23, 36, 135, 197, 219.Pericopes arranged according to the ecclesiastical calendar. Headpieces

• Colophon: ‘scriptus per manum Guillelmi dicti du Stiphel de Britania pro venerabili et religioso viro domino Utredo Dunelmensi monacho ac sancte sacre pagine doctore. Anno domini millesimo ccco/ octuagesimo primo vicesimo sexto die mensis augusti. In fincal’, and, in the lower margin, the signature ‘G. du Stiphel’., Historiae ecclesiasticae

Historiae ecclesiasticae Written by William of Stiphel for Utredo de Boldon (d. 1397), prior of the Benedictine priory of St John the Baptist and St Godric at Finchale, England, a cell of Durham Cathedral priory (inscription, f. 89v: ‘scriptus per

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Joshua, with attendants, to lead the Israelites over the river Jordan to the promised land. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) at beginning of the Book of Joshua. Decoration extends into a partial border. Instructional drawing at the lower part of the folio., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Miniature of King David playing the harp. Illuminated initial 'L'(ome) at beginning of Psalm One. Decoration extends into a partial border., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Moses (with horns), Aaron (a bishop with crozier and mitre), and an attendant, all standing before an altar, to instruct the Children of Israel in proper forms of sacrifice. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) begins Leviticus Chapter One., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Joshua, with attendants, to lead the Israelites over the river Jordan to the promised land. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) at beginning of the Book of Joshua., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Miniature depicting King David playing the harp. Illuminated initial 'L'(ome) at beginning of Psalm One., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Detail of a historiated initial 'Y'(maginum) of an altar with statues of the Crucifixion with Mary and John, with the instruction for the illuminator reading 'Fia[n]t ymagi[n]es sup[er] / altare', next to the initial., Omne Bonum (Jacob-Zacharias)

altar with statues of the Crucifixion with Mary and John, with the instruction for the illuminator reading 'Fia[n]t ymagi[n]es sup[er] / altare', next to the initial. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le

• Two-page bas-de-page scene of jousting with lades watching., Guiron le Courtois (index Palamedes, Meliadus)

Two-page bas-de-page scene of jousting with lades watching. Contains the first part of the romance of Guiron le Courtois (also known as Meliadus or Palamedes). It ends with Meliadus' reluctance to support Arthur in his battle against Claudas (Lathuliere,

• Detail of a miniature of kings playing a board game., Guiron le Courtois (index Palamedes, Meliadus)

Detail of a miniature of kings playing a board game. Contains the first part of the romance of Guiron le Courtois (also known as Meliadus or Palamedes). It ends with Meliadus' reluctance to support Arthur in his battle against

• Four miniatures: 1. the Crucifixion with Mary and John; 2. the Deposition; 3. the Entombment; 4. the Descent into Limbo., Omne Bonum (Absolucio-Circumcisio)

Crucifixion with Mary and John; 2. the Deposition; 3. the Entombment; 4. the Descent into Limbo. The only known, and probably autograph copy of the Omne Bonum of James le Palmer, being a general encyclopaedia arranged in alphabetical order. Bound

• Miniature depicting God in heaven telling Moses (with horns), Aaron (a bishop with crozier and mitre), and an attendant, all standing before an altar, to instruct the Children of Israel in proper forms of sacrifice. Illuminated initial 'A'(pres) begins Leviticus Chapter One. Decoration extends into a partial border. Instructions to the artist are found at the lower part of the folio., Old Testament (index Bible)

Charles V; also one of the scribes of a Bible Historiale, BL, Royal 19 D II, written for Charles' father, John II. (Rouse and Rouse 2000, I, 270-73). Henri de Trévou Master of the Policratique Master of the Coronation of

• Detail of an historiated initial 'D' of David and the fool, at the beginning of the erased text of Psalm 52., Psalter fragments

blue or red and blue. Psalter fragments Probably made for a destination in Northern England: the calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill,

• Historiated initial 'B' of David playing his harp, at the beginning of the erased text of Psalm 1., Psalter fragments

blue or red and blue. Psalter fragments Probably made for a destination in Northern England: the calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill,

• Historiated initial 'D'(ominus) of the Nativity of Christ, with the border containing the Annunciation, the Annunciation to the Shepherds, and the head of Christ and three animals, at the beginning of Psalm 26., Psalter fragments

blue or red and blue. Psalter fragments Probably made for a destination in Northern England: the calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill,

• Decorated initial 'A'(d te) with a partial bar border., Psalter fragments

blue or red and blue. Psalter fragments Probably made for a destination in Northern England: the calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill,

• Historiated initial 'D' of David and the fool, at the beginning of the ersed text of Psalm 52., Psalter fragments

blue or red and blue. Psalter fragments Probably made for a destination in Northern England: the calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill,

• Decorated initial 'S'(alvum) with a partial bar border., Psalter fragments

blue or red and blue. Psalter fragments Probably made for a destination in Northern England: the calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill,

• Historiated border with standing figures and historiated initial ('D')., Psalter fragments

blue or red and blue. Psalter fragments Probably made for a destination in Northern England: the calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill,

• Historiated initial 'S'(alvum) of David in the water, praying to God, with a full border including heads of Christ and four saints, at the beginning of Psalm 68., Psalter fragments

blue or red and blue. Psalter fragments Probably made for a destination in Northern England: the calendar includes Benedict, Cuthbert, John of Beverly, and Wilfrid among the confessors, and Hilda among the virgins (ff. 78r-78v). The church of St Peter-upon-Cornhill,