• Table of virtues and vices., Commentary on Psalms

of virtues and vices. Contains a commentary on the Psalms attributed to Richardof St. Victor in a 12th/13th-century note (f. 2): 'Expositio huius Psalterii fuit Magister Ric[ardus] de s[an]c[t]o victore ut creditur'; perhaps to be attributed to Robert

• Text page., Commentary on Psalms

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 3v; and in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum

• Decorated initial 'D'(eus), at the beginning of book 3., Commentary on Psalms

beginning of book 3. Contains a commentary on the Psalms attributed to Richardof St. Victor in a 12th/13th-century note (f. 2): 'Expositio huius Psalterii fuit Magister Ric[ardus] de s[an]c[t]o victore ut creditur'; perhaps to be attributed to Robert of

• Decorated initial 'B'(eatus) with display script., Commentary on Psalms

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 3v; and in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum

• Decorated initial 'A'(quibusdam)., Commentary on Psalms

acquired by the Upper Library at Westminster after the inventory of 1542; in the catalogue of 1666, Royal Appendix 71, f. 3v; and in the 1698 catalogue of the library of St James's Palace (see [Edward Bernard], ~Catalogi librorum manuscriptorum

• Decorated initial 'H'(enricus) at the beginning of the first document recorded in the volume, the foundation charter by which King Henry I granted rights to the abbey in 1125., Cartulary of Reading abbey, with lists of the libraries at Reading and its cell at Leominster, and of relics and vestments at Reading

ofRichard 1 (1190-1199), although the booklist may have been copied between c. 1180 and c. 1191, based on the names of the owners and donors of manuscripts: see Coates. The latest episcopal charters are of Hubert Walter, bishop

• Illuminated initial 'M'(ultis) at the beginning of the commentary., In Ezechielem, imperfect

(a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Illuminated initial Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of an architectural plan of the atrium or forecourt, composed of the exterior and interior atriums (Ezekiel 40), with the measurements and their meanings written around the edges of the plan., In Ezechielem, imperfect

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Atrium Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the outer court (Ezekiel 40:17-18)., In Ezechielem, imperfect

(a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Outer court Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the inner atrium, with its doors and rooms for priests., In Ezechielem, imperfect

(a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Inner atrium Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the walls surrounding the Temple., In Ezechielem, imperfect

(a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Exterior walls Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the measurements of the vestibules of the gates., In Ezechielem, imperfect

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Vestibules Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the vestibules and alcoves (Ezekiel 40:6-16)., In Ezechielem, imperfect

(a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Vestibules and alcoves Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor

• Diagram of a gateway with its vestibules and three alcoves (Ezekiel 40: 20-27)., In Ezechielem, imperfect

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Gateway Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the ratios of the sides of a right triangle to each other, a theorum thought useful for reconstructing measurements of the Temple not given in the vision of Ezekiel., In Ezechielem, imperfect

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Diagram Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the elevation (design of the walls and supporting structures) of the Temple as described in Ezekiel 41:5-8., In Ezechielem, imperfect

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Diagram Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the porticus described in Ezekiel 41:5-8 from the side., In Ezechielem, imperfect

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Porticus Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the plan of the temple with its Holy of Holies, holocaust, and vestibule, as described in Ezekiel 41:15-42:20., In Ezechielem, imperfect

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Temple Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the Temple and its surrounding structures in elevation and plan., In Ezechielem, imperfect

(a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Temple diagram Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England

• Diagram of the altar described in Ezekiel 43:16-18., In Ezechielem, imperfect

£10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum; the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library. Altar Written by one scribe Richardof Saint-Victor England