[Anselm, etc.]
There is a late 13th-century list of contents on f. 1v. Decoration: 4 to 5-line initials for each text in blue and red, with pen ornament in both co...
Medieval Manuscripts
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King David's Messenger (fol. 39r)
The historiated border includes King David's messenger carrying a scroll. Context: Psalter: Dixit insipiens in corde suo...
Moses leading the Israelites (fol. 23r)
Initial 'H' encloses the scene of Moses, depicted with horns, leading the Israelites from Egypt. Context: Exodus...
Destruction of Troy (image 10)
The largest roundel depicts the destruction of Troy, showing the broken towers and walls of the city. The four roundels below it have four ships fille...
The labours of Adam (image 4)
The roundel shows Adam in agricultural activity: he is depicted with a raised mattock (11). Context: History of the world: Biblical history...
[Psalterium]
Decoration: initials in gold on halved blue and red grounds patterned with white penwork. The initials extend into bar borders, usually along one side...
Wyvern blowing a horn (fol. 78v)
5-line zoomorphic initial 'S' composed of a wyvern blowing a horn, in red outline, on a light-blue background. Context: Bede's commentary on the Cat...
[In epistolas canonicas]
Quires numbered at the end. Decoration: 7 large initials on decorated blue, or blue and green grounds, outlined and touched with red. Written in C...
The Finding of the Cross (fol. 107r)
Part of the South English Legendary Brotherton Collection MS 501, fols 103r, 104r-107v (bound in the wrong order; correct reading order is 107r-v, 1...
The Finding of the Cross (fol. 104r)
Part of the South English Legendary Brotherton Collection MS 501, fols 103r, 104r-107v (bound in the wrong order; correct reading order is 107r-v, 1...