Contents: ff. 2v-4r: Jerome, Epistula ad Damasum papam (St Jerome's
Epistle to Pope Damasus), beginning: 'Novum opus me facere cogis'.
ff. 4r-v: Pseudo-Jerome, Epistula ad Damasum (Pseudo-Jerome's
Epistle to Pope Damasus), beginning: 'Sciendum etiam nequem
ignarum'. ff. 4v-6r: Jerome, Prologus Quattuor Evangeliorum Ex
Commentario Hieronymi in Mattheum (St Jerome, Prologue to the four
Gospels from his commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew),
beginning: 'Prologus quattuor evangeliorum. Plures fuisse qui
evangelia scripserunt'. ff. 6r-v: Eusebius, Epistula ad Carpianum
(Eusebius's epistle to Carpianus), beginning: 'Eusebius Carpiano
Fratri Salutem. Ammonius quidam Alexandrinus'. ff. 6v-9r: Prologus
et Capitula Evangelii Secundum Mattheum; prologue to the Gospel of
St Matthew (ff. 6v-7v), followed by capitula (ff. 7v-9r),
beginning: 'Mattheus ex iudea in ordine'. ff. 10r-16r: The Eusebian
Canon tables. ff. 17r-58v: Evangelium Secundum Mattheum (The Gospel
of St Matthew) with lections, beginning: 'Liber generationis Iesu
Christi filii David'. ff. 59r-60v: Prologus et Capitula Evangelii
Secundum Marcum; prologue to the Gospel of St Mark (ff. 59r-v),
followed by capitula (ff. 59v-60v), beginning: 'Marcus evangelista
Dei et Petri'. ff. 61r-87v: Evangelium Secundum Marcum (The Gospel
of St Mark) with lections, beginning: 'Inicium Evangelii Iesu
Christi filii Dei sicut scriptum est in Isaia propheta'. ff.
88r-90r: Prologus et Capitula Evangelii Secundum Lucam; prologue to
the Gospel of St Luke (ff. 88r-v), followed by capitula (ff.
88v-90r), beginning: 'Lucas Syrus natione Anthiocensis'. ff.
91r-135v: Evangelium Secundum Lucam (The Gospel of St Luke) with
lections, beginning: 'Quoniam quidem multi conati sunt'. ff.
136r-137r: Prologus et Capitula Evangelii Secundum Iohannem;
prologue to the Gospel of St John (ff. 136r-v), followed by
capitula (ff. 136v-137r), beginning: 'Hic est Iohannes
evangelista'. ff. 138r-169v: Evangelium Secundum Iohannem (The
Gospel of St John) with lections, beginning: 'In principio erat
verbum'. Decoration:Canon tables in colours and gold, with seated
human figures, animal, dragons and foliate decoration surrounding
the architectural framework. The arches are surmounted by saints
and the Evangelists and by dragons and by churches (ff. 10r-16r).
Four full-page miniatures of the Evangelists in colours and gold,
in rectangular frames with a foliate decoration (ff. 17v, 61v, 91v,
138v). Four full or half-page initials in colours and gold with
figures and animals climbing or sitting on the frame of the initial
at the beginning of the Gospels (ff. 18r, 62r, 92r, 139r). Large
initials in gold and colours, with foliate decoration, some with
animal heads, at the beginning of prefatory material (f. 2v, 4r,
4v, 6r, 7r, 59r, 88r, 136r). Full-page incipit pages with display
capitals in blue, red and green (ff. 17r, 61r, 91r, 138r). Initials
in gold, some with highlighting in red or blue. Numerals in red.
Highlighting of letters in red or green. This artist also
illuminated three other manuscripts from Préaux: Paris, BnF MS
lat. 2127; Paris, BnF MS lat. 12229 and Rouen, Bibliothèque
Municipale MS 498, according to Avril, La France romane (2005), p.
133.
