This 12th-century English manuscript contains the Bible (from the
Book of Genesis to the Book of Psalms) with prologues attributed to
St Jerome (b. 347, d. 420) and Pelagius (b. 360, d. 418).Contents:
f. 1r-2r: St Jerome, Epistula 53 ad Paulinum (Letter 53: To
Paulinus). ff. 2r-4r: St Jerome, prologues for the Book of Genesis,
Judges, Kings, Proverbs, Sirach, Tobit, Judith, Esther, Esdras.ff.
11r-26r: The Book of Genesis.ff. 26r-38r: The Book of Exodus. ff.
38r-46r: The Book of Leviticus. ff. 46r-56r: The Book of Numbers.
ff. 56r-65r: The Book of Deuteronomy. ff. 65r-71r: The Book of
Joshua. ff. 71r-77v: The Book of Judges.ff. 77v-78v: The Book of
Ruth. ff. 78v-87v: The Book of 1 Kings. ff. 87v-95r: The Book of 2
Kings.ff. 95r-103v: The Book of 3 Kings.ff. 103v-111r: The Book of
4 Kings. ff. 111r-118v: The Book of 1 Chronicles.ff. 118v-127v: The
Book of 2 Chronicles.ff. 127v-134r: The Book of Esdras.ff.
134r-136v: The Book of Tobit.ff. 136v-140r: The Book of Judith. ff.
140r-143r: The Book of Esther. ff. 143r-148v: The Book of
Proverbs.ff. 148v-150v: The Book of Ecclesiastes.ff. 150v-151v: The
Song of Solomon. ff. 151v-155r: The Book of Wisdom. ff. 155r-166r:
The Book of Sirach. ff. 166r-172v: The Book of Job (ends with a
praise of Job attributed to St Jerome, beginning: ‘Job exemplar
patientiae’).ff. 172v-181r: The Book of 1 Maccabees.ff.
181r-186v: The Book of 2 Maccabees. ff. 186v-199r: The Book of
Isaiah. ff. 199v-213v: The Book of Jeremiah. ff. 213v-215r: The
Book of Lamentations. ff. 215r-215v: The Letter of Jeremiah. ff.
215v-217r: The Book of Baruch. ff. 217r-231r: The Book of Ezekiel.
ff. 231v-237v: The Book of Daniel. ff. 237v-239r: The Book of
Hosea. ff. 239v-240r: The Book of Joel. ff. 240r-241v: The Book of
Amos. f. 241v: The Book of Obadiah. ff. 242r-242v: The Book of
Jonah.ff. 242v-243v: The Book of Micah. ff. 243v-244r: The Book of
Nahum. ff. 244r-244v: The Book of Habakkukff. 244v-245r: The Book
of Zephaniah.ff. 245r-245v: The Book of Haggai.ff. 245r-248r: The
Book of Zechariah. ff. 248r-248v: The Book of Malachi. ff.
249v-259r: The Gospel of Matthew. ff. 259r-264v: The Gospel of
Mark. ff. 265r-274r: The Gospel of Luke. ff. 274r-280v: The Gospel
of John. ff. 280v-289v: The Acts of the Apostles. ff. 290r-294r:
The Catholic Epistles. ff. 294r-298r: The Book of Revelation. ff.
298v-320r: The Pauline Epistles, preceded by a concordance and a
commentary attributed to Pelagius. ff. 321r-329v: The Book of
Psalms, imperfect (Psalms 1-76, Psalm 77: 1-27).[f. 10v is
blank].The manuscript contains a number of additions:ff. 4r-10r:
Tables of Contents for the Pentateuch, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Kings
(1-4), Job, Chronicles (1-2), Maccabees (1-2), added in a
15th-century script. ff. 249r, 249v (paragraph); 320r-320v
(paragraph): Short texts, added in a 15th-century
script.Decoration: 28 large and medium initials in red and blue
(sometimes featuring ‘puzzle initials’), with penwork
decoration and pen-flourishing in blue and red, at the beginning of
books and major divisions (ff. 11r, 26v, 46r, 56r, 77v, 78v, 111r,
118v, 127v, 134r, 136v, 140r, 143r, 148v, 151v, 166r, 181r, 186v,
199v, 216r, 217v, 231v, 242r, 245r, 245v, 249v (2x), 259v). Large
and medium initials in red or blue with foliate penwork decoration
and pen-flourishing in red or blue, at the beginning of books and
major divisions: 10 with arabesque penwork decoration in red and
blue (ff. 71r, 87v, 95r, 150v,155r, 172v, 243v, 248r, 292v, 293v);
50 with ‘curly’ penwork decoration (ff. 1r, 38v, 65r, 103v,
144v, 237v, 239v, 240r, 241v, 242v, 244r, 244v (2x), 247v, 259r,
265r (2x), 265v, 274r, 274v, 280v, 281r, 290r (2x), 291r, 292r,
293v, 294r (2x), 294v, 298v, 299r, 300r, 304r, 307v, 310r, 311r,
312v, 313v, 314r, 314v, 315v, 316v, 317r, 317v (2x), 323v, 325r,
326v, 328v). 20 large and medium blue initials in frames with red
penwork decoration, added in the 15th century (ff. 4r, 4v (2x), 5r,
5v, 6v (2x), 7r (2x), 7v (2x), 8r (2x), 8v, 9r (2x), 9v, 249r,
249v, 320r [no penwork]). Small initials in red or blue with
penwork decoration in blue or red. Small plain initials in blue or
red, many with minor pen-flourishing in the same colour: a few in
green (f. 328v). Display script in (flourished) capital letters
alternately in red and blue (from f. 186v onwards); once in brown
ink with red penwork decoration (f. 239v). Rubrics in red or blue.
Running headers in red or blue. Roman numerals in red or blue.
Manicules in brown ink added to the margins (e.g. ff. 14v, 15r,
20r); a human face in brown ink (f. 87v).
