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Text with placemarkers and rubric and large red initial; border design drawn in but not yet colored.

Text with placemarkers and rubric and large red initial; border design...

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Full-page miniature showing a battle.

Full-page miniature showing a battle.

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Rubric and full-page miniature showing a group of women with instruments.

Rubric and full-page miniature showing a group of women with instrumen...

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Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature.

Text with placemarkers and rubric; half-page miniature.

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Rubric and full-page miniature of Jacob wrestling the angel.

Rubric and full-page miniature of Jacob wrestling the angel.

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Rubric and full-page miniature of God and Abraham.

Rubric and full-page miniature of God and Abraham.

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Full-page miniature. - Public domain dedication image

Full-page miniature. - Public domain dedication image

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Miniature in one column of three men.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Miniature in one column of three m...

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Rubric and two-page miniature of David watching Bathsheba bathe.

Rubric and two-page miniature of David watching Bathsheba bathe.

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Text with rubric and placemarker; half-page miniature of David and soldier.

Text with rubric and placemarker; half-page miniature of David and sol...

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Rubric and full-page miniature of Absalom and devils.

Rubric and full-page miniature of Absalom and devils.

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Opening of main text. Small miniature, initials, rubric, placemarkers.

Opening of main text. Small miniature, initials, rubric, placemarkers.

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Miniature of John the Evangelist.  3-line blue initial, rubric, and full border with animals and grotesque.

Miniature of John the Evangelist. 3-line blue initial, rubric, and fu...

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Title and miniature of St. John the Evangelist, both with elaborate framing including human figures.  Opening of text.  1-line gold and blue initials.

Title and miniature of St. John the Evangelist, both with elaborate fr...

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Opening of gospel of Matthew, with title and miniature of Matthew in elaborate borders.

Opening of gospel of Matthew, with title and miniature of Matthew in e...

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Title and miniature of St. John the Evangelist, both with elaborate framing including human figures.  Opening of text.  1-line gold and blue initials.

Title and miniature of St. John the Evangelist, both with elaborate fr...

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Fourth vision: people kneel before the beast from the sea; God watches as the beast from sea kills soldiers. (Apoc. 13:5)

Fourth vision: people kneel before the beast from the sea; God watches...

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Opening page of calendar; initials and border design.

Opening page of calendar; initials and border design.

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Explicit.  Initial, rubrics, linefillers, border design.

Explicit. Initial, rubrics, linefillers, border design.

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Opening of text, miniature with border decoration, initials.

Opening of text, miniature with border decoration, initials.

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Suffrage of All Saints with rubrics in French and text in Latin.

Suffrage of All Saints with rubrics in French and text in Latin.

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Opening of main text, miniature of John the Evangelist. Other figures in border design.

Opening of main text, miniature of John the Evangelist. Other figures ...

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Hayton enumerating to a pope and two rulers the four considerations for a war: just cause, sufficient power and funds, accurate knowledge of the enemy, suitable weather.

Hayton enumerating to a pope and two rulers the four considerations fo...

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Towneley Lectionary details. Clasp

Towneley Lectionary details. Clasp

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Full-page miniature of Adam, Eve and the Serpent.

Full-page miniature of Adam, Eve and the Serpent.

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Rubric; miniature of Samson. - Public domain dedication image

Rubric; miniature of Samson. - Public domain dedication image

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Rubric; miniature of Ruth and Boas asleep.

Rubric; miniature of Ruth and Boas asleep.

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Text with rubric, placemarkers, large red and blue initial with grotesque.  Miniature.

Text with rubric, placemarkers, large red and blue initial with grotes...

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Text with placemarkers, rubric, and large red initial; half-page miniature showing men pulling down tents.  Coats of arms.

Text with placemarkers, rubric, and large red initial; half-page minia...

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Full-page miniature. - Public domain dedication image

Full-page miniature. - Public domain dedication image

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Full-page miniature showing rain of fire on a city.

Full-page miniature showing rain of fire on a city.

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Rubric and full-page miniature of Saul in battle.

Rubric and full-page miniature of Saul in battle.

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Text with rubric and placemarkers.  Half-page miniature of a man and woman in bed.

Text with rubric and placemarkers. Half-page miniature of a man and w...

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Text in note hand, with dates. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Text in note hand, with dates. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Staves of music left in light brown, not in red.
Note dated 1239., illuminated manuscript

Note dated 1239., illuminated manuscript

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Coats of arms? - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Coats of arms? - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Charter pasted into front binding.

Charter pasted into front binding.

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Roll, image 15, illuminated manuscript

Roll, image 15, illuminated manuscript

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Text in gold on purple background in gold and paint frame.

Text in gold on purple background in gold and paint frame.

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Explicit, final note and (last rule line) erased ex libris.  2-line initials with penwork, name of book in red and blue.

Explicit, final note and (last rule line) erased ex libris. 2-line in...

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Macaronic verse in French and Latin on the order of books in the Bible: Jeroime qui riens n'oublia/Ordinavit in biblia/ Libros sacros in hunc modum . . .

Macaronic verse in French and Latin on the order of books in the Bible...

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Hand 2, prologues for Matthew and Apocalypse.  3-line initials with penwork.  Rubrics.  Explicit.

Hand 2, prologues for Matthew and Apocalypse. 3-line initials with pe...

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Page of text with catchword. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Page of text with catchword. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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On line 7, the word "domino" is inserted from the margin into the text via a tie mark (after "Servite"); on line 8, "et exultate" is erased having been copied twice because of eye skip from "in timore" to "cum tremore."

On line 7, the word "domino" is inserted from the margin into the text...

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List of the books of the Bible with the number of chapters in each.

List of the books of the Bible with the number of chapters in each.

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Note of content in modern hand.

Note of content in modern hand.

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Opening of Interpretation of Hebrew Names, small initials.

Opening of Interpretation of Hebrew Names, small initials.

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Very large illuminated initial on gold field, small initials and linefiller.

Very large illuminated initial on gold field, small initials and linef...

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Opening of Interpretation of Hebrew Names.

Opening of Interpretation of Hebrew Names.

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Explicit, library stamp. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Explicit, library stamp. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Explicit; page of Interpretation of Hebrew Names.

Explicit; page of Interpretation of Hebrew Names.

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Sixth vision: an angel shows John the great harlot; John, depicted as if a small child carried by the angel, sees the bedizened harlot mounted on the beast with seven heads and ten horns. (Apoc. 17:1-4)

Sixth vision: an angel shows John the great harlot; John, depicted as ...

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Eighth vision: John writes on a scroll of the wedding feast of the Lamb; John at the feet of the angel; the Rider on a white horse, with a sword issuing from his mouth at the head of the armies of heaven; the Rider in the winepress. (Apoc. 19:9-16)

Eighth vision: John writes on a scroll of the wedding feast of the Lam...

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Explicit of Part 2.  Small initials.

Explicit of Part 2. Small initials.

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Page of music, note written in at bottom.
Historiated initial with grotesque animal head. Note also stub of music folio (for which see descriptin of Part 1; it may originally have served as cover for this quire in Part 2).

Historiated initial with grotesque animal head. Note also stub of musi...

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Explicit of Apocalypse. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Explicit of Apocalypse. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Inside front cover. Birth notices in French.

Inside front cover. Birth notices in French.

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Opening page of calendar, in French.

Opening page of calendar, in French.

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Opening of calendar for the month of January, with entries on every line, in French.

Opening of calendar for the month of January, with entries on every li...

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Opening of the gospel pericopes.

Opening of the gospel pericopes.

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Explicit., Illuminated medieval manuscript

Explicit., Illuminated medieval manuscript

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End of erasure, large initial, gothic script, border design.

End of erasure, large initial, gothic script, border design.

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Catchword, initials and linefillers.

Catchword, initials and linefillers.

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Calendar and miniature of crushing grapes.

Calendar and miniature of crushing grapes.

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Page of calendar for the month of February, in French, with entries for each day; border decoration includes a winged grotesque.

Page of calendar for the month of February, in French, with entries fo...

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Opening of main text with miniature of John the Evangelist and border decoration with grotesque and animal, initial, rubric, linefiller.

Opening of main text with miniature of John the Evangelist and border ...

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Opening of hand 2. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Opening of hand 2. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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Opening of main text, initials, rubrics.

Opening of main text, initials, rubrics.

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Prayer in French, initials, placemarkers, blue lettering.

Prayer in French, initials, placemarkers, blue lettering.

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Small miniature of Mary Magdalene and explicit.

Small miniature of Mary Magdalene and explicit.

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Two different hands, or different sizes of the same hand?  Prickings clearly visible.

Two different hands, or different sizes of the same hand? Prickings c...

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Opening of main text, with rubric, initial and penwork.

Opening of main text, with rubric, initial and penwork.

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Initial on a gold ground; foliate border.

Initial on a gold ground; foliate border.

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Transition from Part 1 to Part 2; two words of text overlap?

Transition from Part 1 to Part 2; two words of text overlap?

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Second part of text in later hand.

Second part of text in later hand.

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Page of calendar for February. - Public domain medieval manuscript

Page of calendar for February. - Public domain medieval manuscript

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"Tabula terminorum" for the dates of Easter.

"Tabula terminorum" for the dates of Easter.

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Historiated initial and opening of the 'Compotus.'  Notes on content in margins.

Historiated initial and opening of the 'Compotus.' Notes on content i...

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Circular diagram labeled "Garlandus" and "Dyonisius" with series of letters a-g and numbers 1-7.

Circular diagram labeled "Garlandus" and "Dyonisius" with series of le...

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Chart of relationships of the earth in the center, with the orbits of the moon and the sun.

Chart of relationships of the earth in the center, with the orbits of ...

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Opening of main text, hand 1, border design, initials, rubrics, placemarkers.

Opening of main text, hand 1, border design, initials, rubrics, placem...

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Opening of main text with initial and illustration of kiss.

Opening of main text with initial and illustration of kiss.

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Hand 4 (perhaps same as hand 1?).

Hand 4 (perhaps same as hand 1?).

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Shift from main hand (hand 1) to different hand (hand 2) or just smaller version of hand 1?

Shift from main hand (hand 1) to different hand (hand 2) or just small...

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Miniature of Deposition, as Mary and John the Evangelist watch.

Miniature of Deposition, as Mary and John the Evangelist watch.

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Explicit, initials, rubrics. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Explicit, initials, rubrics. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Initial with penwork, placemarkers, hand drawn in margin as pointer.

Initial with penwork, placemarkers, hand drawn in margin as pointer.

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Rubric with author's name?  Initial with penwork, placemarkers.

Rubric with author's name? Initial with penwork, placemarkers.

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Opening of text with large initial, rubric and border, with picture of saint or pope(?) and coat of arms.  Hand 1.

Opening of text with large initial, rubric and border, with picture of...

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Page of music.  Large initial with figures of monk and nun.

Page of music. Large initial with figures of monk and nun.

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Inside front cover - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Inside front cover - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Towneley Lectionary [text]. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

Towneley Lectionary [text]. - Public domain illuminated manuscript

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Opening of gospel of Mark, with title and miniature of Mark in elaborate borders, with human figures.

Opening of gospel of Mark, with title and miniature of Mark in elabora...

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Towneley Lectionary [text with four-line initial].

Towneley Lectionary [text with four-line initial].

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Towneley Lectionary details. Cornerpiece front

Towneley Lectionary details. Cornerpiece front

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Leaf with miniature of the Adoration of the Magi.

Leaf with miniature of the Adoration of the Magi.

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Large historiated initial showing the Ascension of Christ, on gold field.  Three-side border, including a scene of Augustine and the Christ child with various onlookers at the seaside, birds, flowers, and insects.

Large historiated initial showing the Ascension of Christ, on gold fie...

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Page of text; 9 lines of music and 9 of text.  Rubrics.  Red initials.
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