Vellum,  9.625 x 6.75, ff. 299 + 7, double columns of 36 lines.  13th - 14th cent., in fine round black hand.

    Donor, T. C. S.

    Collation: a⁶ 1¹² - 6¹² 7¹⁸ 8¹² - 14¹² 15¹⁰ 16¹² 17¹⁰ - 19¹⁰ 20¹² 21¹²  22¹⁰ 23¹² - 25¹² 26^? (three), l flyleaf.

    The flyleaves at the beginning contain notes for sermons, as it seems, in double columns in a thirteenth cent. hand.  f. vi is blank.

    Contents:

      Historia Scholastica Petri Comestoris.

        Inc. prol. epistolaris.  Reuerendo patri et domino Willelmo  f. 1

                     -benedictus deus amen.  Good decorative initial.

        Inc. hystoria scolastica prefatio.

        Imperatorie maiestatis (CXCVIII 1053).

        Initial to Genesis has two medallions: (1) Christ seated facing R.,

            clouds (?) above , waters below.  (2) Conviction of Adam and Eve.

            Christ on L.

        Exodus.  Initial.  Moses horned on L. addresses three Israelites.

        Leviticus.    „      Moses horned kneels holding up a red heifer. 

                                         Altar with censer  (?) on R.

        Numbers.     „      Christ addresses Moses horned on R.

        Deut.            „      Moses horned, with tables of law on R.  Two

                                              Jews on L.

        Joshua.          „        Christ addresses Joshua in mail and surcoat on R.

        Judges.         „        Jews kneel. Altar on R.

        Reg.             „         Elkanah and Hannah kneel.  Head of Christ

                                            over altar on R.

        Tobit.           „          Tobit reclines.  Swallow in air above.

        Daniel.         „          Seated in rocky hole.  Two red lions in front.

        Judith.          „          Beheads Holofernes in bed.

        Acts ends f. 299a:  in Cathacumbis.

                             Finito libro sit laus et gloria Christo.

    There are some scribbles on the verso.

    The pictured initials have good gold grounds, but are of rather rough execution.