The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts

[All detail taken from Ker, N. R., Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, 5 vols. (Oxford, 1969-2002), II. pp. 260-1]

Written in lettre bâtarde 16-line pictures intended, but not executed, before arts. 3, 5, 6 (ff. 10, 38, 48^v) and before the memoria of St Martin on f.79; so too, smaller pictures before the other memoriae (arts. 7, 10) and before art. 8 (cf. also art.1)

Initials: (i-iii) 3-line, 2-line, and 1-line, in grisaille on grounds of decorated gold paint. A broad framed floral border the height of the written space in the outer margin of all pages where there was to be a picture and on some other pages: twenty-eight of them remain.

1. ff.1-6^v Calendar in gold, blue, red, and black, the three colours alternating for effect.

'Sancti laudi episcopi, .Mat' ' and 'Dyonisii episcopi' in gold, 21 Sept and 9 Oct. 'Dedicacio ecclesie Const' ', 12 July. 'Reliquiarum constan' ', 30 Sept, with octave. Each month is laid out in two columns and occupies the last seventeen lines on the page. The upper 55 mm on each page were probably intended for a double picture of the occupation of the month and sign of the zodiac, but remain blank.

2. ff.7-9^v Sequentiae of the gospels.

The prayer 'Protector in te sperantium …' follows John.

3. ff.9^v-14 Passio domini nostril iesu cristi. Secundum Iohannem. Egressus est … posuerunt iesum. Deo gracias. Oremus. Deus qui manus tuas …

St John, chapters xviii, xix. ff. 14-16^v were left blank.

4. ff.17-37^v Hours of the B.V.M., beginning imperfectly and lacking many leaves. Hours of the Cross are worked in.

5. ff. 38-48^v Penitential psalms and (f. 43v) litany.

Ursinus is listed as a disciple. Twenty-two confessors: … (6-9) Sanson germane audoene gerobolde. The lists of martyrs, confessors, and virgins end with three blanks, only 'Sancte' ('Sancta') being written.

6. ff.48^v-66^v Office of the dead

7. ff.67-9 Memoriae of Holy Trinity, Holy Face (Salue sancta facies …: RH no. 18189) and Holy Cross.

8. ff.69-70^v Obsecro te … For male use.

9. ff. 70^v=72^v O Intemerata … orbis terrarium. De te enim … For male use

10. ff. 74-86^v Memoriae of SS. Michael, John Baptist, John Evangelist, Peter and Paul, James, N. and N. apostles, Stephen, Laurence, Christopher, Sebastian, Denis, Eustace (O eustachi princeps milicie …), Cosmas and Damian, N. and N. martyrs, Martin, Nicholas, Claude, Anthony hermit (Anthoni pastor inclite qui cruciatos reficis …: RH, no 1203), Laudus, Julian, Eloi, Maur, Fiacre, Germain, N. and N. confessors, Anne, Maria Jacobi and Maria Salome (O nobile ternarium sanctarum sororum trium …:RH, no. 13323; AH xv. 233), Mary Magdalene, Katherine, Margaret, Barbara (Gaude barbara beata summe pollens in doctrina …: RH, no. 6711), Appolinia, Susanna Genovefa, Avia. Ff. 87-88^v left blank.

11. Three of the pieces added in 16th cent in blank spaces on ff. 14-16^v, 66^v, 86^v-88^v are in French; (a) f. 87^rv Vierge dousce vierge benigne vierge saincte vierge tres digne …; (b) f. 87^v Ie te salue marie tressaincte mere de dieu …; (c) f.88^v Iesus soit en ma teste et en mon entendement …

(a). 28 lines for Geneviève; sonnet, no 2314. (c). 5 lines: sonnet, no 991.

Ker, N. R., Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, 5 vols. (Oxford, 1969-2002), II. 260-1