[All detail taken from Ker, N. R., Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, 4 vols. (Oxford, 1969-92), II. p. 264]
Cy commence la seconde (cancelled) partie de la translacion et exposicion du liure de monseigneur saint Augustin de la cite de dieu translate et expose par maistre Raoul de praelles scelon et par la maniere que contenu est en son prologue sur la premiere partie. Combien que au commencement … (f.424v) et que nostre mere sainte eglise entient. Ceste Translacion et exposicion fu commence par maistre Raoul de praelles a la tous sains lan de grace mil ccc lxxi. Et fu acheuee le premier Iour de septembre lan de grace mil lxxv. deo gracias.
A picture before each book and before the prologue in front of part 2 (f.1); the size is c. 195 x 200 mm on f. 2v (bk 11) and elsewhere c. 90 x 120 mm (column width). On ff. 1, 2v St Augustine is at work. The scribe managed so that all the pictures came on parchment leaves and most of them at the head of a column, where they could be given a rounded top. Initials: (i) 6-line, blue patterned in white decorated on gold grounds (ii) 2-line, blue with red ornament or gold with violet ornament. Capital letter in the ink of the text fillwed with yellow. A continuous framed floral border in gold and colours on pictures pages.