Folio 1r: Outer frame gold,
edged with red; four small leaves in gold at the angles. Inner
frame of three main bands, separated by red lines. The outermost
and broadest is of acanthus-foliage, in white on dark blue: the
next, narrow, plain gold: the innermost, gold scroll-work on
light purple. At the angles, four squares of light red, with a
conventional four-petalled flower in white and gold. The main
ground purple, with some small ornaments in white: mainly
occupied by a large B, of minuscule form, of gold edged with red
(as throughout), containing panels of white and green. It has
knots of plaited work and a dragon's head. Within it the
ground is a brilliant green, with white ornaments, in which is
set a large knot of plaited work. Around this latter are the
letters: E, A, Ti, S (Beatis-) in gold - some filled with green.
Below, two lines of gold uncials: -simo papae Damaso Hieronimus.
Old uncoloured silk guard.
Folio 10r: Eusebian canons.
The section numbers are arranged in four or three columns on a
page. They are in red at first, then in black. Short gold lines
separate the groups of numbers. The framework is in the form of
the façade of a classical temple: pediment, with acroteria (on
the gable only, except on the first page); architrave (inscribed
with the title of the Canon, e.g. Canon primus in quo iiii. Mat.
Mar. Luc. Ioh., in gold uncials: round-headed arches underneath.
The columns supporting these arches are very variously coloured
and patterned. On the first page there are five columns treated
thus (from left): nos. 1 and 5 are pink, with spiral wavy lines,
alternately gold and white: nos. 2 and 4 are green, with
irregular patches of gold: no. 3 is plain gold. The capitals are
of conventional foliage, usually in pink or blue (or both),
heightened with white. The bases uniformly gold. The colours of
pediment, architrave, etc., are varied: pink, purple, blues, and
greens
Folio 16r: Frontispiece to Matthew.
Outer frame vermilion, edged with blue and patterned with gold:
projections of gold foliage at the angles and in the centres of
the sides. Inner frame mainly gold, with red lines and small
patterns in colour: at the angles, dark blue acanthus, with
white patterns. In the centre of each side is a medallion with
gold ground set on a square of dull blue, with groups of three
white dots in the spandrels. Each medallion contains a bust, in
colour, of a beardless man in mantle, fastened on the right
shoulder. The mantle is twice pink and twice green, over white.
Each medallion is edged with a red line dotted with white. The
heads of the busts at top and on left look to the right. The
others look to the left. Each has an inscription in tiny
capitals round the head, as follows: 1 (top): ROMANE. R. P. DlVI
MEM OTTO IMPER. AVG. 2 (left): XPIANE RELIGIONIS ET ROMANE R. P.
OTTO IMP. AVG. 3 (bottom): D. CORONATVS ROMANE R. P. OTTO IMPER.
AVG. 4 (right): XPIANE RELIGIONIS ET ROMANE. R. P. OTTO IMP.
Main ground purple: within the convolutions of the foliage it is
green, with white dots. It is occupied by a large gold L and I
(the latter springing into foliage). These have panels of white
plaited-work about them, and below them, in gold uncials, the
letters: -ber generationis.
Folios 11v and 17r: framed in green and gold,
and the text of the genealogy is written in gold as far as i.
27: qui uocatur christus. Initials of chapters are in plain
gold: others in red.
Folio 62r: five bands, three
of purple and two of green. On these, in gold capitals: Incipit
ar/gumentum /Evangelii / secundum/ Marcum. Marcus euangelista
dei. Fine gold initial. On a patch of purple, in gold uncials:
Expl. argumentum. hic. capitula sequentis
Folio 64v-65r: Framed
decorations. On f. 64v the main ground is green. On it are four
bands of purple, inscribed in gold capitals: Incipit li/ber sci
evan/gelii secun/dum Marcum. On f. 65r the main ground is
purple: occupied by a large gold foliated I and the letters
NITIVM. The frame contains plaited work in gold on green.
Folio 98r: Full-page
decoration. Outer frame vermilion. Then two bands of gold and a
band of white between them, with gold plaited-work. Within this,
several bands of wavy lines-white, gold, purple. In the centres
of the sides of the frame are set four squares, framed in green,
containing rosettes (2) and crossshaped ornaments (2), mainly in
red and purple. Ground of panel, purple. A large Q occupies most
of it, which is in gold, with panels of green and white. Below
it, in gold uncials: -uoniam quidem.
Folio 150v: Title to John:
Incipit ar/gumentum/ evangelii/ secundum/Iohannem /, in gold
capitals, on alternate bands of purple and green Prologue: Hic
est Johannes. Gold initial. In gold uncials on purple: Expl.
argumentum.
Folio 153v: Full-page. Frame
in gold, and purple with gold plaited-work. Ground within, green
with four bands of purple (as for Mark), inscribed in gold
capitals: Incipit liber / sci evange/lii secundum/Iohannem. At
the angles are four small square pictutes, with light purple
ground, each representing a black-haired beardless Evangelist,
seated. Each has a sloping desk on a shaft, with a ledge to
support the book. Top left: Dark mantle over bluish white.
Bending forward, he writes in a book on his knee: no book on
desk on right. Top right: Pink mantle over bluish white. Desk on
left. He sits, holding a pen, supporting a book on his left
knee, and looking to right. Bottom left: pink mantle over bluish
white. Leans forward to right, left hand to his face, right
elbow on knee, finger pointing to desk with book on right.
Bottom right: dark mantle over bluish white. Desk on left with
book. He sits, leaning his face on his right hand and looking
towards the desk. The classical feeling in these small pictures
is very strong.
Folio 154r: Full-page. Frame
gold, blue acanthus pattern, gold, green. Inner ground purple,
occupied by the letters I over N in gold, with panels of white
plaited-work and gold foliage. Above and below, in gold uncials:
principio erat uerbum. Five small square pictures, with purple
frames and gold grounds, set in the centres of the sides and
centre of the page, represent: centre, The Lamb, with
cross-nimbus, facing right, his breast pierced by a spear.
Bottom, half-length angel in pink over blue, and blue-white
wings, looking up to right and holding up scroll over left hand.
Right, pink lion, with blue wings, couchant, head to right, a
book between his fore-feet. Left, winged ox, similar, head to
left. Top, eagle, with blue wings and pink body, looking back to
right, a roll under his right claw.
Folio 192r: in gold uncials
on purple: Inc. breuiarium/Lectionum euangeli/orum legendorum
per / circirculum (sic) anni. Rubric. In uigilia natalis domini
hora nona ad sanctam mariam.