Harley MS 5367

Contents:

ff. 1r-569v: Bible, without the Psalms, imperfect; ending in the middle of Acts of the Apostles. Lacking Revelation.

The manuscript contains various additions:

Occasional marginal annotations in English hands, 14th century.

ff. 1*v, 274v-275v, 571-574: Added list for Sunday readings and list of biblical books enumerating their chapters, in an Italian hand, 15th century.

ff. 570r-570v: Theological inscriptions (featuring titles: 'de ira' and 'de accidia'), in an English hand, 15th century.

Decoration:

39 historiated initials in colours and gold with foliate tendrils extending into the margins occasionaly including dragons or masks, of Jerome writing for the Prologue (f. 1r); God speaking to Moses, for Leviticus and Numbers (ff. 52v and 67r); a haloed figure addressing men, for Joshua (f. 106r); ?Judah wrestling a lion, for Judges (f. 117v), Boaz addressing Ruth and a boy holding ears of corn or barley?, for Ruth (f. 130r); Elkanah and Hannah praying at an altar, at I Samuel (f. 132v); David and Goliath, at II Samuel (f. 150r); 2 men, one coming out of water?, at II Kings (f. 182r); Original Sin, at I Chronicles (f. 199r); David in penance, at II Chronicles (f. 213r); Judith holding a sword, at Judith (f. 247v); Job visited by his wife,with a devil is whispering in her ear, at Job (f. 261v); Solomon instructing a youth, at Proverbs (f. 276r); three veiled ?priests, at Ecclesiastes (f. 286r); a bride and groom kissing, at Song of Songs (f. 289v); a king addressing two men, at Wisdom (f. 291v); God appearing to a king, at Ecclesiasticus (f. 299r); God appearing to Isaiah lying in bed, at Isaiah (f. 320r); Jeremiah addressing an assembly, at Jeremiah (f. 345r); Jeremiah mourning, at Lamentations (f. 373r); Baruch seated with a book, at Baruch (f. 376r); God appearing to Ezechiel, at Ezechiel (f. 379v); Daniel in the lion's den, at Daniel (f. 407r); God appearing to Hosea, at Hosea (f. 418r); God appearing to Joel, at Joel (f. 422r); Amos addressing an assembly, at Amos (f. 424r); Jonah? and God holding a book, at Jonah (f. 427v); God appearing to Zephaniah, at Zephaniah (f. 434); 2 fighting soldiers, at I Macchabees (f. 442r); men worshipping a demon-like idol, at II Macchabees (f. 457v); the Virgin and Child (Virgo lactans, at Matthew (f. 469r), a winged lion, symbol of Mark, at Mark (f. 484v); a winged calf, symbol of Luke, at Luke (f. 495r); an eagle, symbol of John, at John (f. 512r), the conversion of Paul, with Paul falling from his horse, at Romans (f. 523r); Peter, at I Peter (f. 557v); John, at I John (f. 560), Pentecost, at Acts (f. 562v). Numerous initials in colours and gold of varying sizes, usually with foliate tendrils extending into the margins, occasionally including dragons, at the beginning of prologues and lesser sections (ff. 5v, 30v, 88r, 105v, 129v, 131v, 164v, 198v, 232v, 233r, 234v, 242r, 247v, 254r, 254v, 260v, 261r, 286r, 299r, 319r, etc. (549r and 550v with hybrid creature)). Initials, chapter numbers and running titles in blue with red pen-flourishing. Running titles in blue with red pen-flourishing. Capitals marked in red.

Added marginal drawings in brown ink of a man and animal (offering sacrifice?)(f. 10r), a standing cleric (f. 29r), a horned figure holding a book (?Moses) (f. 43r), Moses throwing the tablets at the foot of a mountain (f. 47v), 2 devils (f. 62r), a turbaned man on a donkey (f. 80v), a woman holding a round object (f. 122v), David and Goliath (f. 142r), a king addressing a cleric (f. 180v), the head of a king (f. 216v), an animal (f. 246r), head of a man (ff. 309r, 475v), head of a woman (ff. 321r, 492r), man holding a ?letter (f. 322v).