Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 1r-66v

Cycle of 223 tinted drawings, mostly two per page, illustrating Old Testament scenes from the Fall of Lucifer and the Creation to the Death of Solomon, with accompanying Anglo-Norman explanatory verses. Beginning, 'Coment lucifer chayit de ciel e devient diable e grant multitudo des angeles ouesqe li' (f. 1v).

Decoration:

f. 1v: Miniature of God holding a compass with angels and cherubim, and Lucifer with fallen angels and devils.

f. 2r: Miniature of God creating the animals.

f. 2v: Miniature of God creating the fishes.

f. 3r: Miniature of God creating Adam and Eve in the upper register; and God giving the Garden of Eden to Adam and Eve in the lower register.

f. 3v: Miniature of God enthroned, in the upper register; and of the Temptation of Adam and Eve, in the lower register.

f. 4r: Miniature of the Expulsion from paradise, in the upper register; and of an angel holding out a garment to Adam and Eve in the lower register.

f. 4v: Miniature of Adam digging and Eve spinning after their expulsion from Paradise, in the upper register; and of Cain and Abel, in the lower register.

f. 5r: Miniature of Cain killing Abel, in the upper register; and of Cain hiding the body of Abel, in the lower register.

f. 5v: Miniature of God speaking to Cain, in the upper register; and of an angel speaking to Noah, and of Noah building the ark, in the lower register.

f. 6r: Miniature of a devil meeting Noah's wife, Noah and his wife, and Noah's wife giving Noah a chalice, in the upper register; and of an angel speaking to Noah, and of Noah building the ark, in the lower register.

f. 6v: Miniature of Noah, his family, and animals entering the Ark.

f. 7r: Miniature of Noah sending out the raven and the dove from the Ark, and of the dove returning to Noah with a branch in its beak.

f. 7v: Miniature of Thare giving idols to Abraham.

f. 8r: Miniature of Abraham breaking idols, in the upper register; and of Thare making idols, in the lower register.

f. 8v: Miniature of the marriage of Abraham and Sarah, in the upper register; and of God giving Abraham three cities in the lower register.

f. 9r: Miniature of Abraham and Sarah praying to God, in the upper register; and of Abraham sacrificing a ram to God, in the lower register.

f. 9v: Miniature of God speaking to Abraham, in the upper register; and of Abraham and Hagar, in the lower register.

f. 10r: Miniature from the prefatory cycle of Hagar and Sarah, in the upper register; and Hagar abandoning her child in a wood, and an angel instructing Hagar, in the lower register.

f. 10v: Miniature of God speaking to Abraham, in the upper register, and renaming him from Abram; miniature of Abraham and Sarah, after she has been told that she is with child, in the lower register.

f. 11r: Miniature of Abraham and three angels in the upper register; and of Abraham with his flock speaking to an angel, in the lower register.

f. 11v: Miniature of Abraham and Isaac carrying wood, in the upper register; and of Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac, in the lower register.

f. 12r: Miniature of the dying Abraham sending his steward to find a wife for Isaac, in the upper register; and of Abraham's steward finding Rebecca for Isaac, in the lower register.

f. 12v: Miniature of Rebecca and Isaac, in the upper register; and of the birth of Esau and Jacob, in the lower register.

f. 13r: Miniature of Esau with Isaac and Jacob with Rebecca.

f. 13v: Miniature of Isaac giving Jacob the blessing intended for Esau, in the upper register; miniature of Esau bringing food to Isaac, in the lower register.

f. 14r: Illuminated initial 'D'(e) on a text page.

f. 14v: Miniature of Jacob listening to Joseph's dreams, in the upper register; and of Joseph's brothers throwing him into a pit, in the lower register.

f. 15r: Miniature of Joseph being sold into slavery to the seneschal of Egypt, in the upper register; and of Joseph on a horseback with the seneschal of Egypt, in the lower register.

f. 15v: Miniature of Joseph's brothers displaying his coat to Jacob, in the upper register; and of Joseph before the king of Egypt, in the lower register.

f. 16r: Miniature of the king of Egypt hunting, in the upper register; and of Joseph and the wife of Potiphar, in the lower register.

f. 16v: Miniature of Joseph imprisoned with the king of Egypt's chief baker and butler, in the upper register; miniature of Joseph interpreting dreams for the king of Egypt, in the lower register.

f. 17r: Miniature of the king of Egypt and his councillors, in the lower register.

f. 17v: Miniature of the king of Egypt making Joseph an overseer, in the upper register; and of Joseph ordering the filling of granaries, in the lower register.

f. 18r: Miniature of Joseph throwing chaff on the water, and Jacob seeing the wheat chaff and instructing his sons, in the upper register; and of Joseph meeting his brothers, in the lower register.

f. 18v: Miniature of Joseph's brothers finding money in their sacks and returning to Egypt, in the upper register; and of Joseph placing a cup in Benjamin's sack and of Joseph's brothers before Joseph, in the lower register.

f. 19r: Miniature of Joseph revealing himself to his brothers, in the upper register; miniature of Joseph reunited with his father and mother, in the lower register.

f. 19v: Miniature of Jacob being introduced to the king of Egypt, in the upper register; miniature of Jacob and Joseph, in the lower register.

f. 20r: Miniature of Joseph presenting his two sons to Jacob, in the upper register; and of Joseph and his parents on horseback, in the lower register.

f. 22v: Miniature of the king of Egypt demanding that all Jewish infants be killed, in the upper register; of the birth of Moses, and of Moses exposed in the ark on the banks of the Nile, in the lower register.

f. 23r: Miniature in two parts of Moses found in the river, in the upper register; and of the king of Egypt and his court seated at table with Moses striking the king of Egypt's son in play, in the lower register.

f. 23v: Miniature of Moses throwing the king of Egypt's crown on a fire, in the upper register; and of Moses helping a Jew fighting with an Egyptian, in the lower register.

f. 24r: Miniature of Moses separating two fighting Jews, in the upper register; of Moses as a shepherd, and of God speaking to him from the Burning Bush, in the lower register.

f. 24v: Miniature of Moses freeing the Israelites from the king of Egypt, in the upper register; miniature of Moses and the king of Egypt's troops facing each other across the Red Sea, in the lower register.

f. 25r: Miniature of Moses and the Israelites at camp in the desert, in the upper register; and of Moses receiving the tables of the Law on Mount Sinai, in the lower register.

f. 25v: Miniature of the Israelites worshipping the Golden Calf, and Moses destroying the Tablets of the Law, in the upper register; miniature of Moses speaking to Aaron, in the lower register.

f. 26r: Miniature of God giving the laws to Moses for a second time, in the upper register; and of Moses showing the laws to the Israelites, in the lower register.

f. 26v: Miniature of people in a city plotting against Moses.

f. 27r: Miniature of Moses placing the tables of the Law, and Moses sending Joshua and other Israelites to the promised land, in the upper register; and of Joshua and his scouts returning from the promised land with fruits, in the lower register.

f. 27v: Miniature of four scenes (1) of Miriam, (2) God speaking to Moses, (3) Moses giving his rod to Joshua, and (4) of the burial of Moses.

f. 28r: Miniature of Joshua instructing his people and sending men to spy on Jericho, in the upper register; and of Rehab helping a spy sent by Joshua to escape from Jericho, and Rehab and a spy on the right, in the lower register.

f. 28v: Miniature of Joshua at his tent being addressed by an angel, with two angels playing trumpets and Jericho collapsing, with a coloured initial 'C'(oment).

f. 29r: Miniature of Acor's greed, in the upper register; of the stoning of Acor, in the lower register.

f. 29v: Miniature of Joshua speaking to God, and distributing his winnings among the Patriarchs, in the upper register; and of the burial of Joshua on Mount Ephraim, in the lower register.

f. 30r: Miniature of Phineas praying to God for his leader, Judah, in the upper register; and of the tribes of Judah and Simeon destroying their enemies in the cities of Canee and Canaan.

f. 30v: Miniature of the tribes of Judah and Simeon fighting a battle against their enemies.

f. 31r: Miniature of Eliud offering a sword to a king and Eliud killing the king, in the upper register; and of Deborah sending the Israelites into battle, in the lower register.

f. 33r: Miniature of king Sisera drinking with Jael (here Deborah), and Jael (here Deborah) killing king Sisera, in the upper register; and of Joash threshing, with Joash visited by an angel who sends him to deliver the people from servitude, in the lower register.

f. 33v: Miniature of Gideon and the angel, in the upper register; of Gideon destroying the altar of Baal, and of Gideon (Jerubbaal) making a sacrifice, in the lower register.

f. 34r: Miniature of God commanding Jerubbaal to stretch out a fleece, in the upper register; and of Jerubbaal selecting men for his army, in the lower register.

f. 34v: Miniature of Jerubbaal and his servant Phurah in the Midianite camp, in the upper register; and of the attack on the Midianites with Gideon and his men blowing their trumpets and holding their lamps, and the Midianites killing themselves, in the lower register.

f. 36r: Miniature of Jerubbaal asking for meat for his men, in the upper register; miniature of Jerubbaal slaying the people of Zebah and Zalmumna, in the lower register.

f. 36v: Miniature of kings Zebah and Zalumna taken to execution, in the upper register; and of Jerubbaal asking a youth about the rich people of Succoth, and of the destruction of Penuel, in the lower register.

f. 37r: Miniature of Jerubbaal commanding his son to execute the kings Zebah and Zalumna, in the upper register; and of the people of Israel making him king, in the lower register.

f. 37v: Miniature of Jerubbaal having earrings hung in the tabernacle and the death of Jerubbaal, in the upper register; miniature of Abimelech, the son of Jerubbaal, asking the people of Israel to make him king, in the lower register.

f. 38r: Miniature of Abimelech slaying his brothers, in the upper register; and of the coronation of Abimelech, in the lower register.

f. 38v: Miniature of Abimelech being driven from Shechem, in the upper register; and of the coronation of Gaal, in the lower register.

f. 39r: Miniature of Abimelech killing Gaal in battle, in the upper register; and of the death of Abimelech, in the lower register.

f. 40r: Miniature of Jepthah and the worship of an idol and of God, in the upper register; and of the coronation of Jepthah, in the lower register.

f. 40v: Miniature of Jepthah being driven from the city by his brothers, in the upper register; and of the people of Gilead asking Jepthah to be their leader, in the lower register.

f. 41r: Miniature of Jepthah sacrificing his daughter to God, in the upper register; miniature of Jepthah winning a battle, in the lower register.

f. 42v: Miniature of the annunciation to the father and mother of Samson, in the upper register; and a miniature of Samson's father making an offering to God, in the lower register.

f. 43r: Miniature of the birth of Samson, in the upper register; and of the meeting of Samson and Delilah at a feast, in the lower register.

f. 43v: Miniature of Samson fighting with a lion, in the upper register; and of Samson and his father, in the lower register.

f. 44r: Miniature of Samson taking a honeycomb from the mouth of a lion, in the upper register; and of Samson's father arranging Delilah's engagement to Samson, in the lower register.

f. 44v: Miniature of Samson killing 30 men, in the upper register; and of Samson sending wolves with firebrands tied to their tails to burn the land of the Philistines, in the lower register.

f. 45r: Miniature of Philistines capturing Samson, in the upper register; and of Samson killing 30 men with the jawbone of an ass, in the lower register.

f. 45v: Miniature of God speaking to Samson, and of Samson drinking water from the jawbone of an ass, in the upper register; and of Samson recovering his wife, in the lower register.

f. 46r: Miniature of Samson betrayed by Delilah, shaved, blinded and bound, in the upper register; and of Samson tortured by a miller, in the lower register.

f. 46v: Miniature of a blinded Samson breaking the pillars.

f. 47r: Miniature of Elimelech, Naomi and their children going to the land of Moab, in the upper register; and of the sons of Elimelech marrying wives, in the lower register.

f. 47v: Miniature of Naomi and Ruth returning to Bethlehem, in the upper register; and a miniature of Boaz meeting Ruth gleaning with Naomi in his fields, in the lower register.

f. 48r: Miniature of Elkanah and his wife finding Eli and sons in the Temple, in the upper register; and of the birth of Samuel, in the lower register.

f. 48v: Miniature of Hannah offering her son in the Temple, in the upper register; and of an angel talking to Eli, in the lower register.

f. 49r: Miniature of God calling Samuel, in the upper register; and of the sons of Eli killed in battle and the Ark being carried off by the Philistines, in the lower register.

f. 49v: Miniature of the death of Eli, in the upper register; and of Samuel making a sacrifice to God and a battle with the Philistines, in the lower register.

f. 50r: Miniature of Samuel before a judge, assisted by four others, in the upper register; and of Saul and another child meeting maidens outside a city, in the lower register.

f. 50v: Miniature of the anointing of Saul by Samuel, in the upper register; and of the coronation of Saul as the king of Gilgal, in the lower register.

f. 51r: Miniature of Jonathan killing Philistines and eating honey, in the upper register; miniature of the anointing of David, in the lower register.

f. 51v: Miniature of Saul with David playing the harp, in the upper register; miniature of David and Goliath, in the lower register.

f. 52r: Miniature of Michal saving David from Saul, in the upper register; miniature of Saul killing Abimlech and other priests, in the lower register.

f. 52v: Miniature of David cutting off a piece of Saul's cloak, in the upper register; and of David showing the cut cloak to Saul, in the lower register.

f. 53r: Miniature of the death of Samuel, in the upper register, and of Saul killing himself in battle, in the lower register.

f. 53v: Miniature of a messenger bringing David proof of Saul's death, in the upper register; and of the anointing of David, in the lower register.

f. 54r: Miniature of Abner and the coronation of Ishbosheth, in the upper register; and of Abner killing Asahel, in the lower register.

f. 54v: Miniature of David receiving Abner, in the upper register; and of Joab killing Abner, in the lower register.

f. 55r: Miniature of Baanah and Rechab killing Ishbosheth, in the upper register; and of Baanah and Rechab bringing the head of Ishbosheth to David, in the lower register.

f. 55v: Miniature of David ordering the hands and feet of Baanah and Recheb to be cut off, in the upper register; and of the coronation of David, in the lower register.

f. 56r: Miniature of David besieging Jerusalem, in the upper register; and of a battle of David's army with the Philistines, in the lower register.

f. 56v: Miniature of David playing the harp, with musicians in procession carrying the Ark, in the upper register; and of David and Bathsheba, in the lower register.

f. 57r: Miniature of David and Bathsheba lying together in bed, in the upper register; and of David dining with Uriah, in the lower register.

f. 57v: Miniature of David giving Uriah a letter, in the upper register; and of Uriah being killed in battle, in the lower register.

f. 58r: Miniature of Nathan reproving David, in the upper register; and of Amnon and Tamar lying in bed, in the lower register.

f. 58v: Miniature of the sons of Absolom killing Amnon, in the upper register; and of David lamenting, in the lower register.

f. 59r: Miniature of Absalom and his sons fleeing, in the upper register; and of Absalom and David, in the lower register.

f. 59v: Miniature of Absalom and David, in the upper register; and of Absalom fighting his father, David, in Jerusalem, in the lower register.

f. 60r: Miniature of Ahithopel hanging himself, in the upper register; and of Absalom defeated in battle, in the lower register.

f. 60v: Miniature of the death of Absalom, in the upper register; and of David lamenting the death of Absalom, in the lower register.

f. 61r: Miniature of David and his people entering Jerusalem, in the upper register; and of David praying to God, in the lower register.

f. 61v: Miniature of David and his councillors, in the upper register; and of the hanging of the sons of Saul and Michal, in the lower register.

f. 62r: Miniature of Joab before David, in the upper register; and of David praying to God, in the lower register.

f. 62v: Miniature of Gad before David, in the upper register; and of death from a pestilence outside the city of Jerusalem, in the lower register.

f. 63r: Miniature of David seeking mercy against the sword of an angel, in the upper register; and of David sacrificing at an altar, in the lower register.

f. 63v: Miniature of Adonijah's feast, in the upper register; and of Bathsheba before David, in the lower register.

f. 64r: Miniature of the anointing of Solomon by Zadok and Nathan, in the upper register; and of David confirming Solomon's anointing, in the lower register.

f. 64v: Miniature of David instructing Solomon, in the upper register; and of the death of David, in the lower register.

f. 65r: Miniature of God appearing to Solomon, in the upper register; and of the Judgement of Solomon, in the lower register.

f. 65v: Miniature of Solomon supervising the construction of the temple, in the upper register; and of Solomon meeting queen Sabah, in the lower register.

f. 66r: Miniature of Solomon and his wives sacrificing to idols, in the upper register; and of a prophet telling Solomon that God will punish him, in the lower register.

f. 66v: Miniature of the battle of the Philistines in Jerusalem, in the upper register; and of the death of Solomon, in the lower register.