Literary
Ms. moralizing verse; written and illuminated in England, perhaps London, ca. 1470.
Scribe: Ricardus Franciscus.
Decoration: 79 miniatures with figures and scenes illustrating the text, 12 small oblong miniatures illustrating the zodiac, 15 small oblong landscape miniatures illustrating the stars.
Thirteen miniatures were cut out and restored, 9 in the 18th century and 4 others at an unknown date. They are fols. 26v, 54v, 65r, 122r, 141r, 143v, 146r, 165v, 169r, 171ra, 172r, 173r, and 187v.
Two gaps exist in the manuscript for excised miniatures yet to be found.
Artists: 2 unidentified artists for the miniatures; 4 border artists of which one (Border Artist A) has work identified in 13 manuscripts by Kathleen Scott in her book Later Gothic manuscripts, 1390-1490.