Layout: 1 column, 20 lines Decoration: Numerous 1-line initials alternating in blue and burnished gold, each embellished with contrasting penwork in red and blue, respectively; blue, red, and burnished gold decorative line fillers, one of them taking the shape of a fire-breathing dragon 3 4-line historiated initials set on burnished gold grounds. Decoration: The first depicts Christ gesturing to a bearded male, and the other two feature secular female figures. The "S" of the third initial takes the shape of a winged dragon Provenance: The original parent codex was likely broken before 1983. Approximately 40 folios of the MS have so far been traced (as of 2/2021). Provenance: For further information, see two 2015 posts from Peter's Kidd's "Medieval Manuscripts Provenance" blog: https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-lavishly-illuminated-13th-century.html and https://mssprovenance.blogspot.com/2015/06/a-lavishly-illuminated-13th-century.html From a codex commissioned for or by a nun Incipit: Domini est terra et plenitudo Explicit: intercede pro nobis sanctarum Psalm 23 and ancillary texts from Matins in the Hours of the Virgin, including the prayer "Sancta Maria virgo virginum" and the opening of the prayer "Sancta Maria piarum piissima"
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