Susanna Fein is Professor of English and coordinator of the Arts and Sciences minor in Ancient, Medieval and Renaissance Studies at Kent State University. David Raybin is Professor of English at Eastern Illinois University. Jan Ziolkowski is the Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Medieval Latin at Harvard University, and director of the Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection.

• AcknowledgmentsIntroductionMS Harley 2253: Texts and TranslationsBooklet 11. Vitas patrum / The Lives of the Fathers1a. Thais / The Story of ThaisBooklet 22. Herman de Valenciennes, La Passioun Nostre Seignour / Herman de Valenciennes, The Passion of Our Lord3. De la Passioun Jhesu [L’Évangile de Nicodème, La Tradition A] / Of Jesus’ Passion [The Gospel of Nicodemus, Tradition A] 3a. Epistle a Tiberie / The Letter of Pilate to Tiberius3b. Epistle a Claudie l’emperour / The Letter of Pilate to Emperor Claudius4. De seint Johan le Ewangeliste / The Life of Saint John the Evangelist5. De seint Johan le Baptist / The Life of Saint John the Baptist6. De seint Bartholomeu / The Life of Saint Bartholomew7. Passioun seint Piere / The Passion of Saint PeterExplanatory NotesTextual NotesAppendix: Full Contents of MS Harley 2253Volume 1: Index of First LinesVolume 1: Index of Manuscripts CitedVolume 1: Index of Proper NamesBibliography