Manuscript of Robert Grosseteste's Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs produced in Italy in the 15th century. Robert Grosseteste was bishop of Lincoln 1235-1253. He is better known for his scientific treatises in Latin and French. The Testament of the Twelve Patriarchs is a translation into Latin from the original apocryphal Greek text. According to Matthew Paris (Hist. Maj.,sub. anno 1242, R.S.V, 284ff), John of Basingstoke, Archdeacon of Leicester, told Grosseteste about the apocryphal work, and Grosseteste had a copy of it brought to him from Greece and in 1242 translated it into Latin. Grosseteste and other scholars at the time believed that the Greek version was a translation of original Hebrew, which recorded the genuine appeals that the twelve sons of Jacob made on their deathbeds. Grosseteste thought that this work would be a useful tool in convincing Jewish people to convert to Christianity, as he points to various passages that he believes prophesy the coming of Christ. Grosseteste's translation was very popular and was used for translations into many vernacular languages.

The script is Italian.