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1. Harley MS 296

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 296
Title:
A collection of original letters and transcripts, concerning Spain, Portugal, Italy, Germany, Denmark, Russia and Morocco
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-2r: A discourse in French, concerning the enterprise that could be arranged for Don Antonio (b. 1531, d. 1595), a claimant for the Portuguese throne, for the recovery of his kingdom, and the effect and usefulness of this for the Netherlands and England. ff. 3r-4v: An origina...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 2519

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2519
Title:
Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-3r: Preface. ff. 3v-13v: Table of contents. ff. 14r-80v: Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae; ending: 'Explicit liber Avicij Mansii Severini Boecij Exconsularis Ordinarij Patricij de consolacione philosophie - Magister W. fferon'. Decoration: Added ink sketch of a bear...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Harley MS 3939

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3939
Title:
Gospel of St John with gloss
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-49v: Gospel of St John with glossa ordinaria. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 49v: A practice sentence in English: 'Ryght worshypfull [crossed out]'; written in the (?) 16th century.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Harley MS 5054

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5054
Title:
The direct manner and order of Proceeding in Causes and Suytes depending in the high Court of Chancery; Plato, Apologia Socratis; William of Auxerre, Summa aurea; and other texts
Scope & Content:
This manuscript consists of five parts that were produced separately. The first three parts (ff. 1-30; ff. 31-54; ff. 55-54) were written in England in the 17th century. The fourth part (ff. 79-200) was written in England in the 2nd half of the 15th century. The fifth part (ff. 202-309) was ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century-17th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 7192

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 7192
Title:
Genealogy of French kings from Pharamond to Philip III
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1v- 33r: Genealogy of the French kings, written in French. Beginning with Pharamond, a legendary Frankish king of Trojan descent, who is identified by the 8th-century Liber Historiae Francorum as the first king of France; his arms are gules, three toads or. Ending with Philip III ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume