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21. Harley MS 205

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 205
Title:
Raymond of Peñafort, Summa de casibus poenitentiae
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–2v: Bifolium from the end of a 14th-century list of proverbs in alphabetical order, bound backwards. ff. 3r–67v: Raymond of Peñafort, Summa de casibus poenitentiae, with gloss, imperfect. ff. 68r–71v: Fragments from a 12th-century liturgical manuscript with musical notation, including t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:

1 volume

22. Harley MS 222

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 222
Title:
Herman de Valenciennes, Bible historiale
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r, 128v: Fragments of a 14th-century charter issued in England, used as endleaves. Written in Anglicana; includes the names 'Alex', 'Wilhelm ?Gasy', 'Jacobo de Bermynghem', and mentions London. ff. 2r–227v: Herman de Valenciennes, Bible historiale. Decoration: Large initials in gold and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1280
Extent:

1 volume

23. Harley MS 225

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 225
Title:
Geoffrey of Monmouth, De Gestis Britonum; Epistre de Sibille
Scope & Content:
ff. 3r–78r: Geoffrey of Monmouth, De Gestis Britonum (Historia Regum Britanniae), including 15th-century annotations. ff. 78v–79v: Epistre de Sibille (Epistle to Sibille), with the heading: ‘Ceste lepistre de Sibille Ffraunce’, prophecy in Old French added in the mid-14th century, beginning: 'L...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

1 volume

24. Harley MS 273

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 273
Title:
Compilation of religious and secular texts
Scope & Content:
A composite miscellany of religious and secular texts written in England (mostly in Anglo-Norman) and assembled for devotional and instructive purposes. It is made of six parts: First unit (ff. 1r-69v) includes a French Psalter with a calendar, followed by other liturgical prayers, and Hours of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, French, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
1300-1349
Extent:

1 volume

25. Harley MS 324

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 324
Title:
John le Breton, The Treatise on the Laws of England
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2*v-204r: John le Breton, The Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton, and the Proposiciones digestorum) with a table of contents (ff. 2*v-4*v). Decoration: Numerous drawings in the lower margin including animals, hybrid creatures and hunting scenes (ff. 4*v-31r),...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
c 1305
Extent:
1 volume

26. Harley MS 334

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 334
Title:
Gautier de Metz, L’image du monde
Scope & Content:
f. 2* verso: ‘A medecyne for the stomok’, Middle English, late 14th century. ff. 1r–107v: Gautier de Metz, L’image du monde (Le livre de clergie en roumans). f. 108r–v: Pen trials, 15th century, including the opening section of a charter. Decoration: 1 large miniature in colours, gold, and s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and French, Old
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

27. Harley MS 408

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 408
Title:
Statuta Angliae
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-213v: Statuta Angliae. Decoration: Plain initials in red, some large, some small (3v-6v). Puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours. Blue initials with red pen-flourishing, some large, some small. Small initials in red or blue. Paraphs in red or...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

28. Harley MS 489

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 489
Title:
Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton), attributed to John le Breton
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-153v: Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton), attributed to John le Breton. Decoration: Small initials in blue, some with pen-flourishing. Paraphs in red. Rubrics in red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

1 volume

29. Harley MS 490

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 490
Title:
Walter of Bibbesworth, Tretiz de langage
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-31v: Walter of Bibbesworth (b. 1235, d. 1270), Tretiz de langage, imperfect at the beginning and end, also known as 'Aprise de franceis', 'Femme' and Femina.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

1 volume

30. Harley MS 524

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 524
Title:
Collection of sermons and theological tracts (imperfect)
Scope & Content:
The collection includes (f. 66) two contemporary additions relating to medicine, a charm (item 1) and a short verse on humours (item 2). Two short chapters (ff. 84, 119-11v; items 3-4) discuss the formation of the fetus and birth in theological rather than medical terms. The cataloguing of the m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, French, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century
Extent:
1 item

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