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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3908
Title:: Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Vita Sancte Mildrethae; Lessons on the Gospel of St Luke; Mass and Office for the feast of St. Mildreth; Historia de Sancta Mildretha in music; Textus translationis Mildrethe; John of Bridlington, Prophetia; Prophecies of Merlin
Scope & Content:: Contents: This manuscript consists mainly of texts written in the 1st half of the 12th century (ff. 1r-100r), and it also includes two added texts written in the 14th century (ff. 101r-117v). ff. 1r-35r: Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Vita Sancte Mildrethae, (the Life of St Mildreth), with a prolo...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old and Latin
Date Range:: 1st half of the 12th century-14th century
Extent:: A parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3937
Title:: Statuta Angliae
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-297r: Statuta Angliae, including Magna Carta, charters of Edward III, various statutes, and the Treatise on the Laws of England (also known as Britton and the Proposiciones digestorum) attributed to John le Breton. Decoration: Partial border with a large puzzle initial in red...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old
Date Range:: 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3940
Title:: Sir John Mandeville, Voyage d'outre mer; a biblical account from the Creation to Isaac
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-49v: Sir John Mandeville, Voyage d'outre mer. ff. 50r-75v: A biblical account from the Creation to Isaac. Decoration: Numerous small initials in red and blue.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old
Date Range:: 14th century - 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3983
Title:: Aimon de Varennes , Florimont; Chronicle of Rheims
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-82v: Aimon (or Aimé) de Varennes, Florimont, incipit: 'Cil qui a cuer de vacelage', explicit: 'Adonc fu retrais par Aymon' with the colophon ending 'Le tiers jour de lassumption acompli sa devotion'. The poem was composed by Aimon de Varennes at Chatillon d'Azergues in the For...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and French, Old
Date Range:: 1323
Extent:: A parchment codex, 114 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3988
Title:: Maniere de Langage; Fatrasie; Dialogues and Reflections; Thomas Sampson of Oxford, Ars dictaminis
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-23r: Maniere de Langage, a manual of French conversation revised between 1396 and 1415, including a drinking song known as 'On wine' (ff. 5r-5v). 23r-23v: Fatrasie, a brief slanging-match in prose concerning some strayed sheep, written after 1396. ff. 23v-26r: Dialogues and R...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 14th century - 1st half of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3992
Title:: Jacques de Longuyon, Les Voeux du Paon
Scope & Content:: The manuscript includes Les Voeux du Paon composed in 1312 by Jacques de Longuyon for Tibaut de Bar, bishop of Liege; imperfect: following verses are missing: 1-980; 2560-2833; 6967-7080; 7248-8784; incipit: 'Oncles dist gadifer se vostre conseil niere'; explicit: 'Si grant quil li fance et perc...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old
Date Range:: Mid 14th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4001
Title:: Chroniques abrégées, also known as The 'Manual' of Philip VI of France
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-144v: Chroniques abrégées, also known as The 'Manual' of Philip VI of France, compiled from the Speculum historiale of Vincent of Beauvais and sometimes attributed to a monk of Saint-Denis, beginning: '[L]a cause afait ceste compilacion'. Decoration: Rubrics in red. Marginal ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old
Date Range:: 14th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4333
Title:: Anthology of Moral and Didactic poems and treatises, including works by Gossouin de Metz and Marie de France
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-70r: Gossouin (Gautier) de Metz, L'image du monde, preceded by a prologue with an introduction ending with a dedication to Count Robert d'Artois (d. 1250) and Jacques de Lorraine, Bishop of Metz (d. 1260); ff. 70r-72v: 'Li Romans de la mort' or De l'unicorne; ff. 73-96r: Mari...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:: A parchment codex, 117 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4334
Title:: Girard de Roussillon, Chanson de geste
Scope & Content:: Contents: Girard or Girart de Roussillon, a chanson de geste, imperfect at the beginning and the end, with a lacuna of at least 3 quires after f. 37 and leaves missing after ff. 24, 30 and 43. There are 3,480 lines remaining out of a total of 10,000. Girard de Roussillon was governor of the D...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4354
Title:: Renclus de Moiliens, Li Romans de Miserere, and Le Roman de Carité
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1*r-1*v, 104r-104v: two fragmentary leaves from a 13th-century theological manuscript, re-used as flyleaves. ff. 1r-55v: Renclus de Moiliens (fl. 12th century), Li Romans de Miserere. ff. 55v-103v: Renclus de Moiliens, Le Roman de Carité. Decoration: 1 large initial in blue wi...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old and Latin
Date Range:: 13th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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