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Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1151
Title:: Book of Hours
Scope & Content:: A Book of Hours made c. 1260–70 by the workshop of William of Devon for the use of a laywoman. The calendar and litany include many saints associated with Worcestershire and the West Midlands such as Sts Frideswide, Oswald, Chad, Wulfstan, Milburga, Wilfrid, Birinus, Dunstan and Egwin. The high ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: c. 1260-70
Extent:: A parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1169
Title:: ORIGINAL Letters from the following writers, viz. Francesco Filelfo to Lorenzo de' Medici; dat. Milan, 12 May, 1469. Lat., f. 1; Louis [XII.] of France to [Charles d'Amboise, Seigneur de] Chaumont; dat. Blois, 28 Jul. [1510]. Fr. Signed, f. 2; Charles [IX.] of France to the Earl of Leicester; dat. Paris, 29 Mar. 1568. Fr. Signed, f. 4; Edmund [Grindal] Bishop of London, to the Vidame de Chartres [Jean de Ferrières]; dat. Fulham, 25 July, 1569. Lat, f. 6; Philip II. of Spain to the Queen of F...
Scope & Content:: Autographs: Miscellaneous royal and other letters: 1469-1710. includes: f. 1 Lorenzo de' Medici: Letter from F. Filelfo to: 1469.: Lat. f. 1 Francesco Filelfo: Letter to L. de' Medici: 1469.: Lat. f. 2 Louis XII of France: Letter to the Seigneur de Chaumont: 1510.: Fr. f. 2 Charles d Amboise, ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:: 1469-1710
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1172
Title:: ORIGINAL Letters of King William III. to Charles Henri de Lorraine Prince de Vaudemont, Commander of the Spanish forces in the Netherlands; dat. 17 March, 1692, and from 4 Jan. 1695 to 3 Jan. 1698. Fr. Hologr. Paper. Quarto. [Bibl. Eg. 1,172.]
Scope & Content:: Charles Henri de Lorraine, Prince de Vaudemont; Commander of the Spanish forces in the Netherlands: Letters from William III. to: 1692-1698.: Fr. William III and Mary II of England: Letters to the Prince de Vaudemont: 1692-1698.: Fr.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: 1692-1698
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1493
Title:: SENTENCES and short Poems, in Latin, French and German, collected by Johann Martin Fischer, of Nuremberg, 1772. Paper. Oblong Duodecimo. [Bibl. Eg. 1,493.]
Scope & Content:: Johann Martin Fischer, of Nuremberg: Sentences and poems collected by: 1772.: Lat., Fr., and Germ. Albums: Series of Albums of German students and others. Autographs German: Professors and others at Nuremberg: 1659-1813. Catalogues of Libraries, etc: Catalogue of a collection of albums.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, German, and Latin
Date Range:: 1772
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1503
Title:: ORIGINAL patent of nobility and arms, granted by the Emperor Joseph II. to Franz Joseph von Dietterich, and his three brothers Carl Joseph Ignaz, Friderich Maria, and Georg Franz, with the additional title of "von Schönhoffen"; dated Vienna, 2 Nov. 1773. German. Signed by the Emperor, and countersigned by the Vice-chancellor R. [Rudolph Joseph], Prince Colloredo. The Great Seal is appended. Vellum. Quarto. From the Farnborough Fund. [Bibl Eg. 1,503.]
Scope & Content:: Joseph II; Emperor of Germany: Autograph: 1773. Franz Joseph von Dietterich: Patent of nobility granted to him and his brothers,: 1773, 1785: Germ., with a French translation. Rudolf Joseph von Colloredo, Count; Imperial Vice-Chancellor: Autograph: 1773.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and German
Date Range:: 2 Nov 1773
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1504
Title:: A FRENCH translation of the preceding patent, authenticated by the signature and official seal of Charles Jean Beydaels, Seigneur de Zittaert, Toison d'or King of Arms of the Emperor in the Netherlands and Burgundy; with a note of registration, dat. Brussels, 19 Nov. 1785. Vellum. Quarto. From the Farnborough Fund. [Bill. Eg. 1,504.]
Scope & Content:: Franz Joseph von Dietterich: Patent of nobility granted to him and his brothers,: 1773, 1785: Germ., with a French translation. Charles Jean Beydaels, Seigneur de Zittaert; Toison d'or King of Arms: Signature: 1785.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, French, and German
Date Range:: 19 Nov 1785
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1513
Title:: "LIVRE de la marine de Pilote Pastoret (?) l'an 1587": a Portolano, of seventy-eight charts of the coasts of both hemispheres, drawn on a plane scale; with pen and ink drawings of cities, fortifications, native inhabitants, animals, and vegetation. The original pencil outlines are visible under the ink. Closely connected (according to R. Hervé) with (1) an atlas of Guillaume Le Testu, now in Bibl. du Ministère de la Guerre; (2) Grand Insularie et pilotagé, of André Thevet, B.N. MS. fr. 15452...
Scope & Content:: Maps: Livre de la Marine de Pilote Pastoret: 1587. Portolano:. Charles IX of France: Letters exempting N. du Four from the billet of soldiers: 1563.: Fr. Nicolas du Four, Sieur de Couldray: Exemption from the billet of soldiers: 1563.: Fr.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: 1563-1587
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1514
Title:: "LIVRE de plusieurs Plans des Ports et Rades de la mer Mediterrannée, avec les Villes Forts et les Sondes marquées par brasses de cinq Pieds Géométrique, . . . . par Jean Olivier": a collection of ninety-six coloured plans. Paper; XVIIth cent. Folio. From the Farnborough Fund. [Bibl. Eg. 1,514.]
Scope & Content:: Jean Olivier: Plans of the Mediterranean Sea.: Fr. Mediterranean Sea: Charts of.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: 17th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1519
Title:: French political songs and pasquinades of the period of Louis XIII and XIV. Volumes 1 and 2.
Scope & Content:: passim. Collection of what are described on the covers as 'Chansons historiques,' consisting of a great number of scurrilous songs relating to persons and events connected with the French court between 1617 and 1706. Many are contained also in Egerton MS 814-817 and King's MS 330-337. In most ca...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: French
Date Range:: after 1706
Extent:: 2 volumes bound in 1

Reference (shelfmark):: Egerton MS 1519-1521
Title:: French political songs and pasquinades of the period of Louis XIII and XIV, with musical notes, and occasional marginal commentary
Scope & Content:: Collection of what are described on the covers as 'Chansons historiques,' consisting of a great number of scurrilous songs relating to persons and events connected with the French court between 1617 and 1726, as well as melodies of songs adapted from Operas. Many are contained also in Egerton MS ...
Collection Area:: Music Collections
Languages:: French
Date Range:: after 1726
Extent:: 3 volumes

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