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1. Harley MS 1278

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1278
Title:
Notes on churches and public buildings in Paris by Mr Richard Symonds
Scope & Content:
An octavo manuscript volume by Mr Richard Symonds, containing his notes on the city of Paris, made after a visit there in 1649. The volume contains his observations made on all the churches and public buildings in the city, along with drawings of arms, inscriptions, epitaphs, habits, dials, etc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1649
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 4377

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4377
Title:
Charles Perrault, Jean Chapelain, and Jacques Cassagnes, Devises pour les tapisseries du Roy, où sont représentez les quatre Élémens et les quatre Saisons de l’année
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the Devises pour les tapisseries du Roi, où sont représentez les quatre Élémens et les quatre Saisons de l’année (Emblems for tapestries of King Louis XIV of France on the themes of the four elements and the four seasons), by Charles Perrault (b. 1628, d. 1703), Jean Cha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1669
Extent:
1 volume

3. Harley MS 4393

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4393
Title:
Explication des actes des apôtres
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2v-157r: Explication des actes des apôtres. The manuscript contains a few later additions: f. 1r: A title inscription: 'Explication des actes des apostres en forme de paraphrase'; added in a 16th-century hand. f. 1v: A summary description of the manuscript; added in the (?) 17t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1531-1543
Extent:
1 volume

4. Harley MS 4861

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4861
Title:
Poems and emblems in honour of Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-8r: Illustrated poems in honour of Jean-Baptiste Colbert (b. 1619, d. 1683), Marquis de Seignelay. Decoration: Dedicatory frontispiece in colours and gold with the arms of Jean Baptiste Colbert (f. 1r). 7 full-page miniatures in colours and gold with verses and mottos in Col...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

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