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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2929
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Paris
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1: Medieval parchment flyleaf with added inscriptions (see Provenance). ff. 2r-13v: Calendar, in French. ff. 14r-19r: Gospel readings. ff. 19v-22r: 'Obsecro te'. f. 23r: Added prayers in French, beginning 'Au despourueu ne me', 16th century. f. 23v: Added beginning of th...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: c 1490-c 1510
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2930
Title:: A Psalter-Hours
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 3r-8v: A calendar, including additions in two slightly later hands, including obits on July 16 for Lambreht, Maria, Cunrat, Liugart, and Adelhart. ff. 10v-13v: A prefatory cycle of full-page miniatures. ff. 14v-114v: Psalter. f. 115r: Canticles. ff. 121r-125r: Litany and ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 13th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2944
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r-12v: calendar; ff. 13r-17r: the Gospel Lessons; ff. 17v-23v: the Hours of the Cross; ff. 24r-82r: the Hours of the Virgin (imperfect); ff. 82v-93v: the Advent Hours; ff. 94r-114v: the Penitential Psalms followed by the litany and prayers; ff. 115r-157v: the Office of the Dead ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2948
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Paris
Scope & Content:: ff. 1r-12v: Calendar, Paris use (St Genevieve in red; 3 January), composite, alternately in red and blue with important feasts in gold. ff. 13r-16v: Added prayers with a title 'L'exercise ordinaire du Crestien. Quand on se leve le matin' (17th century). ff. 17r-20v: The Seven Joys of the Virgi...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: c 1460-c 1480
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2959
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rouen
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r-v: Added inscriptions (see Provenance). ff. 2r-13v: Calendar, in French, including the feasts of St Audoin ('Ouen', 24 August) and St Romanus of Rouen ('Romain', 23 October) in red. ff. 14r-17v: Gospel readings. ff. 17v-19v: 'Obsecro te'. ff. 19v-21v: 'O intemerata'. ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2968
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: Added inscriptions (see Provenance). ff. 2r-7v: Calendar in French, including St Piatus of Tournai (1 October), and St Ghislain in red (9 October, Diocese of Cambrai). ff. 8r-14r: Gospel readings. f. 14r-v Prayer to God beginning 'Deus qui manus tuas'. ff. 14v-15v: The...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 15th century-1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3181
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, including a calendar (ff. 1r-6v) and a French Passion of Christ (ff. 93r-100v). f. 23r-v: inserted leaf with the beginning of a suffrage to James. ff. 7r, 13v, 14r-v, 40r-v, 85v, 86r-v. Decoration: 24 small calendar miniatures with three-sided foliate borders incl...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: c 1500-c 1510
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3283
Title:: Year book of the reigns of Edward II and Edward III
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-135v: Year book of the reigns of Edward II and Edward III; written in Law French. Decoration: Marginal manicules in brown ink, cadels with human heads, and separate drawings of human heads in brown ink (e.g. ff. 7v, 31v, 39r, 47r, 48r, 51r, 62r, 64v, 68v, 69v [2x], 76r, 81v).
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: 14th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3345/1
Title:: Statutes of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller), volume one
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1*recto-240v: Statutes of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem [Knights Hospitaller] in the time of Grand Master Claude de la Sengle (r. 1553-1557), entitled: 'Statuta Ordini Domus Hospitalis Hierusalem'. Edited by Didacus Rodiguez [probably copied from th...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: c 1556
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 3345/2
Title:: Statutes of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem (Knights Hospitaller), volume two
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 241r-488v: Statutes of the Order of Knights of the Hospital of St John of Jerusalem [Knights Hospitaller] in the time of Grand Master Claude de la Sengle (r. 1553-1557). Edited by Didacus Rodiguez [probably copied from the 1556 publication of the same work]. Written in Latin, and...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: c 1556
Extent:: 1 volume

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