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1. Add MS 18850

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 18850
Title:
Book of Hours (the 'Bedford Hours')
Scope & Content:
Book of Hours of the use of Paris, known as the 'Bedford Hours'. The manuscript was produced in several phases. Its first owner, probably a member of the French royal family, remains untraced, but Louis (d. 1415), duke of Guyenne and dauphin of France, has been suggested as a possible candidate ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1410-1430
Extent:

1 volume

2. Cotton MS Domitian A XVII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Domitian A XVII
Title:
Psalter (‘Psalter of Henry VI’)
Scope & Content:
This manuscript was made around 1405-1410, possibly for Louis, duke of Guyenne and Dauphin of France; in c. 1420 it was supplemented with a set of computistical tables (ff. 8r-11r); and in c. 1430-1431 the Psalter was possibly adapted for king Henry VI of England. At this stage the English arms ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
c 1405-c 1430
Extent:

288 folios.

3. Lansdowne MS 383, ff 1r-1v

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 383, ff 1r-1v
Title:
Former pastedown
Scope & Content:
This folio is a former pastedown from the binding, containing a fragment of a metrical translation of the work of Henry of Saltrey, St Patrick's Purgatory, in French, from the 13th century.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 folio.

4. Royal MS 2 B I

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 B I
Title:
Selection of Psalms, with Prayers and Litanies
Scope & Content:
A Selection of Psalms, Litanies and Prayers in Latin, commissioned by Humfrey, Duke of Gloucester, the fourth son of Henry IV (1391-1447). The contents are: ff. 1r-6v, Calendar, of Sarum use, with red-letter feasts of SS. Wulstan, David, Chad, Edward king and martyr., Cuthbert (and transl.), Ri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
c 1430-c1440
Extent:
1 item

5. Royal MS 14 E I vol 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 14 E I vol 1
Title:
Vincent of Beauvais, translated by Jean de Vignay, Le miroir historial (a French translation of the Speculum historiale), books 1-5
Scope & Content:
The first volume (books 1-9) of Le miroir historiale, (32 books in total) is now bound in two parts, foliated separately, of which this manuscript is part 1 and contains books 1-5 with a table of contents of book 6. Part 2 is Royal MS 14 E I, vol 2 and contains books 6-9. The original Latin work...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1479-1480
Extent:

The first part of a parchment codex bound in two volumes

6. Royal MS 14 E I vol 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 14 E I vol 2
Title:
Vincent of Beauvais, translated by Jean de Vignay, Le miroir historial (a French translation of the Speculum historiale) books 6-9
Scope & Content:
The first volume (books 1-9) of Le miroir historiale, (32 books in total) is now bound in two parts, foliated separately of which this manuscript is part 2 and contains books 6-9. Part 1 contains books 1-5 and the table of contents of book 6. The original Latin work, the Speculum Historiale was ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1479-1480
Extent:

The second part of a parchment codex bound in two volumes

7. Royal MS 15 E IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 15 E IV
Title:
Jean de Wavrin, Recueil des croniques et anciennes istoires de la Grant Bretaigne, vol. 1
Scope & Content:
The first volume of the Recueil des croniques et anciennes istoires de la Grant Bretaigne (Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre)by Jean de Wavrin, Seigneur de Forestel, contains a chronicle of British history from its mythical origins up to the reign of Edward II. This copy has been bound in two s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1471-1483
Extent:

A parchment codex bound as 2 separate volumes

8. Royal MS 15 E IV, ff 1r-174v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 15 E IV, ff 1r-174v
Title:
Jean de Wavrin, Recueil des croniques et anciennes istoires de la Grant Bretaigne, volume I, ff. 1-174
Scope & Content:
The first volume of the Recueil des croniques et anciennes istoires de la Grant Bretaigne by Jean de Wavrin, seigneur de Forestel, contains a chronicle of British history from its mythical origins up to the reign of Edward II. It has been bound in two separate parts. Part 1 contains a table of r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1471-1483
Extent:

The first part of a parchment codex bound in 2 volumes

9. Royal MS 15 E IV, ff 175r-350v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 15 E IV, ff 175r-350v
Title:
Jean de Wavrin, Recueil des croniques et anciennes istoires de la Grant Bretaigne, volume I, ff 175r-350v
Scope & Content:
The first volume of the Recueil des croniques et anciennes istoires de la Grant Bretaigne by Jean de Wavrin, Seigneur de Forestel, contains a chronicle of British history from its mythical origins up to the reign of Edward II. It has been bound in two separate parts. Part II (ff. 175-350) contin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1471-1483
Extent:

The second part of a parchment codex bound in 2 volumes

10. Royal MS 15 E IV, ff ix-xviii

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 15 E IV, ff ix-xviii
Title:
Binding and flyleaves for part 2 of Recueil des croniques d’Engleterre, volume 1, ff 175r-350v
Scope & Content:
This section corresponds to the binding and flyleaves for part 2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1471-1757
Extent:

7 flyleaves and manuscript binding.