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1. Harley MS 978

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 978
Title:
Collection of poems including fables and musical, calendrical, and medical texts
Scope & Content:
A miscellany or 'manual' including poems, fables, musical, and medical texts, several of which are unique to this collection, such as the song 'Sumer is icumen in', the Song of Lewes, several poems by Marie de France and Goliardic verses. The collection was possibly compiled between 1261 and 126...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, French, French, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

1 volume

2. Sloane MS 1198

Reference (shelfmark):
Sloane MS 1198
Title:
Scope & Content:
Sloane 1198 Paper, in folio, ff. 130. XVI and XVII centuries. 1. The Ordinal of Alchimy, by Thomas Norton, ff. 1-39. Printed in Ashmole’s Theatrum Chemicum. p. 1. 2. Instructions for a swordsman. f. 40. 3. Collectanea ex operibus alchymicis Johannis Renclini, Philippi a Rovillasco, Bartholo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
16th century-17th century
Extent:
1 item