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161. Stowe MS 915

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 915
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Scope & Content:
DESCRIPTIVE REMARKS, in French and English, on Amsterdam, Brussels, and other towns in the Low Countries. Preceded (f. 2) by the beginning of a journal, in the same hand, of a tour in the Netherlands, starting from London, in 1710. At f. 1 is an engraved map of Holland, by Pieter Schenk, 1705. P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
c 1710
Extent:
1 item

162. Stowe MS 947-980

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 947-980
Title:
CLASS XXI. POETRY, AND PROSE DRAMA.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Icelandic, Latin, Spanish, and Welsh
Date Range:
15th century-18th century
Extent:
34 items

163. Stowe MS 948

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 948
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Scope & Content:
HYMN to the Virgin, in French, preceded by a calendar in a different hand. Imperfect at the beginning, the first line being, "Durement fu trauaile" (f. 8 b), and wanting leaves after ff. 9, 10. The several divisions remaining begin, "Deu te salt uirgine honore" (f. 9 b), "Virge mere preciouse" (...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Early 14th century
Extent:
1 item

164. Stowe MS 955

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 955
Title:
Pierre Sala, Petit Livre d'Amour (Emblesmes et Devises d'Amour)
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the collection of love poems known as LePetit Livre d'Amour (also known as Emblesmes et Devises d'Amour) by the French writer and collector Pierre Sala, copied c. 1500 (ff. 1r-17v), and an 18th-century transcript of this collection (ff. 18r-34r). Contents: ff. 1r-17v:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Italian
Date Range:
c 1500
Extent:

1 volume

165. Stowe MS 981-1015

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 981-1015
Title:
CLASS XXII. PROSE WORKS, PHILOLOGICAL, MORAL, PHILOSOPHICAL, ETC, WITH LITERARY COLLECTIONS AND COMMONPLACES.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
14th century-19th century
Extent:
35 items

166. Stowe MS 988

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 988
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Scope & Content:
"RECUEIL HISTORIQUE, tiré de plusieurs autheurs": a collection of abstracts of histories and travels, compiled, according to a note on the first page, by James Le Fanu. The chief contents are:- (1) Abstract of Bussy Rabutin's -History of Louis XIV. [1662- 1693]. ff. 2 b-5 b;-(2) Notes on Peru ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
Early 18th century
Extent:
1 item

167. Stowe MS 1016-1063

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 1016-1063
Title:
CLASS XXIII. ANTIQUITIES, WITH COLLECTIONS ON ANTIQUARIAN AND KINDRED SUBJECTS, CATALOGUES AND EXTRACTS OF MSS, ETC.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, English, French, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
15th century-18th century
Extent:
48 items

168. Stowe MS 1047

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 1047
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Scope & Content:
COMMONPLACE-BOOK of Francis Thynne, Lancaster Herald [1602- 1608], relating to English history and antiquities; consisting of extracts from chronicles, monastic registers, etc., including the following:- 1. "Thinges taken oute of an olde writen frenche cronicle," treating of the relations betw...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
16th century-18th century
Extent:
1 item

169. Stowe MS 1061

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 1061
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Scope & Content:
FACSIMILES, executed by hand, of ancient writing and illuminations from manuscripts in the British Museum, Bodleian, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, Lambeth, and other Libraries, apparently collected by Thomas Astle. Amongst them are a few single leaves, vellum, of original manuscripts, inclu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
Paper volume with parchment insertions

170. Stowe MS 1081

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 1081
Title:
Twelve ink drawings of persons and groups, elaborately executed by a French artist, generally without removing the pen from the surface. Opposite each drawing are one or more anonymous French songs for voice with a bass for harpsichord, in score. On the covers are two similar figures cut out of the upper vellum skin with a penknife.
Scope & Content:
The first six songs are described as 'Airs,' the others as 'Chansons à boire, à dancer,' etc. 'Philis, quel destin dois-ie suiure.' f. 4. 'Me veux tu voir mourir ' (cf. Add MS 17991, f. 47b, the date of which is about 1620-1621). f. 5b. 'Source des plus aymables charmes.' f. 8. 'Puisque ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
1 volume (32 folios)