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1. Add MS 38114-38126

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Add MS 38114-38126
Title:
HUTH BEQUEST. The following thirteen MSS., 38114-38126, were included amoung the fifty books to be selected from his library bequeathed to the British Museum by Alfred Henry Huth, Esq. For fuller descriptions see "Cataloque of the Huth Bequest," 1912.
Scope & Content:
Bookplates: Huth Library: 19th cent.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, Flemish, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of 13th century-15th century
Extent:
13 items

2. Add MS 38126

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Add MS 38126
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Rome (The 'Huth Hours')
Scope & Content:
Contents: Book of Hours, Use of Rome, with prayers added in the 16th or 17th century. At the beginning are: 'Oraison a son bon angle' and 'Oraison de sainet Louys' in Latin, and prayers to Christ and the Virgin and 'Meditations sainet Augustin' in French (ff. i-ii, 1) ; and at the end are pray...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
1485-1490
Extent:

A parchment codex, 252 folios.

3. Add MS 38117

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Add MS 38117
Title:
Robert de Boron, Joseph d'Arimathie, Le Livre de Merlin, Suite de Merlin ('the Huth Manuscript')
Scope & Content:
Contents: Three prose texts associated with Robert de Boron's Arthurian romances: ff. 1r-18r: Joseph d'Arimathie, a prose version of Robert de Boron's poem, imperfect at the beginning and begins at l. 65 of the text (O'Gorman 1995, p. 49); ff. 18v-74r: Le Livre de Merlin, the story of Merlin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:

A parchment codex, 226 folios