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Language German, Middle High Place Germany Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Harley MS 2430

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2430
Title:
German prayer-book
Scope & Content:
This prayer-book presents a carefully designed programme of devotional exercises and prayers contemplating Christ’s suffering for a female reader who is identified as a servant in a household. The prayer-book’s compiler seeks to engage its female reader with the contents by using a range of imag...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Middle High
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 2854

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2854
Title:
Book of Hours
Scope & Content:
Contents f. 2r: A 'bleeding table', in which Golden Numbers (1-19) are correlated with the 12 signs of the Zodiac, with indications of their influence: 'Aries bonum - Thaurus malum - Gemini malum [etc.]'. ff. 3r-14v: Latin Calendar with Cisioianus; the name of each month is translated into Ge...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Middle High and Latin
Date Range:
c 1440-c 1460
Extent:
1 volume

3. Harley MS 2870

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2870
Title:
Fragment of a Sequentiary for the Temporale and Sanctorale with added chants for moveable and Marian masses
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a fragment of a Sequentiary (ff. 1r-27r), containing Sequences for the Temporale and Sanctorale, with chants for moveable and Marian feasts (ff. 26v-31v), added in a German-speaking area. Contents: ff. 1r-2r: The [Christmas] Sequence: 'Letabundus exulted fidelis choru...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Middle High and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Harley MS 3156

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3156
Title:
Nicholas of Lyra, Commentarius super quatuor Evangelia; Amicus (alphabetical sermon collection); two short sermons
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A description of the manuscript’s contents (‘lyra super quatuor ewangelia et quedam alijs secundum ordinem alphabeti’). ff. 2r-258r Nicholas of Lyra (b. c. 1270, d. 1349), Commentarius super quatuor Evangelia (Commentary on the Four Gospels). ff. 259r-321r: A German collect...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Middle High and Latin
Date Range:
1459
Extent:

1 volume

5. Harley MS 5074

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 5074
Title:
The Lord's Prayer, Ave Maria, Creed, Confession; Sermons (Advent Sunday-Palm Sunday); Passion narrative; Sermons (Easter Sunday-Sunday of the Holy Fathers)
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-4v: The Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, Creed, and a confession of the Deadly Sins in Middle German, introduced as a ‘useful book for Christian people’ ('nuttelyc booc den kersten menschen'). ff. 5r-87v: A collection of sermons on the Gospels in Middle German, organised according t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
German, Middle High
Date Range:
1460
Extent:

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