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Project / Collection Burney Manuscripts Language Hebrew Level [40] File

1. Burney MS 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 8
Title:
Bible with prologues, and Interpretations of Hebrew names, Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae 5:39: De descriptione temporum ('The Six Ages of the World'), and other texts
Scope & Content:
Bible with prologues (ff. 4r-579v), and Interpretations of Hebrew names (ff. 580r-627v), Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae 5:39: De descriptione temporum ('The Six Ages of the World') (ff. 3r-3v, 628r), Chapter lists of biblical books from Genesis to Hebrews (ff. 628v-635v). Chapters start on new...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Hebrew and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

2. Burney MS 280

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 280
Title:
Historia Alexandri Magni, Dares Phrygius, De bello Troiano, Martinus Polonus, Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly
Scope & Content:
Historia Alexandri Magni (ff. 1r-20v), Dares Phrygius, De bello Troiano (ff. 20v-38v), Martinus Polonus, Chronica pontificum et imperatorum, ending imperfectly (ff. 38v-117v). Offsets of Hebrew on f. i recto. Decoration: Large initials in blue with red penwork decoration and pen-flourishing, ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Hebrew and Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century-Early 14th century
Extent:
Parchment codex