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1. Cotton Ch IV 38/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Ch IV 38/1
Title:
Draft letter of Elizabeth I to Alexander Farnese, prince of Parma, regarding the negotiations of her agents in the Netherlands
Scope & Content:
Draft letter of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603) to Alexander Farnese, prince of Parma (1545-1592), regarding the negotiations of Augustin Grafigny and Bodenham, her agents in the Netherlands. Written June 1586. Bound with Cotton Chs IV 38/2, IV 40-43, IV 45-48, and IV 59.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
1586
Extent:
1 leaf

2. Cotton MS

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS
Title:
Cotton Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
The Cotton Manuscripts contains a variety of material, much of it relating to the history, literature and culture of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 17th century. It is particularly rich in: (a) manuscripts written in Old English; (b) monastic cartularies; (c) saints’ Liv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, Arabic, Cipher, Coast Miwok, Cornish, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, Middle, English, English, Middle, English, Old, Flemish, French, French, Old, German, Germanic languages, Greek, Ancient, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Inuit, Irish, Irish, Middle, Italian, Javanese, Latin, Low German, Occitan, Old, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Saxon, Old, Scots, Scots, Spanish, Temne, and Welsh
Date Range:
5th century-19th century
Extent:
1,429 manuscripts

3. Cotton MS Augustus I i 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I i 40
Title:
Chart of Plymouth Sound, depicting the recent fortification of Plymouth, drawn by Frederico Genibelli
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1601-1602
Extent:
1 item

4. Cotton MS Augustus I i 42

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I i 42
Title:
Plan of the fort at Plymouth, drawn by Federico Genibelli
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
c 1601-1602
Extent:
1 item

5. Cotton MS Augustus I i 50

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I i 50
Title:
Plan of the siege of Landrecies, 1543
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
c 1543
Extent:
1 item

6. Cotton MS Augustus I ii 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I ii 3
Title:
Plan of the siege of San Damiano d’Asti (Piedmont), 1553
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
c 1553
Extent:
1 item

7. Cotton MS Augustus I ii 7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I ii 7
Title:
Plan for the fortifications of Tynemouth, drawn by Gian Tommaso Scala
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1545
Extent:
1 item

8. Cotton MS Augustus I ii 67

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Augustus I ii 67
Title:
Plan of Boulogne-sur-Mer (Pas-de-Calais) and the adjacent countryside
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item

9. Cotton MS Caligula B V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B V
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, including Thomas Churchyard, The scole of warre callid the sege of Lethe (1560)
Scope & Content:
Records and papers on English and Scottish affairs in the mid 16th century and the first half of the 17th century. Including The scole of warre callid the sege of Lethe, a poem by Thomas Churchyard (1523?–1604), writer and soldier, concerning the 1560 siege of Leith. ff. 2r-36v: Account of all ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1525-1650
Extent:
1 volume

10. Cotton MS Caligula B X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B X
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1558-1567
Scope & Content:
This manuscript has been divided into two volumes: Cotton MS Caligula B X/1 (ff. 1-208) and Cotton MS Caligula B X/2 (ff. 209-412).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1558-1631
Extent:
2 volumes