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1. Add MS 4159

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Title:
State papers of John Thurloe, Secretary of State, 1652-1660, with other state papers, c. 1578-1629 and 1661-1692.
Scope & Content:
Many of the documents here formed part of the original collection of John Thurloe (d. 1668), Secretary to the Council of State and subsequently to the two Cromwells, Lord Protectors. They illuminate both the domestic and international politics of the period, as also the scope of Thurloe's intell...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1578-1700
Extent:
1 volume

2. Add MS 16438

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Title:
Niccolò da Correggio, Cephalo; Angelus Politianus, Orfeo
Scope & Content:
Contents: A Venetian compilation of Italian Renaissance drama and poetry written for the Ariani family (a noble family of Venice). ff. 1r-v: Niccolò da Correggio, Prologue to Cephalo; ff. 2r-21v: Niccolò da Correggio, Cephalo; ff. 21v-28v: Angelo Ambrogini, (nicknamed 'Politianus'), Orfeo; ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Italian and Latin
Date Range:
1497
Extent:

Parchment codex

3. Add MS 18936

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One of four volumes of a collection of early 17th Century Secular and Sacred vocal compositions for voice, and instruments; portions of Masses and Requiem-Masses; Secular and Sacred Latin compositions, in parts; by mostly English composers, including: T. Tallis, John Munday, John Taverner, John Shepherde, W. Birde, Thomas Morley, Thomas Bateson, Thomas Weilkes, John Wilbye, Horat. Vecchi, Francisci Bianchardi, 'William Cobbold, and Tommaso Lodovico da Vittoria.
Scope & Content:
Vol. I. 18936 One of four volumes of a collection of early 17th Century Secular and Sacred vocal compositions for voice, and instruments; portions of Masses and Requiem-Masses; Secular and Sacred Latin compositions, in parts; by mostly English composers, including: T. Tallis, John Munday, John...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter 17th century
Extent:
1 of four volumes, (approx. 72 folios) (Part book)

4. Add MS 18937

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Title:
One of four volumes of a collection of early 17th Century Secular and Sacred vocal compositions for voice, and instruments; portions of Masses and Requiem-Masses; Secular and Sacred Latin compositions, in parts; by mostly English composers, including: T. Tallis, John Munday, John Taverner, John Shepherde, W. Birde, Thomas Morley, Thomas Bateson, Thomas Weilkes, John Wilbye, Horat. Vecchi, Francisci Bianchardi, 'William Cobbold, and Tommaso Lodovico da Vittoria.
Scope & Content:
Vol. II. xviith cent. One of four volumes of a collection of early 17th Century Secular and Sacred vocal compositions for voice, and instruments; portions of Masses and Requiem-Masses; Secular and Sacred Latin compositions, in parts; by mostly English composers, including: T. Tallis, John Munda...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 of four volumes (approx. 65 folios) (Part book)

5. Add MS 18938

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Title:
One of four volumes of a collection of early 17th Century Secular and Sacred vocal compositions for voice, and instruments; portions of Masses and Requiem-Masses; Secular and Sacred Latin compositions, in parts; by mostly English composers, including: T. Tallis, John Munday, John Taverner, John Shepherde, W. Birde, Thomas Morley, [T.] Wilkinson , [Thomas] Weilkes, John Wilbye, Horat. Vecchi, Francisci Bianchardi, 'William Cobbold, Tommaso Lodovico da Vittoria, Alphonso Ferrabosco, Pietro Phi...
Scope & Content:
Vol. III. One of four volumes of a collection of early 17th Century Secular and Sacred vocal compositions for voice, and instruments; portions of Masses and Requiem-Masses; Secular and Sacred Latin compositions, in parts; by mostly English composers, including: T. Tallis, John Munday, John Tav...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 of four volumes (Part book)

6. Add MS 18939

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Title:
One of four volumes of a collection of early 17th Century Secular and Sacred vocal compositions for voice, and instruments; portions of Masses and Requiem-Masses; Secular and Sacred Latin compositions, in parts; by mostly English composers, including: T. Tallis, John Munday, John Taverner, John Shepherde, W. Birde, Thomas Morley, [T.] Wilkinson , [Thomas] Weilkes, John Wilbye, Horat. Vecchi, Francisci Bianchardi, 'William Cobbold, Tommaso Lodovico da Vittoria, Alphonso Ferrabosco, Pietro Phi...
Scope & Content:
Vol. IV. One of four volumes of a collection of early 17th Century Secular and Sacred vocal compositions for voice, and instruments; portions of Masses and Requiem-Masses; Secular and Sacred Latin compositions, in parts; by mostly English composers, including: T. Tallis, John Munday, John Tave...
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 of four volumes (Part book)

7. Add MS 19402

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Title:
Letters to sovereigns of Scotland, volume 2, 1603-1624
Scope & Content:
The second volume of a collection of letters sent to sovereigns of Scotland, between 1603 and 1624. Including letters by: Princess Elizabeth, Queen of Bohemia; Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales; Prince Charles; Sir Francis Bacon; and George Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. f. i Printed title-page:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1603-1624
Extent:
1 volume.

8. Add MS 24195

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Title:
Letters and poems written by King James I and VI
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–84v: A volume of King James I and VI's poems and sonnets, corrected by his own hand, entitled (f. 2r) 'All the kings short poesis that ar not printed'. Tables of contents, with corrections and additions, are entered at both the beginning and end of the volume. The general title, tables of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
Early 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

9. Add MS 25114

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Title:
Original state papers, 1527–1545
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–351v: A volume of original letters and state papers, relating chiefly to the embassies of Stephen Gardiner, Bishop of Winchester, to the courts of Francis I and Charles V, 1527–1545. ff. 1r–18r: Copy of a treaty in Latin between Francis I and Henry VIII for the marriage of the Princess M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1527-1545
Extent:
1 volume

10. Add MS 27429

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Title:
Le Sette Savi di Roma (The Seven Sages of Rome)
Scope & Content:
Le Sette Savi di Roma (The Seven Sages of Rome), consisting of a frame tale, introducing and providing the background to 14 short moral tales told to the 'Emperor of Rome' by the Seven Sages and the Empress, arranged as follows: f. 1r: Blank paper flyleaf with a paste-down containing a descript...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Italian
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

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