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2581. Add MS 59862

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BREVIARY: of Sarum Use, produced in England, in the diocese of Norwich; circa 1450. Latin. See F. Procter and C. Wordsworth, Breviarum ad usum insignis ecclesiae Sarum (1879-1886). The calendar includes an original entry for the dedication of Norwich Cathedral (24 Sept.). Additional calendar entries, for example the translation of St Etheldreda (17 Oct.) and the feast of St Withburga (17 March), indicate subsequent use in the diocese of Ely. A note (f. i verso, 19th cent.?) records this info...
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Bindings ENGLISH: Richard Pynson, printer and book-binder: Blind-stamped binding , by Richard Pynson: circa 1500: Lat. Liturgies LATIN: Diocese of Norwich: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Breviary, of Sarum Use , possibly made in Norwich: circa 1450: Lat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:
1 item

2582. Add MS 59863

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ST LEO THE GREAT: collection of sermons of St Leo, written by the scribe Angelus and illuminated, probably in Florence; 3rd quarter of 15th cent. Latin. Included are 88 out of the 96 sermons printed in P.L. 54.142-468, together with one further genuine sermon (P.L. 54.517). The collection begins (ff. 1-6v) with a letter from St Leo to Flavian, Patriarch of Constantinople (P.L. 54.755) and concludes (ff. 184-186v) with a sermon 'De Absalom'(P.L. 56.1151) sometimes attributed to St Leo, but he...
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Bindings ITALIAN: Florentine tooled brown leather over wooden boards: 3rd quarter of 15th cent. Florence, Italy: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ITALIAN: Sermons: Leo I; Pope: Angelus, scribe, of Florence: Collection of sermons of St Leo, copied by Angelus and illuminated in Florence: 3rd quart...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of 15th century
Extent:
1 item

2583. Add MS 59865

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ROBERT STYWARDE OF ELY (d.1570): illuminated attestation by William Harvey, Clarenceux King of Arms 1557-1567, of Robert Stywarde's genealogy and right to arms; 1558. Latin. Seal missing. The attestation supports Stywarde's claim of descent from the Scottish Royal House of Stewart and right to bear the Stewart arms. A copy with different arms is Add. 15644, ff. 63-68v, which forms part of a collection compiled by Augustine Stywarde, Robert's brother. The present document is discussed in Brit...
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William Harvey, Clarenceux King of Arms: Art. Portraits: Illuminated portrait of William Harvey: 1558. Heraldry: William Harvey, Clarenceux King of Arms: Robert Stywarde, brother of Augustine Stywarde; of Ely: Genealogies: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Attestation of genealogy and ar...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1558
Extent:
1 item

2584. Add MS 59892

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MISCELLANEOUS LETTERS AND PAPERS. Paper and vellum; ff. 166. British Library arrangement. A. Letter of George Eliot to Frederick Lehmann; 19 April [1866]. Extracts from this letter are printed in G. S. Haight, The George Eliot Letters (1954-1955), iv, p. 240. Purchased of Pan American Books, Cazenovia, New York, 4 Jan. 1978. ff. 1-2. 153 x 98mm. B. Three letters of W. E. Gladstone to Sir Donald Currie, M.P., relating to a forthcoming cruise in one of Currie's steamers with Tennyson and o...
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includes: f. 1 Frederick Lehmann: Marian Cross, née Evans; alias 'George Eliot'; novelist: Letter to Frederick Lehmann from `George Eliot': [1866].ff. 3, 6, 10 William Ewart Gladstone, Prime Minister: Sir Donald Currie, GCMG: Letters to Sir Donald Currie from William Ewart Gladstone: 1883.f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1353-1999
Extent:
1 item

2585. Add MS 59899

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Household book of Henry VII for the years 1502-1505
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A household book for the court of Henry VII (b. 1457, d. 1509), including lists of monthly loans, revenues, bonds, obligations, taxes, rents and memorandi for the years 1502-1505 written by John Heron (b. 1470, d. 1522), Treasurer of the Chamber, sometimes signed by the king himself. Contents:...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1502-1505
Extent:

1 volume

2586. Add MS 59900

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Household book of Henry VIII for the years 1543-1544
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A household book for the court of Henry VIII (b. 1491, d. 1547), including monthly receipts and payments for the period of October 1543 until October 1544, and the rewards given at the beginning of the year 1544 to the royal household, donors, noblemen and clergy. Contents: ff. 1r-32r: Monthly...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1543-1544
Extent:

1 volume

2587. Add MS 60271

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OPTICS: transcriptions of three tracts by Marin Mersenne, Christophorus Clavius and Jean-François Niceron; 18th cent. French and Latin. All three tracts have been copied from printed editions and include many carefully executed diagrams. No. 948 in 19th cent. English bookseller's catalogue (pasted-down cutting, f. ii). Heraldic bookplate of [Edward?] Almack, f. i. Acquired by the Patent Office Library, Feb. 1912 (Ac. No. 44777). Transferred from the Science Reference Library, June 1978. Pa...
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includes: ff. 1-24 Marin Mersenne, French mathematician: `L'Optique et la Catoptrique' by Marin Mersenne: 1st half of 18th cent.: Fr.: Copy.ff. 24v-31v Christoph Clavius, German mathematician: `Gnomonices' by Christoph Clavius: 1st half of 18th cent.: Lat.: Copy.ff. 32-67v Jean-François N...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
18th century
Extent:
1 item

2588. Add MS 60313

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EDWARD I: wardrobe counter-roll of the necessary expenses of King Edward I, Queen Eleanor and the royal household, 20 Nov. 1289 - 19 Nov. 1290; circa 1290. Latin. The payments amount to £4,837 10s. 11½d. No. 1435 (label, m. 1v) in a 19th cent. sale catalogue, possibly Payne's. In the same sale Add. 46350 was No. 1442. Purchased from the bookseller Payne by Sir Thomas Phillipps, Bart. (Phillipps MS. 13641). Sold at Sotheby's, 24 June 1935, lot 108. Purchased at Sotheby's, 11 July 1978, lot 40...
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Edward I of England: England; Royal Household: Wardrobe counter-roll of necessary expenses of Edward I: circa 1290: Lat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
c 1290
Extent:
1 item

2589. Add MS 60390

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EXEMPLA FAMILIARIA: collection of 159 tales, mainly taken from secular life, transcribed in France; 1st half of 14th cent. Latin. Imperfect, lacking single leaves after ff. 25, 27, and two leaves after f. 26, and several after ff. 28, 46. The collection probably originated in S. E. France and was compiled by a member of the order of Brothers of Penance of Jesus Christ, generally known as the Friars of the Sack, in the second half of the thirteenth century. Inc. after the title rubric, 'Audiv...
Scope & Content:
Tales: Theology: Morals: Collection of exempla: 1st half of 14th cent.: Lat.: Imperf. includes: f. ii Poetry LATIN: Grammar: Fragment of a verse grammatical text: 14th cent???: Lat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of 14th century
Extent:
1 item

2590. Add MS 60497

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Title:
Theological miscellany
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Theological miscellany, arranged as follows: ff. 1r-15v: Ἀκολουθία νεκρώσιμος εἰς κοσμικούς. ff. 16r-18r: Πῶς χρὴ δέχεσθαι τὸν ἐξ Ἰουδαίων προσερχόμενον τῇ πίστει τῶν Χριστιανῶν. Inc. I. σὺ ὁ ἐξ Ἰουδαίων τί προσῆλθες. f. 18v: Notes on Orthodox doctrine relating to the Baptism of Christ. ff. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient, Greek, Modern, and Latin
Date Range:
1830-1843
Extent:

59 folios.

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