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Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 66, ff 267r-268v
Title:: Geoffrey of Monmouth, Prophetiae Merlini (Prophecies of Merlin)
Scope & Content:: Geoffrey of Monmouth, Epistle to Bishop Alexander of Lincoln (preface to the Prophecies of Merlin), incipit: 'Coegit me Alexander'; Geoffrey of Monmouth, Prophetiae Merlini (Prophecies of Merlin), incipit: 'Sedente igitur vortegirno rege britonum'. f. 268v: A table of cities with their longitu...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1490
Extent:: 2 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 66, ff 269r-277r
Title:: Alpharinus, Liber arenalis scientiae, translated by Plato Tiburtinus (Plato of Tivoli)
Scope & Content:: Alpharinus, Liber arenalis scientiae, translated by Plato Tiburtinus (Plato of Tivoli), rubric: 'In nomine domini Ihesu xristi incipit Liber scientie arienalis de iudiciis geomansie ab alpharino filio abrahe judeo editus, et a platone de hebreico sermone in Latinum translatus...'; incipit: 'Fort...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1490
Extent:: 9 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 66, ff 277v-287v
Title:: Geomantic tables
Scope & Content:: Geomantic tables with a canon, rubric: 'Tabule Humfridi ducis Glowcestrie in judiciis artis geomansie'; incipit (canon): 'Antequam procedatur ad judicium...'; with a table of planets correlated with geomentic figures and their significations (f. 287v).
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1490
Extent:: 12 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 66, ff 288r-290v
Title:: Prophecy of Bridlington
Scope & Content:: Political prophecy, known as the 'Prophecy of John of Bridlington' or 'Prophecy of Bridlington', incipit: 'Febribus infectus: requies fuerat mihi lectus'; with five other political prophecies, which begin as follows (f. 190v): 'Lilia terna dies libre'; 'H. parte submercet', 'Mens cur cor'; 'Ter ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1490
Extent:: 3 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 66, ff 291r-291v
Title:: Brigitta of Sweden, Revelationes, book 4 (extract), with a collection of political prophecies
Scope & Content:: Visions of Brigitta of Sweden concerning the kingdoms of England and France, extracted from her Revelationes, book 4, title: 'Visiones Sancte Brigitte vidue filie regis Swazie de regibus Anglie et Francie'; rubric: 'Orante xristi sponsa vidit in visione qualiter beatus Dionisius orabat pro regno ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1490
Extent:: 1 folio.

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 83, ff 1r-116v
Title:: Psalter and Hours (the 'Howard Psalter')
Scope & Content:: The Howard Psalter is preceded by a collection of theological diagrams excerpted from several sources and known as the Speculum theologie, probably compiled by Johannes Metensis (John of Metz), a Franciscan preacher and follower of Bonaventura, active in Paris around 1273, and a calendar inserte...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: c 1308-c 1320
Extent:: 116 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 83, ff 117r-135v
Title:: Calendar and prefatory cycle of miniatures and diagrams (the 'De Lisle Psalter')
Scope & Content:: The 'De Lisle Psalter' includes: ff. 117r-122v: Calendar, use of Sarum. ff. 123r-135: Prefatory material including the Speculum theologie, a collection of theological diagrams excerpted from several sources, probably compiled by Johannes Metensis (John of Metz), a Franciscan preacher and foll...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:: c 1310- c 1339
Extent:: 119 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 230, ff 1-6
Title:: Philippe de Thaon, Comput; De Singulis Mensibus; Calendar; Psalter in Anglo-Norman verse (Prologue); List of perilous days (in Anglo-Norman); prose instruction for masses (in Anglo-Norman)
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: Philippe de Thaon (fl. 1113-1150), Comput, imperfect; the work continues on ff. 182r-194v; the correct order is ff. 1r, 182r-183v, 185r-185v, 194r-194v, 184r-184v, 192r-192v, 186r-191v, 193r-193v (see Dean, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), pp. 190-91 [no. 346]). f. 1v: Anonymo...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:: Part of Arundel MS 230

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 230, ff 7-161
Title:: The Book of Psalms, canticles and hymns with an interlinear translations in Anglo-Norman; Litany of Saints
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 7r-146r: The Book of Psalms, with an interlinear translation in Anglo-Norman. ff. 146r-157v: Canticles and hymns (Confitebor tibi , Ego dixi, Exultavit cor meum, Cantemus domino gloriose, Domine audivi, Audite celi, Benedicite, Te Deum, Benedictus, Quicumque Vult), with interlin...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:: Part of Arundel MS 230

Reference (shelfmark):: Arundel MS 230, ff 162-180
Title:: The Office of the Dead
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 162r-180v: The Office of the Dead. The manuscript contains a number of additions: f. 174r: Responsory from the Office of the Dead, beginning 'Libera me domine de viis infernie qui portas ereas confregis[ti] [et] visitati infernum et d[edisti] eiis lumen ut viderent te qui eran...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:: Part of Arundel MS 230

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