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21. Lansdowne MS 762

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 762
Title:
Tudor commonplace book
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–99v: Tudor commonplace book, which was probably compiled during the reign of King Henry VIII, perhaps in the 1520s or 1530s. Its author would appear to be a Londoner, interested in civic affairs, religion and prophecies. f. 1r: Pen trials. f. 2r: Copy on parchment of the testament of Jo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1509-1564
Extent:

1 volume

22. Lansdowne MS 813

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 813
Title:
Lord Henry Howard (later Earl of Northampton), 'A dutiful defence of the lawful regiment of women'
Scope & Content:
Lord Henry Howard (later Earl of Northampton), 'A dutifull defence of the lawfull Regiment of Weomen devided into three books. The first conteyneth reasons and examples grownded on the lawe of nature. The second reasons and examples grownded on the Civile lawes. The third reasons and examples gr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:
1590-1603
Extent:
1 volume

23. Lansdowne MS 851

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 851
Title:
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, made shortly after his death, traditionally assigned to the year 1400. Contents: ff. 2r-12r: The General Prologue. ff. 12r-38v: The Knight's Tale. ff. 38v-39v: The Miller's Prologue. ff. 39v-47v: The Miller's Tale. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1410
Extent:

1 volume

24. Lansdowne MS 935-1041

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 935-1041
Title:
Bishop White Kennett's Collections
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
12th century-18th century
Extent:
2561 items

25. Lansdowne MS 996

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 996
Title:
Scope & Content:
4to. Vol. LXII. of Bishop Kennett's Collections. includes: ff. 154-163v Carl Linnaeus, Swedish botanist: Correspondence with Lord Baltimore: 1769-1770: Lat.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
12th century-18th century
Extent:
7 items

26. Lansdowne MS 1045

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 1045
Title:
Papers on Archbishop Cranmer collected by John Strype
Scope & Content:
Miscellaneous papers, mainly concerning Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556), archbishop of Canterbury, collected by John Strype (1643–1737), historian and biographer. Containing an autograph poem by John Dryden (1631–1700), poet, playwright, and critic, on the death of Oliver Cromwell (1599–1658), lord...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
c. 1556-1659
Extent:

1 volume

27. Lansdowne MS 1238

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 1238
Title:
Royal letters, 1566-1704
Scope & Content:
Collection of royal letters, dating from between 1566 and 1704, formerly owned by John Strype (1643–1737), historian and biographer. With several transcripts by Strype. ff. 2r-3v: Notes by John Strype. On letters from sovereigns, with other papers, partly from the collection of Sir Michael Hick...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1556-1704
Extent:

1 volume

28. Lansdowne Roll 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne Roll 1
Title:
Peter of Poitiers, Compendium historiae in Genealogica Christi
Scope & Content:
Contents: Peter of Poitiers (b. 1193, d. 1205), Compendium historiae in Genealogica Christi, a biblical chronicle in roll form consisting of a series of roundels accompanied by brief biographical entries. The genealogy of Christ from Adam and Eve is depicted in the central line, with series of ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 roll

29. Lansdowne Roll 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne Roll 2
Title:
Genealogical roll chronicle from Noah to King Henry V
Scope & Content:
Contents: A genealogical roll chronicle beginning with Noah and tracing the lineage of the Kings of England from Brutus to Henry VI, consisting of a genealogical diagram with a series of roundels accompanied by brief biographical entries. The genealogy of the English kings is depicted in the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1438-1441
Extent:

1 roll

30. Lansdowne Roll 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne Roll 3
Title:
Genealogical roll chronicle of the English kings to Richard II
Scope & Content:
Contents: Also known as Lansdowne Charter Rot. 3. Order as Lansdowne Roll 3. A genealogical chronicle, with a commentary in Anglo-Norman French, from the reign of Egbert to Henry III and a continuation to Richard II on the dorse. It is dated to the reign of Edward I (r.1272-1307) Face of the...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, French, and Latin
Date Range:
1272-1307
Extent:

1 roll

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