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Language Latin Name Scheerre, Hermann, illuminator active in England 15th cent, c 1405-c 1422 Digitised Content Yes (unavailable)

1. Add MS 42131

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Add MS 42131
Title:
Psalter and Hours (the 'Bedford Psalter and Hours')
Scope & Content:
Psalter and Hours of Sarum use, known as the Bedford Psalter and Hours, written and illuminated for John Plantagenet (b. 1389; d. 1435), third son of Henry IV, after he (John) became Duke of Bedford in 1414 (includes a motto reading: 'I comminde me unto ȝow. I pray god saue pe duke of bedford', ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1414-1422
Extent:

1 volume

2. Add MS 58078

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Add MS 58078
Title:
Miniature of the Crucifixion ('The Wyndham Payne Crucifixion')
Scope & Content:
A single leaf of a miniature of the Crucifixion, blank on the verso, probably excised from a Missal (perhaps facing the Canon of the Mass, or a prayer of consecration) as suggested by the narrower right and wider left margins (typical of the verso of a leaf in a book), and the cross in the lower...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1405-c 1410
Extent:

1 leaf

3. 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

4. Royal MS 2 A XVIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 A XVIII
Title:
Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours')
Scope & Content:
The Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours is a composite volume composed of two parts produced in different periods, as well as added texts on the flyleaves. It evolved into its present form during the 15th century. Part 1, the earliest portion of the manuscript, is a series of 24 leaves containing suffrag...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1401-c 1500
Extent:

1 volume