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1. Add MS 12531/4

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 12531/4
Title:
Former bindings from the Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (the 'Portuguese Genealogy')
Scope & Content:
Three former bindings: BM/BL in-house in blue leather with blind tooling outside. Gold-tooling inside fits with velvet. Each binding contained f. 3; f. 8 and f. 1.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1530-1534
Extent:

Three former bindings, now kept separately, for folios 3; 8 and 1.

2. Add MS 12531/5

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Add MS 12531/5
Title:
Former bindings from the Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (the 'Portuguese Genealogy')
Scope & Content:
Three former bindings: BM/BL in-house in blue leather with blind tooling outside. Gold-tooling inside fits with velvet. Each binding contained separately ff. 5; f. 7 and f. 2.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1530-1534
Extent:

Three former bindings, now kept separately, for ff. 5; 7 and 2.

3. Add MS 12531/6

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 12531/6
Title:
Former bindings from the Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (the 'Portuguese Genealogy')
Scope & Content:
Three former bindings: BM/BL in-house in blue leather with blind tooling outside. Gold-tooling inside fits with velvet. Each binding contained f.. 4; f. 6 and f. II.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1530-1534
Extent:

Three former bindings, now kept separately, for folios 4; 6 and II.

4. Add MS 12531/7

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 12531/7
Title:
Former bindings from the Genealogy of the Royal Houses of Spain and Portugal (the 'Portuguese Genealogy')
Scope & Content:
Three former bindings: BM/BL in-house in blue leather with blind tooling outside. Gold-tooling inside fits with velvet. Each binding contained f. 9 A. B; f. 5* and f. 10.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1530-1534
Extent:

Three former bindings, now kept separately, for folios 9 A. B; 5* and 10.

5. Add MS 18850/1

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Add MS 18850/1
Title:
Detached former binding from Add MS 18850 (the 'Bedford Hours')
Scope & Content:
Parts of a 17th-century binding, consisting of a wooden box, 2 red velvet covers with metal clasps and 4 folios. These were formerly attached to Add MS 18850 and are now stored separately.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Late 17th century
Extent:
Detached parts of former binding

6. Add MS 24189

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Add MS 24189
Title:
Illustrations for Sir John Mandeville, Voyage d'outre mer
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains no text, but a series of 28 full-page miniatures (tinted grisaille drawings on green parchment) illustrating the Voyage d'outre mer, attributed to Sir John Mandeville (supposedly fl. c. 1357; see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography). The only writing is on a banner he...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1410-c 1420
Extent:
Parchment codex

7. Add MS 24373/1

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Add MS 24373/1
Title:
Detached binding from Add MS 24373
Scope & Content:
Detached binding of brown leather from Add MS 24373 (Four Gospels (Gregory-Aland 695; Scrivener evan. 599; von Soden ε 327).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:

Leather detached binding

8. Add MS 27860/1

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Add MS 27860/1
Title:
Detached binding formerly attached to Add MS 27860
Scope & Content:
Detached binding formerly attached to Add MS 27860 of wooden boards with partially-preserved linen and silk covering. The boards are made of two different woods, and there is evidence of board reuse.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:

Detached binding

9. Add MS 28821/1

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Add MS 28821/1
Title:
Detached binding formerly attached to Add MS 28821
Scope & Content:
Detached binding formerly attached to Add MS 28821 (Mathematarion in Byzantine music notation), of wooden boards formerly covered with leather. Probably the original binding.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
15th century-17th century
Extent:
Detached binding of wooden boards

10. Add MS 30930, ff 30-72v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 30930, ff 30-72v
Title:
Henry Purcell: Fantasias, In Nomines and sonatas.
Scope & Content:
Fantasias, In Nomines and other works for viol consort, together with sonatas for violins and continuo. f. 43 (reversed). Sonatas for pianoforte and strings, by Henry Purcell. f. 46 (reversed). 'In nomine ': fantasia for 7 instruments, in score, by Henry Purcell. Autograph. f. 48 (reversed)....
Collection Area:
Music Collections
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1678-1690
Extent:
43 folios