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Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5266
Title:: Drawings of birds with inscriptions in Hans Sloane's and Thomas Browne's hand
Scope & Content:: Drawings of birds executed in a variety of techniques and by different draughtsmen. The only exceptions are items 82, 91 and 93, which are prints of birds. The drawings are executed on paper and pasted onto the folios of the manuscript. Many drawings bear inscriptions in Hans Sloane's and / or S...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Dutch, English, and Latin
Date Range:: Late 17th century-18th century
Extent:: 1 volume (164 items)

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5408
Title:: Queen Elizabeth I's funeral procession
Scope & Content:: Original pen and ink drawing of Elizabeth I's funeral procession, 1603. It is attributed to William Camden, Clarenceaux herald: although he may not have been the artist, the hand recording the names of the figures resembles his. It includes the chariot drawn by four horses on which stood Eliza...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1st quarter 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5463
Title:: The Four Gospels (the 'Codex Beneventanus')
Scope & Content:: The name 'Codex Beneventanus' has long been attached to this manuscript, mainly because of the connection to that region in the colophon of the scribe, Lupus. There are also marginal annotations (ff. 5v, 88v, 222r, 229r), as well as liturgical notes (marking the pericopes for the masses) in lead...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 739-760
Extent:: A parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5476
Title:: The original Register of the Minutes of the Privy Council, 10 May 1545-13 June 1547
Scope & Content:: The original copy of the Register of the Minutes of the Privy Council, from 10 May 1545 to 13 June 1547. The entries from 10 May 1545-26 Jan 1547 (ff. 3r-320r) cover the end of Henry VIII's reign, and partially cover a period missing from the sequence of Privy Council Registers in the National A...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 10 May 1545-13 Jun 1547
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5750
Title:: Warrants, receipts and other papers relating to the expenses of the royal household
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: Section title-page in 19th-century hand: Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlain of the Household, Master of the Horse Pavilions, Tents, and Toyles. f. 2r: Section title-page in 19th-century hand: Lord Steward's Department and Cofferer of the Household. f. 3r: Receipt of £5,843 11s...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1544-1711
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 5956
Title:: A miscellany of prose and poetry, 1598-1641
Scope & Content:: A folio volume, much injured by damp, containing a miscellany of prose and verse. The items are in a number of different hands. They include dramatic political events (especially relating to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Lady Frances Howard); verses (including by John Donne, Sir Walter...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1598-1641
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 6362
Title:: A collection of royal warrants and instructions, 1541-1612
Scope & Content:: A collection of original warrants and instructions, with royal signatures, from the time of King Henry VIII to King James I. The warrants include a number issued by Queen Mary I in 1558, especially to Thomas Gresham, her agent in Flanders, and to George Bredyman, Groom of the Privy Chamber and K...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1541-1612
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 7099
Title:: Extracts from the household books of King Henry VII
Scope & Content:: Extracts from the household books of King Henry VII, from 24 December [1491] to 27 September [1505]. Compiled by Craven Ord, antiquary and brass-rubber (bap. 1755, d. 1832). With some brief extracts and references illustrating terms and customs, alphabetically arranged. Includes notes and an ind...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Late 18th century-Early 19th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 7154
Title:: Ktābā Dawíd - ܟܬܒܐ ܕܘܝܕ
Scope & Content:: A Psalterion containing Syriac translations of the Psalms of King David, prepared for use in the Church of the East. The start of the manuscript contains a series of illustrations, most of which are done as line drawings: f. 1r : Saint Paul the Hermit, accompanied by a bird carrying a ring a...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Arabic, Coptic, and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:: 1203
Extent:: 1 text, 183 ff

Reference (shelfmark):: Add MS 7169
Title:: Púrāš qeryānā d-ṭeṭrā ᵓewangelion qadišā - ܦܘܪܫ ܩܪܝܢܐ ܕܛܛܪܐ ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ ܩܕܝܫܐ
Scope & Content:: A lectionary, or selection of reading passages from the Peshitta, assigned to days throughout the year, according to the practices of the Syriac Orthodox Church. Folios 1v-2r contain illustrations of the Cross, including several different Greek crosses in rosettes (f. 2r). A table of content...
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: Syriac, Classical
Date Range:: 12th century
Extent:: 1 text, 250 ff

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