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1. Harley MS 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1
Title:
Treatises on astronomy, astrology, mathematics and geometry
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes: Table of contents, f. 1v; Alpetragius (Abu Ishaq al-Bitruji al-Ishbili), De motibus caelorum (ff. 2r-15v); Thebit ben Corat, De hiis que indigent expositione antequam legatur Almagesti (ff. 16r-17r); Thebit ben Corat, De figura sectore (ff. 17r-18v); Thebit ben Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1250 - c 1324
Extent:

1 volume

2. Harley MS 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6
Title:
Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, and Alexander Neckam, Corrogationes Promethei
Scope & Content:
The volume is composed of two parts that comprise: Isidore of Seville Etymologiae (ff. 1r-149r), and Alexander Neckam Corrogationes Promethei (ff. 150r-196r). The manuscript also includes a title and a table of contents (ff. 1*v-2*r) added on two flyleaves at the beginning of the book.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century
Extent:

1 volume

3. Harley MS 13

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 13
Title:
Scientific miscellany
Scope & Content:
The volume is composed of 6 semi-independent parts (ff. 3r-128r; 129r-140r; 141r-164v; 165r-198v; 199r-230; 231r-241v). It was probably made for John of London (fl. c. 1290- c. 1330), the first recorded owner of the manuscript. The manuscript includes: 1. Flyleaf with ownership inscriptions ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1290-16th century
Extent:

1 volume

4. Harley MS 24

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 24
Title:
Prose Brut
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r–218v: Prose Brut (Chronicle of England; extended version to 1419, in the reign of Henry V (r. 1413–22)). For an edition of the work see The Brut or the Chronicles of England, 2 vols, ed. Friedrich W.D. Brie, Early English Text Society, 131 and 136 (Oxford: 1906–8); contains tex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and English, Middle
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

5. Harley MS 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 28
Title:
Indenture between King Henry VII, John Islip, abbot of Westminster, the abbot of St Albans, and the mayor and commonalty of London
Scope & Content:
Quadripartite indenture made between King Henry VII, John Islip, abbot of Westminster, the abbot of St Albans and the mayor and commonalty of London in 20 Henry VII (r. 1485–1509), for an anniversary to be observed there. Decoration: Attributed to the 'Flamboyant artist' (see Scott, 'Manuscrip...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1504-1505
Extent:

1 volume

6. Harley MS 41

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 41
Title:
Description of royal ceremonies and related accounts, during the reigns of Edward IV, Richard III, Henry VII and Henry VIII
Scope & Content:
f. 1r: The names of the knights of the Bayn [i.e. Bath] made at the creation of Thomas Grey as Lord Marquis of Dorset in 1475. ff. 2r–11v: The receiving, conveying and coronation of Anne Boleyn. f. 12r: A sketch of the seating plan at Anne Boleyn's coronation. Anne is depicted wearing a closed...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Early 16th century
Extent:

1 volume

7. Harley MS 45

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 45
Title:
A Myrour to Lewde Men and Wymmen
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r–168r: A Myrour to Lewde Men and Wymmen The manuscript contains a few later additions: ff. 168r–169r: Antiphons with English translations; including ‘O uirgo uirginum’, as well as a verse from the Te deum, ‘In te domine’; added in in the 2nd half of the 15th century. f. 170r...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

8. Harley MS 55

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 55
Title:
Anglo-Saxon miscellany including medical remedies and Anglo-Saxon laws by Edgar and Cnut
Scope & Content:
The volume is made up of fragments from two different manuscripts. The first fragment (ff. 1r-4v; unit A) probably formed the end of the original manuscript, and includes: Bald, Leechbook, book 2, chapter 59 (ff. 1r-3r); Laws of King Edgar (r. 959-975) (ff. 3v-4v); Oswald, archbishop of Yo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
Early 11th century
Extent:

1 volume

9. Harley MS 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 57
Title:
Albertus Magnus, De mineralibus et lapidibus
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes Albertus Magnus, De mineralibus et lapidibus (ff. 2r-25v) and an excerpt from the Distinctiones de vita eterna (ff. 26r-27v). A small parchment label pasted on f. 1r includes a 14th-century inscription providing a table of contents for the volume signed by an early owner...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 14th century
Extent:

1 volume

10. Harley MS 69

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 69
Title:
The booke of certaine triumphes
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-63v: A large collection of tracts, letters, and notes in English and French concerning court affairs and entertainment, jousting and the bearing of coats of arms, known as ‘The booke of certaine triumphes’. Decoration: Full-, half-, and quarter-page drawings of knights joust...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

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