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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4375/2
Title:: Valerius Maximus, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, books 7-8
Scope & Content:: Contents: Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (the fifth of 6 volumes): ff. 85r-122r: Book 7, Happiness (continued from Harley 4375/1); on f. 102v a rubric states Nicolas de Gonesse's translation begins here...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 1473 to c. 1480
Extent:: A parchment codex, 94 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4375/3
Title:: Valerius Maximus, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, books 8 and 9
Scope & Content:: Contents: Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (the sixth of 6 volumes): ff. 173r-178v: Book 8 (continued from Harley 4375/2); ff. 179r-264v: Book 9, Vices. This copy of the work is now bound in 6 volumes; ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 1473 to c. 1480
Extent:: A parchment codex, 94 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4375/4
Title:: Former bindings of Harley 4374 and Harley 4375
Scope & Content:: Components of the former bindings of Harley 4374 and 4375, consisting of: Velvet pieces, the former covers; Spines with leather pieces attached, printed with labels in gold letters; Three metal clasps.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: A box containing parts of former bindings

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4431, ff 1r-177v
Title:: Christine de Pizan, Collected works ('The Book of the Queen'), vol. 1
Scope & Content:: The first volume of Works by Christine de Pizan, also known as 'The Book of the Queen', including: 1. List of contents, Table des dictiez en general (ff. 2r-2v). 2. Dedication to the queen Isabel of Bavaria, Prologue adreçant à la royne (ff. 3r-3v). 3. Cent balades (ff. 4r-21r); 4. Virelais ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1410-c 1414
Extent:: 177 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4431, ff 178r-274r
Title:: Christine de Pizan, Collected works ('The Book of the Queen'), vol. 2
Scope & Content:: The second volume of works by Christine de Pizan, also knowns as 'The Book of the Queen', including: 1. Le Livre du chemin de long estude (ff. 178r-219v); 2. Dit de la pastoure (ff. 221r-236v); 3. Épîtres sur le Roman de la rose (ff. 237r-254r); 4. Epistre à Eustace Morel (ff. 255v-257r); 5...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1410-c 1414
Extent:: 220 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4486, ff 1r-67r
Title:: Treatise on alchemy and medicine
Scope & Content:: Copied from the original dedicated to baron de Tracy (see f. 1r), first chapter: Secret compendium ou Memorial final en forme de Recapitulation sur mes precedents devis et chapitres, incipit: 'Preface dicel livre de chapitre premier. Noble de preux chevallier en qui toute bonte gist...'
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: 1631
Extent:: 67 folios + 2 unfoliated leaves at the end.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4486, ff 69r-146r
Title:: Livre de Sydrac
Scope & Content:: Decoration: Large puzzle initial in blue and red with red pen-flourishing, at the beginning of the text (f. 69r). Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, including foliate motifs (when the page contains several initials, the pen-flourishing joins together to form a continuous border along t...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:: 77 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4659
Title:: Miscellany of verse lampoons
Scope & Content:: Quarto manuscript in a single cursive hand, containing mostly verse lampoons. Contents: ff. 1-1v: 'A True and perfect relation how a bould sawcy Beadle Being in the watch on Sunday February ye 26th 1670 was killed fairely by Three Dukes'. First line: Near Holbourn Lies a Parke of Great Renoune'...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Late 17th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4664, ff 2-8
Title:: Liturgical lections and antiphons for the feast of Corpus Christi
Scope & Content:: ff. 2r-8v: Liturgical lections and antiphons for the feast of Corpus Christi, 'In festivitate corporis Christi ad jesperas [sic] super psalmos' (with added lectiones on ff. 8r-8v). Decoration: Numerous small initials in blue or red with, respectively, red or blue penwork decoration.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 14th century
Extent:: Part of Harley MS 4664

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4664, ff 9-125
Title:: Breviary
Scope & Content:: ff. 9r-124r: Breviary (the 'Coldingham Breviary'), including the Temporale, with many additional instructions added in the margins. f. 125v: An instruction, written in Old French, about reading a sundial or astrolabe. Decoration: One full-page miniature on f. 125v: a Benedictine monk (pres...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Old and Latin
Date Range:: c 1270 - c 1280
Extent:: Part of Harley MS 4664

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