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1. Harley MS 70

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 70
Title:
Accounts of the Leonard estate, with later inventories of Paul D’Ewes
Scope & Content:
Manuscript accounts, 1581-1593, of William Leonard of Taunton, with papers relating to administration of his estate, 1598-1603, followed by inventories of goods belonging to Paul D’Ewes, 1618-1626. The entries formerly began at each end of the book, so that folios currently numbered 82-116 were ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1581-1626
Extent:
1 item

2. Harley MS 82, ff 1-3

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 82, ff 1-3
Title:
A register of Reading abbey
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r–3v: Three leaves from a register of Abbot Nicholas of Whapelode (r. 1305–28), containing entries for 1305–1311. [ff. 1v-2r are blank].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:
Part of Harley MS 82

3. Harley MS 82, ff 4–34

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 82, ff 4–34
Title:
Usuard, Martyrology
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 4r–34v: Usuard, Martyrology, organized by calendar (January through December, ff. 4r–32v) with a second section by the church year (beginning with Advent, ff. 32v–34v). Many sections lacking. Decoration: Large and small initials that alternate in colour between red, blue, and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:
Part of Harley MS 82

4. Harley MS 82, ff 35-104

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 82, ff 35-104
Title:
'Sir John Mandeville', Voyage d’outre mer (Latin translation)
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 35r–104v: ‘Sir John Mandeville’, Voyage d’outre mer, Latin translation, ending imperfectly. Decoration: A marginal drawing in brown ink (possibly of one of the nails of the Crucifixion) in the margin of f. 35v
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
Part of Harley MS 82

5. Harley MS 337, ff 1r-11r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 337, ff 1r-11r
Title:
A fragment from a cartulary from the Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-11r: A fragment from a cartulary from the Benedictine abbey of St Augustine, Canterbury, (imperfect), including: Pope Innocent III, confirmation of privilege given at the Abbey (ff. 1r-2v), beginning: 'Innocentius episcopus servus servorum dei Hugoni abbati monasterii Sanctorum...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
Part of Harley MS 337

6. Harley MS 337, ff 12r-31v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 337, ff 12r-31v
Title:
William of Waddington, Manuel de Pechiez (‘The Harleian Roll’)
Scope & Content:
ff. 12r-31v: William of Waddington, Manuel de Pechiez, imperfect, also known as 'The Harleian Roll' for the series of shields painted around 1314 in the upper margins of the leaves (only 161 surviving). Decoration: The shields may have been painted in the upper margins around 1314, according t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Harley MS 337

7. Harley MS 337, ff 32r-53v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 337, ff 32r-53v
Title:
Sentences on the Scripture with numerous extracts from Origen's Homilies
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 32r-53v: Sentences on the Scripture borrowing extracts from Origen, Homilia super Leviticum (Homily on Leviticus), Homilia super Genesim (Homily on Genesis), Homilia super Exodum (Homily on Exodus), Homilia in Jeremiam (Homily on Jeremiah), including extracts from Gregory the Grea...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
Part of Harley MS 337

8. Harley MS 337, ff 54r-71v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 337, ff 54r-71v
Title:
Innocent III, De contemptu mundi; Expositio super Missam
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 54r-65v: Innocent III, De contemptu mundi (On the contempt of the world), beginning with Book 1, chapter 20, beginning: 'Militia est ergo vita hominis super terram', followed by a table of contents of the 3 books of De contemptu mundi (f. 57r), including a short summary for every ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
Part of Harley MS 337

9. Harley MS 337, ff 72r-v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 337, ff 72r-v
Title:
Pseudo-Hippocrates, Capsula Eburnea; Pseudo-Hippocrates, Indicia valetudinum
Scope & Content:
Contents: These two anonymous texts deal with medical prognostics and indications of illnesses. ff. 72r-v: Pseudo-Hippocrates, Capsula Eburnea (Ivory Chest), beginning: 'Peritissimus omnium domestica sapientia in omnibus corporibus', ending: 'scias eum vivere egrotum'. f. 72v: Pseudo-Hippocr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
Part of Harley MS 337

10. Harley MS 393

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 393
Title:
Poetry miscellany
Scope & Content:
Quarto manuscript in a single fair hand, containing a miscellaneous collection of poetry. Contents: ff. 1-4: 'A Pastorall Dialogue Betweene Corridon [Corydon] and Thyrsis occasioned by the Thirtieth of January 1648 [1649?]'. First line: 'Corydon: Deare Thyrsis thy Corydon'. ff. 5-6: 'On two Inc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

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