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81. Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 1r-66v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 1r-66v
Title:
Old Testament Cycle
Scope & Content:
Cycle of 223 tinted drawings, mostly two per page, illustrating Old Testament scenes from the Fall of Lucifer and the Creation to the Death of Solomon, with accompanying Anglo-Norman explanatory verses. Beginning, 'Coment lucifer chayit de ciel e devient diable e grant multitudo des angeles oues...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
1310-1320
Extent:
66 folios.

82. Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 67r-70v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 67r-70v
Title:
Full-page miniatures
Scope & Content:
Four full-page miniatures, some with Anglo-Norman captions and explanatory text. Each prophet (ff. 69v-70r) carries a scroll inscribed with verses (not always correctly assigned); each Apostle (ff. 69v-70r) carries a scroll inscribed with sections of the Creed. Decoration: f. 67v: Miniature of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
1310-1320
Extent:

4 folios.

83. Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 71r-83v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 71r-83v
Title:
Calendar
Scope & Content:
Calendar, with each month occupying two pages, and accompanying miniatures of the signs of the Zodiac and labours of the month. Notable saints in the calendar include: 19 January: St Wulfstan. 2 March: St Cedda. 18 March: Edward the Confessor. 20 March: St Cuthbert. 3 April: St Richard. 19...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1310-1320
Extent:
13 folios.

84. Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 84r-280r

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 84r-280r
Title:
Psalter
Scope & Content:
Psalter, illustrated with miniatures of the Life of Christ, and bas-de-page scenes with images from the bestiary, legends of saints, and other sources (including hunting scenes). Descriptions: f. 84r: Inscription by Henry Manners, 2nd earl of Rutland (1526 - 1563), courtier and soldier, arrest...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
1310-1320
Extent:
196 folios.

85. Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 280v-302r

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 280v-302r
Title:
Canticles, with scenes from the Passion
Scope & Content:
Canticles, with scenes from the Passion of Christ and other miniatures. Decoration: f. 280v: Miniature of four scenes of the Resurrection in quatrefoils, with: (top left) Christ lying in the uncovered sepulchre, with soldiers apparently repulsing a disciple (perhaps Joseph of Arimathaea); (top...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1310-1320
Extent:
22 folios.

86. Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 302v-318v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 302v-318v
Title:
Litany, with miniatures of saints and scenes from the Bible
Scope & Content:
Litany, with miniatures of saints, scenes from the Bible, and bas-de-page scenes. Decoration: f. 302v: Miniature of the Last Judgement, with an historiated initial 'R' of a group of bishops, and a bas-de-page scene of Paul giving a letter to a messenger. f. 303r: Two-register miniature of P...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1310-1320
Extent:
17 folios.

87. Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 319r-319v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 B VII, ff 319r-319v
Title:
Later inscription by customs officer
Scope & Content:
Inscription by Customs Officer Baldwin Smith, who seized the manuscript in the course of his duties in October 1553 and presented it to Queen Mary Tudor: inscribed 'hunc librum nautis ad exteros transvehendum datu[m]: / spectatus et honestus vir Baldwinus Smithus Londini / a portoriis et vectigal...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1553
Extent:
1 folio.

88. Royal MS 2 E XIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 E XIII
Title:
Pseudo-Jerome, Breviarium in psalmos
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is bound together with Royal MS 2 E XIV. Contents: ff. 1r-1v: Prologue of Pseudo-Jerome, Breviarium in psalmos (Short Commentary on the Psalms), beginning: 'Incipit Breviarium Sancti Hieronimi praesbiteri in psalterio. Proxime cum Origenis psalterium, quod encheridion ille vocab...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 10th century
Extent:

Part of Royal MS 2 E XIII-XIV

89. Royal MS 2 E XIV

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 2 E XIV
Title:
Pseudo-Jerome, Breviarium in psalmos
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is bound with Royal 2 MS E XIII. Contents: ff. 1r-136r: Pseudo-Jerome, Breviarium in psalmos (Short Commentary on the Psalms), beginning at the end of Psalms 50 'Vel multi habent cor contricum' to Psalm 100. Decoration: Small initials in red, some with penwork decoration, with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 10th century
Extent:

Part of Royal MS 2 E XIII-XIV

90. Royal MS 6 C VI, ff. 1-5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 6 C VI, ff. 1-5v
Title:
The Book of Job (24-42)
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-5v: The book of Job (24:20-42:16), imperfect beginning: 'Non sit in recordatione sed conteratur quasi lignum infructuosum'. Decoration: Small initials in red or blue.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
A part of Royal MS 6 C VI

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