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Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 18 D II, ff 181r-183r
Title:: John Lydgate, The reignes of the kyngis of Englande
Scope & Content:: John Lydgate, The reignes of the kyngis of Englande, a history in verse covering the period from William the Conqueror to Henry VI and continued by anonymous editors to Henry VIII. Prefatory stanza incipit: 'In this litill tretis men may se and be indusyde To the reyngne of the kingis of Ingland...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle
Date Range:: c 1516-1527
Extent:: 3 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 18 D II, ff 183v-185v
Title:: The blsyoure of the arms of kyngis
Scope & Content:: Description of the arms of various kings, entitled 'The blsyoure of the arms of kyngis', including the arms of the city of Jerusalem, the three kings of Cologne, Prester John, the Emperor of Constantinople, and other Christian and non-Christian monarchs. Title: 'The armes of certayne kyngis cris...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle
Date Range:: c 1516-1527
Extent:: 3 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 18 D II, ff 186r-195
Title:: William Peeris, Descent of the Lords Percy
Scope & Content:: William Peeris, Descent of the Lords Percy, a chronicle of the Percy family, composed in c. 1516-1523. Chronicle in verse (97 stanzas, usually of rhyme royal, but longer stanzas occur irregularly), entitled, 'Here begynnythe the prolouge of this litle treatyse folowinge, whiche is the discente o...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1516-1527
Extent:: 10 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 18 D II, ff 195v-211v
Title:: Proverbial and moral verses transcribed from the walls and ceilings of Percy's houses
Scope & Content:: Proverbial and moral verses transcribed from the walls and ceilings of Percy's houses, Leconfield and Wressel castles, two Yorkshire seats of the family (see Dickens 1955). The proverbis of the garett over the bayne at Kekingfelde' (sic); incipit: 'The sermountynge pleasure who can expresse' (f...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1516-1527
Extent:: 11 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 19 D III, ff 1r-288v
Title:: Bible Historiale, Volume 1, with prefaces and additional material
Scope & Content:: A summary of the contents: Translator's prologue: rubric: 'Cy com[m]ence le prologue du translateur qui translate et mist de latin en francois la bible hystorial selons les hystoires scolastiques.'; incipit : 'Pource que le dyable...' (f. 1r); explicit: 'Et en lan de grace mil CC xxIIII et XVII...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: 1411
Extent:: The first volume of a parchment codex bound in 2 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 19 D III, ff 289r-604v
Title:: Bible historiale, Volume 2, with additional material including Saints' lives
Scope & Content:: A summary of the contents: Proverbs to Maccabees (ff. 289r-450v): rubric: ‘Cy com[m]ence la seconde partie principale de la bible qui parle de sapience...’ (f. 289r); L'histoire de Jehan Hyrcan: rubric: 'Cy com[m]ence lystoire Iehan Hyrcan..'; incipit; 'Apres la mort Symon frere Iudas...'; ex...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: 1411
Extent:: The second volume of a parchment codex bound in 2 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 19 D III, ff v-xi
Title:: Binding and flyleaves for volume 2 of the Bible Historiale, ff. 289r-604v
Scope & Content:: This section corresponds to the binding and flyleaves for volume 2 of the Bible Historiale.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1411
Extent:: 4 folios of flyleaves and binding

Reference (shelfmark):: Sloane MS 745, ff 1r-21v
Title:
Scope & Content:: Table of contents, ff 2r-21v, preceded by later notes; 'Hypposophica Hieroclis f.(?) 39', f 1r, 'In hoc codice non modo longe alius ordo est sed et longe/ plura habentur, quam in editione Basilensi anni 1537', f 1*v, the latter identified as the hand of Jan de Witt by Humphrey Wanley in his catal...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient
Date Range:: 13th century
Extent:: 22 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Sloane MS 745, ff 22r-245r
Title:
Scope & Content:: Hippiatrica divided into chapters, and citing various authors, ff 22r-244r. ff 206r-207v are inserted leaves (text similar to Dionysius Thrax, Ars Grammatica, f 206r; draft letter by an anonymous author, inc. ἐγὼ μὲν καὶ πρόσθεν, expl. mut. ὅπερ μοι τῶν δυνατῶν ἦν, f 207v). Followed by a verse co...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient
Date Range:: 13th century
Extent:: 224 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Sloane MS 4087, ff 1r-v, 3r-7r
Title:
Scope & Content:: Theotokion, imperfect at the beginning, inc. ...]χρυσωο(ν)όμορφον κιβωτὸν, expl. ὁ Κύριος μετά σοῦ, ff 1r-v, 3r-7r (f 2 should be placed after f 8v).
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient
Date Range:: 16th century-17th century
Extent:: 6 folios

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