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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2854
Title:: Book of Hours
Scope & Content:: Contents f. 2r: A 'bleeding table', in which Golden Numbers (1-19) are correlated with the 12 signs of the Zodiac, with indications of their influence: 'Aries bonum - Thaurus malum - Gemini malum [etc.]'. ff. 3r-14v: Latin Calendar with Cisioianus; the name of each month is translated into Ge...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: German, Middle High and Latin
Date Range:: c 1440-c 1460
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2855
Title:: Carthusian Diurnal
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r: Table with Dominical Letters for 19 years (Metonic cycle). f. 2r: Two circular diagrams for finding the Dominical Letters and Golden Numbers. f. 2v: Instructions for finding the Golden Numbers. ff. 4r-15v: Calendar. ff. 16r-55v: The Book of Psalms. ff. 55v-57v: Litany...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: c 1430-c 1440
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2856
Title:: Psalter and added Breviary
Scope & Content:: Contents: A Psalter, with later additions, including a Breviary (ff. 127r-236v). f. 1v: Added prayers, including to St Aethelwold, bishop of Winchester ('De sancto Adelwaldo'), 15th century. f. 1[a] is a blank leaf. ff. 2r-7v: Calendar, including English saints such as Wulfstan, Cuthbert (...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2857
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-12v: a calendar, including Sts Bernardino and Niccolo da Tolentino; ff. 13r-168v: the Hours of the Virgin; ff. 169r-268v: the Office of the Dead; ff. 269r-318v: the Penitential Psalms and Litany followed by prayers; ff. 319r-324v: the Hours of the Cross. Decoration: ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2858
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-13v: Calendar, with added names of the months in Middle Dutch or Low German. ff. 15r-18v: Hours of the Cross. ff. 20r-25v: Hours of the Holy Spirit. ff. 26r-31r: Prayer of the Venerable Bede, beginning 'Domine Ihesu Christe qui septem verba'. ff. 31r-33v: Prayer of Pop...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Dutch, Middle, German, Low, and Latin
Date Range:: c 1430-c 1440
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2859
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: Contents: Book of Hours, Use of Rome. 1 folio missing between f. 120 and 121. Unfoliated ruled flyleaf between f. 104 and 105, and between f. 137 and 138. ff. 28v, 80v, 92v, 98v, 104v, 114v, 173v are blank. Decoration: 18 large decorated initials with full foliate borders, in colours and g...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1st half of 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2860
Title:: Collection of masses and rites
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-3v: Mass of the Trinity (‘Officium de trinitate’). ff. 3v-4v: Mass of the Nativity of Christ (‘In die natalis domini’. ff. 4v-6v: Mass of the Invention of the Holy Cross (‘Officium in invencione sancte crucis’). ff. 6v-7v: Mass of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (‘In exa...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 14th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2861
Title:: Book of Hours
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-12v: Calendar. ff. 13r-72r: Hours of the Virgin with suffrages following Lauds (incomplete; lacking beginning of Lauds and Compline). ff. 72v-73v: Prayer to the Virgin Mary, beginning: ‘Te deprecor sanctissima maria’. ff. 73v-77v: Short prayers to the Image of Christ on th...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2862
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Sarum
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-12v: Calendar. ff. 13r-62v: The Hours of the Virgin; imperfect. ff. 64r-80r: The Penitential Psalms. ff. 80r-90v: The Litany containing English saints, followed by various prayers to God. ff. 91r-93v: The Mass of St Gregory; imperfect. The introductory rubric is repeated ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2863
Title:: Book of Hours, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:: ff. 2r-13v: Calendar. ff. 14r-20v: the Gospel Lessons. ff. 21r-29v: prayers to the Virgin, Christ and St Bernard. ff. 30r-64v: the Hours of the Virgin. ff. 65r-70v: the Hours of the Cross. ff. 71r-79v: the Penitential Psalms. ff. 80r-84v: the Litany, followed by prayers. ff. 85r-10...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French and Latin
Date Range:: c 1485
Extent:: 1 volume

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