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51. Harley Ch 86 B 5

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 86 B 5
Title:
Grant by Petronilla, daughter of Alfred the Little, to William Cocaine, of 2 acres of land in Berkhamsted
Scope & Content:
Grant by Petronilla, daughter of Alfred the Little, to William Cocaine, for his homage and service, of 2 acres of land in the manor (halimoto) of Berkhamsted. Endorsed: in a 13th-century hand, ‘Halimoto’. Affixed with a fine seal of Petronilla, lozenge, green, with a full-length image of a wom...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

52. Harley Ch 86 C 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 86 C 40
Title:
Grant by Matilda of Houghton to Biddlesden Abbey of salt rents in Hoilande and land in Houghton
Scope & Content:
Grant by Matilda of Houghton to Biddlesden Abbey, for the souls of Robert Grunwald, her husband, Pagan, her father, Adeliz de Raimes, William, her grandfather, and all her ancestors, of the salt rents and their appurtenances in Hoilande, and 1 virgate of land in Houghton. In return, Matilda and ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
1 leaf

53. Harley Ch 111 B 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 111 B 14
Title:
Grant of Richard, bishop of St Andrews (d. 1178), to Holyrood Abbey
Scope & Content:
Richard, bishop of St Andrews, grants the church of Falkirk to Holyrood Abbey.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
25 Mar 1166-24 Mar 1167
Extent:

Parchment leaf

54. Harley Ch 112 C 27

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 112 C 27
Title:
Grant by Margaret de Quincy, widow, countess of Winchester, to Ulverscroft Priory
Scope & Content:
Grant by Margaret [de Quincy] (d. 1235), widow, countess of Winchester and sister of Robert [de Beaumont] (d. 1204), earl of Leicester, to Prior Walter of Ulverscroft Priory [Leicestershire], of all her land in Ryall [Devon] and Bishop’s Hull [Somerset]. Date based on the death of Margaret’s hu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1219-1235
Extent:
1 leaf

55. Harley Ch 112 G 53

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley Ch 112 G 53
Title:
Confirmation by Matilda de Chauz to Hugh Bard of a grant of land
Scope & Content:
Confirmation by Matilda de Chauz, in her free power, without a man, to Hugh Bard, of all the land which Geoffrey de Lefremunt had of her ancestors in Kirketon, Walsby, Willoughby, Besthorpe, and in Birchwood [Nottinghamshire], which William the son and heir of Geoffrey gave to Hugh. Endorsed: i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 13th century
Extent:
1 leaf

56. Harley MS 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1
Title:
Treatises on astronomy, astrology, mathematics and geometry
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes: Table of contents, f. 1v; Alpetragius (Abu Ishaq al-Bitruji al-Ishbili), De motibus caelorum (ff. 2r-15v); Thebit ben Corat, De hiis que indigent expositione antequam legatur Almagesti (ff. 16r-17r); Thebit ben Corat, De figura sectore (ff. 17r-18v); Thebit ben Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1250 - c 1324
Extent:

1 volume

57. Harley MS 1-7661

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1-7661
Title:
Harley Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts collected by Robert Harley (d 1724) and Edward Harley (d 1741), 1st and 2nd Earls of Oxford. c 1300-c 1700. 7661 manuscripts
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, Arabic, Dutch, English, English, Middle, English, Old, French, French, Old, Georgian, German, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Irish, Irish, Old, Italian, Latin, Slavic languages, and Turkish
Date Range:
c 1300-c 1700
Extent:
7689 items

58. Harley MS 1, f 1v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1, f 1v
Title:
Table of contents
Scope & Content:
The table of contents includes references to medieval foliation. Its wording shows differences from the description of this manuscript in the extant catalogue of St. Augustine's abbey (see Barker-Benfield, 2008, p. 1155).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

1 folio.

59. Harley MS 1, ff 2r-15v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1, ff 2r-15v
Title:
Alpetragius (Abu Ishaq al-Bitruji al-Ishbili), De motibus caelorum
Scope & Content:
Alpetragius (Abu Ishaq al-Bitruji al-Ishbili), De motibus caelorum, in the Latin translation by Michael Scot (1217). Decoration: 12 astronomical diagrams in ink (ff 6r, 7v, 9r, 9v, 10v, 11r, 12r, 12v, 13r, 13v, 15r, 15v).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

13 folios.

60. Harley MS 1, ff 16r-17r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1, ff 16r-17r
Title:
Thebit ben Corat, De hiis que indigent expositione antequam legatur Almagesti
Scope & Content:
Thebit ben Corat, De hiis que indigent expositione antequam legatur Almagesti.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

2 folios.

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