Al-Zarkali (Ibrahim bin Yahya an-Naqqash az-Zarqali al-Qurtubi, Abu Ishaq), Opus astrolabii (Saphea), in the Latin translation by William the Englishman.
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Al-Zarkali (Ibrahim bin Yahya an-Naqqash az-Zarqali al-Qurtubi, Abu Ishaq), Opus astrolabii (Saphea), in the Latin translation by William the Englishman. Decoration: Initials in blue with red pen-flourishing, or in red with purple pen-flourishing. paraps in red or blue. 1 large unfinished circ...
Account-book of Richard de Bremesgrave, keeper of stores at Berwick
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Contents: ff. 1r-19v: The account-book of Richard de Bremesgrave, keeper of stores at Berwick, with a title page (f. 1r): 'Compotus Ricardi de Bremsegrave de Anno Vicesimo Octavo - Berewyk - intratur et examinatur totum per [manton]'. Beginning (f. 2r): ‘Compotus Ricardi de Bremesgrave tam de ...
Peter of Poitiers, Compendium; Petrus Riga, Aurora
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The manuscript includes: ff. 1v-6v, Peter of Poitiers Genealogia historiarum, incipit: 'Considerans historie'; a genealogical diagram of interconnected roundels including diagrams of the Tabernacle (f. 2v) and the Mansions in the desert (f. 5v). f. 7v: Petrus Riga, prologue to Aurora, incipit...
This 12th-century manuscripts contains a Psalter with Glossa Ordinaria. Its style of decoration (Channel style) indicates that it was produced in England or France. Contents: ff. 1v-227r: The Book of Psalms with Glossa Ordinaria. ff. 227r-238r: Canticles of Isaiah, Hezekiah, Anna, Moses (E...
Contents: ff. 2r-4r: A table of contents with an introduction, beginning: 'This booke was compilid by Iohn lidgate monke of Bury at the excitacion and steryng of oure worshipful Prince kyng herry the fifthe. in the honour glorie and worshippe of the birthe of the most glorious maide wife and m...
Contents: ff. 1r-365r: Gilte Legend; according to the medieval foliation and content list, the manuscript lacks the first 5 folios, which include the life of St Andrew and part of the life of St Nicholas; ending with the explicit: 'Here endeth the Boke of the life of Seintes called in latyn leg...
Liber dialogorum gerarchie subcelestis; Marsilius of Padua, Defensor pacis; Johannis de Parisine, De Regia et Papali Potestate; Conrad of Gelnhausen, Epistola Concordie; Peter of Ancarano, Compilation for solving the Papal Schism
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Contents: ff. 1r- 39r: Liber dialogorum gerarchie subcelestis inter orthodoxum catholicum et cathecuminum Paucascium inquirentem de reformacione ecclesie militante. ff. 41r-170v: Marsilius of Padua (b. c. 1275, d. 1342), Defensor pacis. ff. 172r-200r: ‘Magister Johannes de Parisine de ordi...