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Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XII
Title:
Scope & Content:: BREVIARY, of Sarum use, containing:- 1. Calendar, with the following festivals, among others, in red: Mar. 18, Edward k. m.; May 26, Augustine 'anglorum apostolus'; June 20, Transl. of S. Edward k. m.; July 7, Transl. of S. Thomas mart.; Sept. 4, Transl. of S. Cuthbert; Oct. 13, Transl. of S. E...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Late 15th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XIII
Title:
Scope & Content:: PASSIONARIUS, or Martyrology, and Collectarius, &c., viz.:- 1. Martyrology of Usuardus, monk of S. Germain des Prés (d. 877), adapted for English use. Without preface. The archetype of the Usuard text must have resembled the S. Germain MS., now Bibl. Nat. lat. 13745 (see Migne, Pair. Lat. ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 13th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XIV
Title:
Scope & Content:: BREVIARY Of Sarum use, sc. (1) Temporale (wanting the first leaf), f. 1 ; (2) Calendar, not including David, Chad and Winifred, formally added to the Sarum Calendar in 1415, nor john of Beverley, added in 1416, f. 127 ; (3) Psalter (wanting PS. i. i-vii. 5), Canticles and Litany, f. 133; (4) Pro...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1400
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XIX
Title:
Scope & Content:: OFFICE Of the Mass for the Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary, with prayers, secretum and post. communio for the king, Henry VII, in Latin. Vellum; ff. 10. 8.3/4 in. x 5.3/4 in. Temp. Hen. VII. Miniature, border of red roses on gold ground, and illuminated initials, of poor execution. The ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: [1485-1509]
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XV
Title:
Scope & Content:: EXHORTATIONS OF THE VIRGIN, in Latin, sc. (i) 'Ad sub. sequentem letaniam dicendam', beg. 'Ecce, ego mater Iesu valde benigniter dico tibi, o fili', f. i ; (2) 'Ad stabiliendum cor in deo', &c., f. 3 b; (3) 'Ad memorandum humilitatem Christi', &c., f. 3 b; (4) 'Ad per. randum humilitatem...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 15th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XVI
Title:: Psalter ('The Psalter of Henry VIII')
Scope & Content:: The manuscript includes a Psalter with three Canticles, known as the Psalter of Henry VIII. The text is preceded by the dedicatory letter by Jean Mallard (ff. 1v-2v), who wrote and probably illuminated the manuscript, incipit: 'Regium istud Davidis'. Mallard's other works include Royal MS 7 D XI...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: c 1540-1541
Extent:: 176 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XVII
Title:
Scope & Content:: HOURS, &c., in Latin, of Sarum use, sc. (I) 'Oratio ualde bona ad dicendum in mane', beg. 'Domine deus, qui nos ad principium', followed by a lection from S. John and another prayer (f. 3) beg. 'Deprecor te, domina mea' ' with note of indulgence by Pope Clement 'in consilio detronence' (sic)...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Mid 15th century
Extent:: 1 item

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XVIII
Title:: Book of Hours (The 'Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours')
Scope & Content:: The Beaufort/Beauchamp Hours is a composite volume composed of two parts produced in different periods, as well as added texts on the flyleaves. It evolved into its present form during the 15th century. Part 1, the earliest portion of the manuscript, is a series of 24 leaves containing suffrag...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1401-c 1500
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XX
Title:: Royal Prayerbook
Scope & Content:: This manuscript consists of a decorated prayerbook with extracts from the Gospels, liturgy, apocrypha, and glosses. Its text and decoration link it to a group of Southumbrian prayerbooks known as the 'Tiberius Group'. In particular, its script and contents are related to those in Harley MS 2965 ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Old, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
Date Range:: late 8th to 12th century
Extent:: 1 parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Royal MS 2 A XXI
Title:
Scope & Content:: MANUAL,in Latin, of Sarumuse.The text of ten differs considerably from that reprinted by Henderson in the Appendix to his Manuale ecclesiae Eboracensis, Surtees Soc., vol. 63. Contents: (i) Benedictio salis et aquae, followed by Aspersio. f. 3;-(2) 'Ordo ad cathecuminum faciendum', with Benedict...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: c 1408
Extent:: 1 item

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