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1. Add MS 17492

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Add MS 17492
Title:
Anthology of Tudor courtly verse, mostly attributed to Sir Thomas Wyatt, with other poems by Henry Howard, Geoffrey Chaucer and Thomas Hoccleve (‘The Devonshire Manuscript’)
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains an anthology of early-modern Tudor courtly verse from the 1530s, which was compiled by three women who attended the royal court: Mary Shelton, Mary Fitzroy and Lady Margaret Douglas. The majority of the verses recorded in the volume are attributed to the English politi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1530s
Extent:

1 volume

2. Add MS 22139

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Add MS 22139
Title:
John Gower, Confessio amantis, with four minor poems by Geoffrey Chaucer
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains an imperfect copy of the Confessio amantis, a Middle English poem by John Gower (b. c. 1330, d. 1408), together with four minor poems by Geoffrey Chaucer (b. c. 1340s, d. 1400). Contents: ff. 1r-137v: John Gower, Confessio amantis, written in Middle English with Lati...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

3. Add MS 29301

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Add MS 29301
Title:
Collection of medical treatises and recipes, including John Arderne's Liber receptorum medicinarum and Practica de fistula in ano
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a collection of medical treatises, written in Latin and Middle English. They include two illustrated medical works by John Arderne (b. 1307, d. 1392), a renowned English surgeon who saw active military service during the Hundred Years' War. The first, the Liber receptoru...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
c 1420-1430
Extent:

1 volume

4. Add MS 42518

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Add MS 42518
Title:
Thomas Speght, The Workes of our Antient and learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed; with autograph notes by Gabriel Harvey
Scope & Content:
This book contains the publication by Thomas Speght (d. 1621) of the complete works of Geoffrey Chaucer: The Workes of our Antient and learned English Poet, Geffrey Chaucer, newly Printed (London: Islip, 1598). It features autograph notes by the scholar and writer Gabriel Harvey (b. 1552/3, d. 1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
1598
Extent:
1 item

5. Harley MS 2251

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Harley MS 2251
Title:
Collection of poems by John Lydgate, Geoffrey Chaucer, and Benedict Burgh
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains poems by some of the most renowned poets from Late Medieval England, including John Lydgate (b. c. 1370, d. c. 1451), Geoffrey Chaucer (b. c. 1340s, d. 1400), and Benedict Burgh (b. 1413, d. 1483). The collection of poems by John Lydgate is believed to be derived from a ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1460-1483
Extent:
1 volume

6. Kings MS 395

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Kings MS 395
Title:
Biblical and Genealogical Chronicle from Creation to King Henry VII of England, continued to Edward VI
Scope & Content:
A genealogical chronicle in codex format, consisting of a series of roundels accompanied by brief biographical entries. The codex must be turned sideways to follow the succession Contents: ff. 1v-24r: Biblical genealogy: a translation into English of the Latin chronicle attributed to Peter of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
First half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

7. Yates Thompson MS 13

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Yates Thompson MS 13
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours')
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-6v: Calendar, use of Sarum, with saints in blue, red, mauve and gold. Besides the usual Sarum saints are included the feasts of Dominic (30 May), Botolph (17 June), Mildred (13 July), Paulinus (10 October), Ethelburga of Barking (11 October), the Translation of Wilfred (12 Oct...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

1 volume