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11. Harley MS 2526

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2526
Title:
Petrarch, Vita Terentii; Terence, Comoediae
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-3r: Petrarch, Vita Terentii. f. 5r: Epitaphium Terentii. ff. 5r-130v: Terence, Comoediae. Partial border and large initial in colours and gold (f. 5v). Other large initials in colours and gold (ff. 26v, 49r, 70v, 92v, 111r). 2 smaller initials in gold on blue and red, or bl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1456
Extent:
1 volume

12. Harley MS 2532

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2532
Title:
Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, Pharsalia
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-65r: Marcus Annaeus Lucanus, Pharsalia; begins with Lucan's epitaph on f. 1r. Numerous medieval and post-medieval inscriptions and pen-trials including the outline of white-vine decoration. Decoration: 2 historiated initials in gold and colours with a lady and a man holding...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century-1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

13. Harley MS 2547

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2547
Title:
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Disputationes tusculanae
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-159r: Marcus Tullius Cicero, Disputationes tusculanae. f. 159v: A list of books in this manuscript, entitled: 'Questione in tuscanis'. Decoration: 5 large initials in gold on a blue and pink or green and pink panel (ff. 1r, 3v, 42r, 64r, 121v). 1 initial has been excised ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

14. Harley MS 2591

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2591
Title:
Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains an imperfect copy of the Epistulae ad familiares (Letters to Friends), a collection of letters sent between the Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero (b. 106, d. 43 BC) and various public and private figures. Contents: ff. 1r-192v: Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares, imper...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

15. Harley MS 2634

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2634
Title:
Titus Maccius Plautus, Comoediae, with prologues and arguments
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains copies of a number of Latin comedies written by the Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus (b. c. 254, d. 184 BC): Amphitryon, Asinaria (The One with Asses), Captivi (The Captives), Curculio (The Weevil), Casina, Cistellaria (The Casket), Epidicus and Aulularia (The Litt...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

16. Harley MS 2696

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2696
Title:
Pseudo-Cicero, Rhetorica ad Herennium
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-99v: Pseudo-Cicero, Rhetorica ad Herennium. Decoration: Three-sided floral border with a large white vine initial and an unidentified coat of arms in colours and gold (f. 1r). 5 smaller white vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 12v, 35v, 42v, 44r, 48v). Initials in blue...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

17. Harley MS 2758

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2758
Title:
Ovid, Heroides
Scope & Content:
This 14th-century manuscript contains a copy of the Heroides (The Heroines), a collection of 15 epistolary poems by the Roman poet Publius Ovidius Naso (b. 43 BC, d. 17/18 AD), also known as Ovid. Contents: ff. 1r-48v: Ovid, Heroides. Decoration: Partial foliate border in colours and gol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

18. Harley MS 2818

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2818
Title:
Bible, with the Psalms and the Interpretation of Hebrew Names
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-397r: Bible, with the Psalms (ff. 166r-185v) and the Interpretation of Hebrew Names (ff. 378r-397r). The manuscript contains a few additions: ff. 1*r-1*v, 397v-[398]verso: Practice sentences and pen trials in English and proverbs in Latin. f. 2*recto: A note: 'de excellenci...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
1 volume

19. Harley MS 2986

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2986
Title:
Breviary, Use of Rome
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-6v: Calendar. ff. 7r-277r: Breviary ['Ordo Breviarii secundum consuetudinem curie romane']; with a Litany of Saints (ff. 61v-62v). Decoration: 2 large illuminated intials in colours and gold with acanthus extensions and bezants (ff. 7r, 159r). 1 large initial in blue with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

20. Harley MS 2987

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2987
Title:
Martyrology, Franciscan use
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-7r: Calendar, with numerous entries now erased or emended. ff. 8r-82v: Martyrology of Franciscan use, with the heading 'Incipit martyrologium pro anni circulum. Secundum sanctam romanam curiam et secundum consuetudinem fratrum [?minorum (erased)]'; added obit in lower margin ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

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