Archive Reference (shelfmark): Harley MS 1-7661 / Material Type: Archives and Manuscripts - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1121, ff 1r-140r
Title:: Livre de Sydrac
Scope & Content:: Livre de Sydrac. Decoration: Diagram in blue, brown and red ink of the planets (f. 117v); large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours forming a three-sided border including foliate motifs and a dragon, at the beginning of the text (f. 1r). Initials in blue wit...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:: 140 leaves; 3 unfoliated leaves at the end.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1121, ff 141r-156r
Title:: Edmund of Abingdon, Mirour de seinte eglyse (French translation of Speculum religiosorum)
Scope & Content:: Edmund of Abingdon, Mirour de seinte eglyse (French translation of Speculum religiosorum). Decoration: Historiated initial of saint Edmund of Abingdon as a bishop holding a mirror, with a partial foliate bar border with a dragon and a dog pursuing a hare, at the beginning of the text (f. 141)....
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:: 16 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1121, ff 156r-168r
Title:: Robert Grosseteste, Château d’amour
Scope & Content:: Robert Grosseteste, Château d’amour. Decoration: Initials in red with blue pen-flourishing or in blue with red pen-flourishing.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Anglo-Norman
Date Range:: 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:: 13 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1122
Title:: 'Practical Perspective', Volume I
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing a translation of the first volume of the French work 'La Perspective Pratique' by Jean Dubreuil, here given the title: 'Practical Perspective; Necessary for all Painters, Gravers, Carvers, Architects, GoldSmiths, Embroiderers, Arras-Weavers, and others who exe...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1122-1124
Title:: 'Practical Perspective', Volumes I-III
Scope & Content:: Three folio manuscript volumes, all in the same hand, containing a translation of the French work 'La Perspective Pratique', written by 'un Religieux de la Compagnie de Jesus', a religious person of the Society of Jesus, identified as Jean Dubreuil, published in Paris between 1647-1651. The fir...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:: 3 volumes

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1123
Title:: 'Practical Perspective', Volume II
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing a translation of the second volume of the French work 'La Perspective Pratique' by Jean Dubreuil, here given the title: 'The Second Part of Practicall Perspective, Which yeelds great Facilitie in finding the Appearances of all Solid Bodies as well Regular as I...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1124
Title:: 'Practical Perspective', Volume III
Scope & Content:: Folio manuscript volume containing translation of the third volume of the French work 'La Perspective Pratique' by Jean Dubreuil, here given the title: 'The Third and Last part of Practicall Perspective; Wherein are to bee Seene the beauties and Rarities of this Art. With Methods how to Practis...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1125
Title:: Translations of charters granted by English kings to the City of London
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1*recto: An introduction to the manuscript, dated 1581. ff. 1r-46v: A collection of English translations of ten charters granted by King John, Henry IV, Edward IV and Edward VI to the City of London. f. 47r: ‘A Table of certaine Charters graunted by former Kinges to the Citie...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1581
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1126
Title:: George Treheyron, Treatise on forest laws
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1*recto: A title-page: ‘The Book of the Statutes of the Forests Parkes Chacys Warrenes’. ff. 1r-51v: George Treheyron, Treatise on forest laws, beginning ‘What thing doth make a fforest and who may make a fforest and how a fforrest is made what thinges be incydent to a fforest wh...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1127
Title:: Table of principal matters contained in the statute laws of England from the 1st year of the reign of King Edward III to the 23rd year of King Henry VI, 1327-1445
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-36r: A table of principal matters contained in the statute laws of England from the 1st year of the reign of King Edward III to the 23rd year of King Henry VI, 1327-1445. The manuscript contains later additions: f. 37v: Practice sentences and pen trials in English, including...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and French, Middle
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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