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251. Harley MS 174

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 174
Title:
Cartulary of the church of St Peter, Flawford
Scope & Content:
ff. 1v–13v: Recital of royal and other documents, 1459–78, relating to the foundation of the Babington chantry (in the chapel of St Andrew), given by Sir William Babington (b. c.1370, d. 1454).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

252. Harley MS 175

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 175
Title:
The Travels of John Mandeville
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-105v: The Travels of John Mandeville. Decoration: 1 medium red initial (f. 1r).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
1 volume

253. Harley MS 176

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 176
Title:
Guido delle Colonne, Historia destructionis Troiae
Scope & Content:
Guido delle Colonne ['de Columnis' or 'de Columna'], Historia destructionis Troiae (A History of the Destruction of Troy) or Historia troiana, in 35 books with a prologue and epilogue. Explicit: 'Factum est autem presens opus Anno dominice incarnacionis millesimo ducentesimo octuagesimo septimo ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 14th century-Early 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

254. Harley MS 177

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 177
Title:
Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernica
Scope & Content:
ff. 2r–84r: Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernica. Abbreviated text, α-recension, omitting most non-historical content. Decoration: Numerous marginal drawings in brown ink of animals, birds, fish, people, hybrid creatures, and a dog chasing a rabbit (f. 11v). 2 puzzle initials in red and brown...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 14th century
Extent:

1 volume

255. Harley MS 178

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 178
Title:
Anselm of Canterbury, Meditationes
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–93v: Anselm of Canterbury, Meditationes. Decoration: Numerous puzzle initials in red and blue with pen-flourishing and infill in red and some blue; infill frequently includes trifoliate leaf motifs; tendrils of pen-flourishing frequently end in heart-shaped leaf. Rubrics in red. Capital...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 14th century
Extent:

Parchment codex

256. Harley MS 179

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 179
Title:
Regulae grammaticales
Scope & Content:
f. 1v: Paper fragment pasted to the leaf, with a list of grammarians and their dates, attributing the text to William Heytesbury. ff. 2r–196v: Regulae grammaticales, ‘Omnia nomina latina terminantia …’. The passage beginning on f. 76v is recopied on an inserted paper leaf (f. 77), ‘Precianus di...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

257. Harley MS 180

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 180
Title:
Printed and manuscript tracts on royal marriages, collected by Sir Simonds D'Ewes
Scope & Content:
This is a collection of four tracts, the first two printed and the last two in manuscript, on royal marriages between 1555 and 1624. A Supplicacyon to the quenes maiestie [1555], an attack on the marriage of Queen Mary I to Philip of Spain (later King Philip II), was written by a Protestant ex...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Greek, Ancient, and Hebrew
Date Range:
1555-1627
Extent:

1 volume

258. Harley MS 181

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 181
Title:
Ars Notoria
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains three texts of the Ars Notoria, including a set of prayers, holy and angelic names, diagrams and rituals used to gain knowledge and understanding by supernatural revelation, apparently as revealed by God to Solomon. Contents: ff. 1r-17v: Ars Memorativa, beginning: 'Yf ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:

1 volume

259. Harley MS 182

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 182
Title:
Notebook of Simonds D’Ewes
Scope & Content:
Manuscript notebook of Simonds D’Ewes. Collected extracts from Latin authors, and passages in Latin, including some draft letters. Contents: ff. 2-21: Draft indexes, each folio marked into 3 columns, with letter headings in alphabetical order (apparently unrelated to the text of the notebook)....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1618?
Extent:
1 volume

260. Harley MS 183

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 183
Title:
Law notes
Scope & Content:
Small manuscript book of notes in Law French on legal matters, with contents arranged under various headings. Simonds D’Ewes' name appears on the final folio, and his hand occurs at places in the manuscript. An earlier foliation has many gaps, suggesting that the manuscript was formerly part of a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

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