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Container Reference (shelfmark) Harley MS 4971

1. Harley MS 4971, ff 1, 129-131

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4971, ff 1, 129-131
Title:
Aristotle, De anima
Scope & Content:
ff. 1, 129–131: Fragments of Aristotle (translated by James of Venice), De anima, with marginal and interlinear glosses. Decoration: A 4-line puzzle initial in red and blue (f. 131r).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Harley MS 4971, ff 4-41

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4971, ff 4-41
Title:
Grammatical and legal tracts, letters and documents
Scope & Content:
f. 4r: Guide to French pronunciation. ff. 4r–6v: Orthographica Gallica (sometimes attributed to Thomas Sampson), with running commentary in Anglo-Norman on Latin rules and vocabulary lists (Dean 1999, nos. 287, 300). ff. 7r–9r: Outline of the responsibilites of a clerk of a manorial household,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Harley MS 4971, ff. 42-92

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4971, ff. 42-92
Title:
Legal texts
Scope & Content:
ff. 42r–65v: Legal formulary compiled at Bury St Edmunds. ff. 66r–92v: Statutes for years 11 to 13 of the reign of Richard II (1387–90).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Harley MS 4971, ff 93-128

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4971, ff 93-128
Title:
Le Manuel des pechiez
Scope & Content:
ff. 93r–127v: William of Waddington, Le Manuel des pechiez (after f. 120v, 1305 lines are missing). Includes an inserted sermon in 122 stanzas (f. 123v), ‘Deu le omnipotent’ (Dean 199, nos. 635, 599). f. 127v: Names of knights of the Round Table, from Chrétien de Troyes, Erec et Enide, added in...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
Late 13th century-Early 14th century
Extent:
1 item