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21. Add MS 5415 A

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Title:
The Queen Mary Atlas
Scope & Content:
This portolan or atlas consists of three tables and nine large ornamented maps, executed by the Portuguese cartographer Diogo Homem (b. 1521, d. 1576) between 1555 and 1559. The manuscript is thought to have been made for King Philip II of Spain (r. 1556–98), possibly as a gift from Queen Mary I...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1555-1559
Extent:

1 volume

22. Add MS 5463

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Title:
The Four Gospels (the 'Codex Beneventanus')
Scope & Content:
The name 'Codex Beneventanus' has long been attached to this manuscript, mainly because of the connection to that region in the colophon of the scribe, Lupus. There are also marginal annotations (ff. 5v, 88v, 222r, 229r), as well as liturgical notes (marking the pericopes for the masses) in lead...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
739-760
Extent:
A parchment codex

23. Add MS 5476

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Title:
The original Register of the Minutes of the Privy Council, 10 May 1545-13 June 1547
Scope & Content:
The original copy of the Register of the Minutes of the Privy Council, from 10 May 1545 to 13 June 1547. The entries from 10 May 1545-26 Jan 1547 (ff. 3r-320r) cover the end of Henry VIII's reign, and partially cover a period missing from the sequence of Privy Council Registers in the National A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
10 May 1545-13 Jun 1547
Extent:
1 volume

24. Add MS 5750

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Title:
Warrants, receipts and other papers relating to the expenses of the royal household
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: Section title-page in 19th-century hand: Lord Steward and Lord Chamberlain of the Household, Master of the Horse Pavilions, Tents, and Toyles. f. 2r: Section title-page in 19th-century hand: Lord Steward's Department and Cofferer of the Household. f. 3r: Receipt of £5,843 11s...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1544-1711
Extent:
1 volume

25. Add MS 5956

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Title:
A miscellany of prose and poetry, 1598-1641
Scope & Content:
A folio volume, much injured by damp, containing a miscellany of prose and verse. The items are in a number of different hands. They include dramatic political events (especially relating to Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Lady Frances Howard); verses (including by John Donne, Sir Walter...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1598-1641
Extent:
1 volume

26. Add MS 6362

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Title:
A collection of royal warrants and instructions, 1541-1612
Scope & Content:
A collection of original warrants and instructions, with royal signatures, from the time of King Henry VIII to King James I. The warrants include a number issued by Queen Mary I in 1558, especially to Thomas Gresham, her agent in Flanders, and to George Bredyman, Groom of the Privy Chamber and K...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
1541-1612
Extent:
1 volume

27. Add MS 7099

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Title:
Extracts from the household books of King Henry VII
Scope & Content:
Extracts from the household books of King Henry VII, from 24 December [1491] to 27 September [1505]. Compiled by Craven Ord, antiquary and brass-rubber (bap. 1755, d. 1832). With some brief extracts and references illustrating terms and customs, alphabetically arranged. Includes notes and an ind...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Late 18th century-Early 19th century
Extent:
1 volume

28. Add MS 7154

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Title:
Ktābā Dawíd - ܟܬܒܐ ܕܘܝܕ
Scope & Content:
A Psalterion containing Syriac translations of the Psalms of King David, prepared for use in the Church of the East. The start of the manuscript contains a series of illustrations, most of which are done as line drawings: f. 1r : Saint Paul the Hermit, accompanied by a bird carrying a ring a...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic, Coptic, and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
1203
Extent:
1 text, 183 ff

29. Add MS 7174

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Title:
Iwangiliún - ܐܘܢܓܠܝܘܢ
Scope & Content:
All four Gospels arranged into specific reading passages identified for dates throughout the Church year, intended for use in the Church of the East. The chapters are occasionally separated by intricate geometrical illumination (see f. 56r, 59v, 76v, 87v. 111v, 119v, 122v, 139r, 155r, 186v, 203v...
Collection Area:
Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:
Arabic and Syriac, Classical
Date Range:
1499
Extent:

Codex, 219 ff

30. Add MS 8101

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Title:
Genealogical roll chronicle of English kings to Edward I
Scope & Content:
Contents: A genealogical chronicle of England from Brutus to the death of William the Conqueror, with a commentary in Anglo-Norman French, and additional material. Face of roll: Membrane 1: A diagram in red and brown of the Heptarchy followed by commentaries with the following rubrics, 'Desc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Parchment roll

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