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1. Add MS 54229-54323*

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Add MS 54229-54323*
Title:
MILLAR BEQUEST
Scope & Content:
Manuscripts bequeathed to the British Museum by Dr Eric George Millar (1887-1966), Keeper of Manuscripts 1944-1947. See also Add. 54179-54180 and Add. Chs. 75641-75722. See The Eric George Millar Bequest of Manuscripts and Drawings 1967. A Commemorative Volume. BMQ, xxxiii, 1-2 (1968). Acquire...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1150-1999]
Extent:
95 items

2. Add MS 54247-54249

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Add MS 54247-54249
Title:
B. FORGERIES
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1850-1940]
Extent:
3 items

3. Add MS 54314-54318

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Add MS 54314-54318
Title:
E. AUTOGRAPHS.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, German, and Italian
Date Range:
[1689-1961]
Extent:
5 items

4. Add MS 54258-54313

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Add MS 54258-54313
Title:
D. LITERARY MANUSCRIPTS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
[1872-1960]
Extent:
56 items

5. Add MS 54229-54246

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Add MS 54229-54246
Title:
A. MEDIEVAL AND RENAISSANCE MANUSCRIPTS
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Italian, and Latin
Date Range:
[1150-1570]
Extent:
18 items

6. Add MS 54319-54323

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Add MS 54319-54323
Title:
F. CORRESPONDENCE AND PAPERS OF ERIC GEORGE MILLAR.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, and Latin
Date Range:
[1903-1960]
Extent:
5 items

7. Add MS 54250-54257

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Add MS 54250-54257
Title:
C. MODERN CALLIGRAPHY AND ILLUMINATION MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XXIV-XXXI. See J. M. Backhouse, 'Modern Calligraphy and Illumination', and 'Pioneers of Modern Calligraphy and Illumination', BMQ, xxxiii, pp. 41-42, 71-79. Eight volumes.
Scope & Content:
Calligraphy: Art. Illuminations and Drawings ENGLISH: Examples of modern calligraphy and illumination from the Millar collection: 1908-1947, n.d.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
[1900-1999]
Extent:
8 items

8. Add MS 54235

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Add MS 54235
Title:
Vulgate
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains both the Old and New Testament books of the Vulgate. The manuscript probably originates from Northern France. The style of its decoration is associated by Robert Branner (Manuscript Painting, 1977) with the Johannes Grusch Atelier: a group of Parisian artists active from...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:

Parchment manuscript

9. Add MS 54242

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Add MS 54242
Title:
Scope & Content:
MILLAR BEQUEST. Vol. XVI. Carthusian Hymnal, written in South-East Germany; early 15th cent. Latin. Liturgical use and origin are indicated by the title of the Litany, 'Letania ordinis carthusiensis maior' (f. 15v), and by its inclusion of St Achatius whose vita was a 14th-cent. invention. Achat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 15th century
Extent:
1 item

10. Add MS 54322-54323

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 54322-54323
Title:
MILLAR BEQUEST. Vols. XCVI-XCVIII. Correspondence and papers relating to manuscripts; 1903-1960. Partly typewritten and copies. Paper. Three volumes. British Library arrangement.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and French
Date Range:
1903-1960
Extent:
2 items