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861. Harley MS 643

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 643
Title:
Acts of the Privy Council, 1553-1558
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-316r: Acts of the Privy Council, 1553-1558. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 1*r: A title-page: ‘Extract of the Acts of Counsell during the bloudy Raignes of King Philip and Queene Marie from the 13th day of August anno Domini 1553 to the 15th day of November ann...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 16th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

862. Harley MS 644

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 644
Title:
Acts of Parliament from Edward I to Henry VI
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-15v: A table of contents. ff. 16r-281v: Acts of Parliament, from Edward I to Henry VI, in Latin and French. Decoration: 4 large historiated initials in blue and red and with gold frames; partial (three-sided) borders in colours and gold (ff. 1r, 64r, 93r, 154r). The subject...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

863. Harley MS 645

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 645
Title:
‘Kempe’ register of Bury St Edmunds Abbey
Scope & Content:
ff. 4r–7v: Alphabetical index. ff. 8r–10v: Charters, mostly relating to the Hospital of St Nicholas. ff. 11r–12r: Partial alphabetical indexes. ff. 12v–13r: Rents relating to St Nicholas’ Hospital; a letter of Abbot Richard (1324). ff. 14r–14v: Various rents. ‘Registrum Kempe’ heading (f. 14...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century-15th century
Extent:

1 volume

864. Harley MS 646

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 646
Title:
Account of his life by Sir Simonds d’Ewes
Scope & Content:
Detailed autobiographical account by Sir Simonds D’Ewes, from his birth on 18 December 1602 to 8 May 1636, ending abruptly with the death of his infant son. Also includes matters relating to his friends, and to public affairs, both national and international. ff. 1-173. The autobiography is fol...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

865. Harley MS 647

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 647
Title:
Collection of astronomical and astrological texts
Scope & Content:
Contents: 1. Astronomical texts based on Isidore of Seville, with two short prayers (ff. 1r-2r); 2. Marcus Tullius Cicero, Aratea, with 22 constellation figures containing extracts from Hyginus, Astronomica (ff. 2v-17v); 3. Excerpts from Pliny, Natural History; Macrobius, Commentary on the So...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 820-11th century
Extent:

1 volume

866. Harley MS 647, f 21v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 647, f 21v
Title:
Diagram of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Scope & Content:
Diagram of the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
11th century
Extent:

1 folio.

867. Harley MS 647, ff 1r-2r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 647, ff 1r-2r
Title:
Astronomical texts based on Isidore of Seville with two short prayers
Scope & Content:
Astronomical texts based on Isidore of Seville with two short prayers.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c. 820 and c. 1000
Extent:
2 folios.

868. Harley MS 647, ff 2v-17v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 647, ff 2v-17v
Title:
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Aratea, with extracts from Hyginus, Astronomica
Scope & Content:
Marcus Tullius Cicero, Aratea, illustrated with 22 constellation figures containing extracts from Hyginus, Astronomica.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c. 820-840
Extent:

15 folios.

869. Harley MS 647, ff 17v-20r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 647, ff 17v-20r
Title:
Excerpts from Pliny, Natural History, Macrobius, Commentary on the Somnium Scipionis, and Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii
Scope & Content:
Excerpts from Pliny, Natural History, Macrobius, Commentary on the Somnium Scipionis, and Martianus Capella, De nuptiis Philologiae et Mercurii, books 8 and 6 (known as The Seven-Book Computus), also in the margins of ff. 16r-16v.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c. 1000
Extent:

3 folios.

870. Harley MS 648

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 648
Title:
Homilies on the Epistles and Gospels for the liturgical year
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-206v: Homilies on the Epistles and Gospels for the liturgical year, including sermons from Hrabanus Maurus, Homiliae in euangelia et epistolas. The manuscript contains a few additions: ff. 1*recto-1*verso: Leaf from a Continental liturgical manuscript with texts for the feas...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:
1 volume

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