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1. Lansdowne MS 204

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 204
Title:
John Hardyng, Chronicle (first version)
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the only surviving copy of the first version of the Chronicle of John Hardyng (b. 1378, d. 1465), a former soldier and spy for King Henry V (r. 1413-1422). It was produced in Lincolnshire or the East Midlands in the middle of the 15th century and was probably commissione...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1440-1450
Extent:

1 volume

2. Lansdowne MS 420

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 420
Title:
Psalter
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains an illuminated Psalter that was most likely produced in the diocese of London in the 1220s. The manuscript’s style of decoration appears to be influenced by contemporary French Psalters (Morgan, Early Gothic Manuscripts (1982), pp. 86-87). Of special interest are the man...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1220s
Extent:

1 volume

3. Lansdowne MS 441

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 441
Title:
Indenture between Margaret Beaufort, Countess of Richmond, and John Islip, Abbot of Westminster Abbey, concerning the foundation and support for her chantry
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains an original indenture between Margaret Beaufort (b. 1443, d. 1509), Countess of Richmond and mother of King Henry VII (r. 1485-1509), and John Islip (b. 1464, d. 1532), Abbot of Westminster Abbey, concerning the foundation and support for her chantry, made on 2 March 150...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
2 Mar 1506
Extent:

1 volume

4. Lansdowne MS 453

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 453
Title:
Bible
Scope & Content:
This 12th-century English manuscript contains the Bible (from the Book of Genesis to the Book of Psalms) with prologues attributed to St Jerome (b. 347, d. 420) and Pelagius (b. 360, d. 418). Contents: f. 1r-2r: St Jerome, Epistula 53 ad Paulinum (Letter 53: To Paulinus). ff. 2r-4r: St Jero...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 12th century -3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

1 volume

5. Lansdowne Roll 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne Roll 9
Title:
Genealogical roll of Helena Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton
Scope & Content:
This roll contains an illustrated genealogy of Elin Ulfsdotter Snakenborg (b. 1548/9, d. 1635), commonly known as Helena Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton. Helena was a Swedish-born noblewoman who travelled to England in 1564 as part of the retinue of Princess Cecilia of Sweden (b. 1540, d....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 roll