1. Add MS 5467
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 5467
- Title:
- COLLECTION OF TRACTS: includes items translated by John Shirley (d.1456); mid - late 15th cent. Origin: England. The reference to Henry VI on f. 72v suggests a date after 1461. English and some Latin. Imperfect at end (catchword f. 224v). For descriptions of this manuscript and discussion of Shirley and his work, see: M. A. Manzalaoui, ed., Secretum Secretorum, EETS, no. 276 (1977), i, Text, pp. xxxvii-xxxviii; O. Gaertner, John Shirley sein Leben und Wirken (1904); A. I. Doyle, 'More light ...
- Scope & Content:
- Marmaduke Towlard, fl. 1683: Memoranda, etc., by: late 17th cent. includes: ff. 1-15v Horticulture: Geoffrey de Vinsauf, fl. 1200: On the tilling of trees, attrib. to G. de Vinsauf: 15th cent. ff. 1-22 Watermarks: Tête de boeuf: late 15th cent. ff. 16-21 Horticulture: Nicholas Bollard, natural...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 15th century-17th century
- Extent:
- 1 item