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381. Harley MS 4398

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4398
Title:
Coustumes de Bretaigne, with ordinances of Geoffrey, John and other dukes of Brittany
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-65v: Coustumes de Bretaigne, with ordinances of Geoffrey, John and other dukes of Brittany. Decoration: 3 large initials in colours and gold with red and black pen-flourishing (ff. 1r, 58r, 65r). Large plain initials in red or blue. Smaller plain initials in red or blue. Rubr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

382. Harley MS 4406

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4406
Title:
Pierre Choisnet, Le Rosier des guerres, and other texts
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-6v: Calendar. ff. 7r-15v: Prayers to the Virgin Mary, beginning: 'Virgo templum trinitatis deus summe bonitatis et misericordie'. ff. 15v-16r: Memoria of St Michael the Archangel, beginning: 'Archangele Christi Michael princeps mlicie celestis'. f. 16v: Prayer to Holy He...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

383. Harley MS 4408

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4408
Title:
Les trois fils de rois
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-159v: Les trois fils de rois, an anonymous romance. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 160v: Crossed out letter (upside down) in French; added in the (?) 16th century. Decoration: Large plain initials in red ink. Rubrics in red. Capitals highlighted in red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century-1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

384. Harley MS 4424

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4424
Title:
Enguerrand de Monstrelet, Chronique, with a continuation until 1471
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains Enguerrand de Monstrelet (b. c. 1400, d. 1453)'s Chronique, a chronicle covering the period from 1400 to 1444 (the latter part of the Hundred Years' War), with a continuation by the 'Monstrelet continuator' until the year 1471. Contents: ff. 2r-278r: Enguerrand de Mon...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
c 1475-c 1480
Extent:
1 volume

385. Harley MS 4474/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4474/1
Title:
Martin le Franc, L'Estrif de Fortune et Vertu, volume 1
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-142v: Martin le Franc (b. c. 1410, d. 1461), L'Estrif de Fortune et Vertu [1447–1448], in 3 books, here entitled: 'Lestrif et debat de Vertu et Fortune'; with a dedication to Philip the Good: 'A treshault, trespuissant, et tresredoubte prince, Phelippe Duc de Bourgogne, de Bra...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
c 1450-1500
Extent:
1 volume

386. Harley MS 4474/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4474/2
Title:
Martin le Franc, L'Estrif de Fortune et Vertu, volume 2
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 143r-302v: Martin le Franc (b. c. 1410, d. 1461), L'Estrif de Fortune et Vertu [1447–1448], in 3 books. The second part of a 2-volume set, the first volume of which is Harley MS 4474/1, ending with the colophon: 'Cy finit lestrif de virtu et fotune fait et compile par tres excel...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
c 1450-1500
Extent:
1 volume

387. Harley MS 4479

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4479
Title:
Collection of French state papers
Scope & Content:
This manuscript comprises four parts that were brought together at an unknown point in time, and possibly only bound together in the Harleian Library. The latter is suggested by the fact that the manuscript contains no less than three inscriptions with the acquisition date that Humfrey Wanley, K...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
c 1543-c 1564
Extent:
1 volume

388. Harley MS 4481

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4481
Title:
Histoire de l'Empereur Charles V; Traicté des Comtes de Flandres et d'Arthois
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-401r: Histoire de l'Empereur Charles V, entitled: 'Ce livre contient aucunes actes grands voiaiges et haultes entreprinses faictes par feu dexcellente et noble memore le victorieux prince Charles daustrice en son vivant Empereur des Romains tousiours auguste cincquiesme de ce n...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
c 1550
Extent:
1 volume

389. Harley MS 4484

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4484
Title:
Collection of Latin inscriptions with translations and poems in French
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-8r: 'Inscriptions de la Place des Victories, par Regnier des Marais'; Latin inscriptions , dated 1643-1686, with French translations. ff. 9r-14r: 'De Erasmo'; Latin inscriptions on Erasmus with many written at Paris by Jean-Baptiste de Santeul [Santolius] (b. 1630, d. 1697) a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Italian, Latin, and Spanish
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

390. Harley MS 4500

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4500
Title:
Collection of French historical papers, including extracts from the work of Jehan Le Feron
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript consists of various French historical papers produced by different scribes who were working separately at different moments in the 16th century. Contents: f. 1r: Untranscribed title inscription for the volume with the date 1565. ff. 2r-28r: Treaty of Cateau-Cambré...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

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