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251. Burney MS 330

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 330
Title:
Collection of Grammatical and Metrical Treatises
Scope & Content:
ff. 2v-8v: Treatise on hymnological metrics (“Incipit Liber de metris himpnorum”), Inc. De metris hymnorum locuturi quia nonnulli rithmo sine metro scribi uidentur, primo videamus quid sit rithmus, et in quo differat a metro. Expl. Et nos hic finem operi nostro imponimus. petentes lectorem ut sic...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
early 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex.

252. Burney MS 331

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 331
Title:
Grammatical Commentaries on the readings of the Church Year and the Mass
Scope & Content:
f. 1. "Memoriale ecclesiastocorum" penned title from an 18th-century auction. f. 1v: Pencilled notes from one of the 18th-century sales, describing the manuscript. ff. 2-79: Commentary on readings of the Temporal. ("Expositio verborum difficilium temporalis legendae totius anni, et eciam correpci...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
Paper codex.

253. Burney MS 332

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 332
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Clermont
Scope & Content:
Book of Hours, use of Clermont, in Latin with prayers in French. Contents: ff. 1r-52v: Hours of the Virgin ff. 53r-60v: Advent Office ff. 61r-68v: Office for Christmas mislabelled on f. 60v as that of the Nativity of the Virgin. ff. 69r-89v: Office of the Dead, starting with Matins; ff. 90...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French and Latin
Date Range:
last quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
One volume

254. Burney MS 333

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 333
Title:
Breviary, Vallumbrosan Use
Scope & Content:
Vallumbrosan Breviary with miniatures in the style of Boccardino il Vecchio. Contents: pp. 1-127: Psalms, with antiphons. ('Incipit psalterium componitum secundum morem et ordinem Vallis Umbrose'). pp. 127-134: Canticles, etc.: Te deum, Benedicite, Magnificat, Benedictus, Nunc dimittis, Glori...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
last quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

One volume

255. Burney MS 334

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 334
Title:
Book of Hours, use ofSarum
Scope & Content:
Book of Hourse in the use of Sarum Contents: ff. 1r-6r: Calendar;major feasts (in red) include Cornelius, bishop (31 Mar.); others includeWilliam of York (8 Jan., 8 June), Lambert of Neuwerk (9 Feb.), Oswald of York(28 Feb.), and Wilfrid of York (24 Apr.). f. 6v: blank ff. 7r-54v: Hours ofth...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
One volume.

256. Burney MS 335

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 335
Title:
Dummy
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Undetermined
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:

257. Burney MS 336

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 336
Title:
Dummy
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Undetermined
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:

258. Burney MS 337

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 337
Title:
Middle Dutch prayer-book
Scope & Content:
This Middle Dutch prayer-book contains prayers and tracts on Christ's Passion, prayers to the Virgin Mary and the Trinity, and short religious teachings that were most likely intended for personal devotional reading. Contents: ff. 1r-27r: A Middle Dutch translation Ekbert of Schönau, Sermo de...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, Middle
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

259. Burney MS 338

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 338
Title:
Middle Dutch prayer-book
Scope & Content:
This Middle Dutch prayer-book from c. 1500 contains only texts related to Christ's Passion and the Virgin Mary. It was most likely used for personal devotional reading. ff. 1r-16v: Jordan of Quedlinburg, Sixty-Five Articles on the Passion, ‘[rubric:] Hier beginnen die gebeden vanden vijf ende ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, Middle
Date Range:
final quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

260. Burney MS 339

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 339
Title:
Middle Dutch Book of Hours
Scope & Content:
This Middle Dutch Book of Hours mostly contains standard texts such as the Hours of the Eternal Wisdom, Hours of the Virgin Mary, Seven Penitential Psalms, and a number of common prayers to Christ, the Virgin Mary and God. The manuscript's penwork decoration suggests that it was produced in Nort...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch, Middle
Date Range:
c 1475 - c 1500
Extent:
Parchment codex