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3001. Harley MS 4430

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4430
Title:
Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicholas de Gonesse, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens volume 1: books 1-3.
Scope & Content:
Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicholas de Gonesse as Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, volume 1, containing Books I-IV. ff. 1r-32v: A table of rubrics, beginning with the title, 'Cy commencent les rubrices du livre Valerius Max...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3002. 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

3003. 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

3004. 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

3005. 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

3006. 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

3007. Harley MS 4485

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4485
Title:
Livre de l'ordre de Saint Michel (Rules of the Order of Saint Michel)
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes the statuts of the Order of St Michel, established by Louis XI in 1468, preceded by a table of contents, 'La table des chapitres du livre de lordre du tres crestien Roy de France Loys XIe de lhonneur de Saint Michel' (ff. 1r-7v; f. 8 is blank); incipit (f. 9v): 'Loys par ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
c 1510-c 1520
Extent:
Parchment codex.

3008. Harley MS 4497

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4497
Title:
Jean de Francières, Livre de fauconnerie
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of a treatise on falconry, written by the French author and Knight Hospitaller Jean de Francières (b. c. 1400, d. 1488). The text was composed at Rhodes between 1458 and 1469. It is divided into two parts: the first describes the seven different types of falcon; t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Middle
Date Range:
1st half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

3009. Harley MS 4498

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4498
Title:
Metrical chronicle of France; Epistre en forme de complaincte sur la fuycte de clement marot composer par le frere myneur et par luy envoyez au Francoys
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-2r: Prologue sur le tiers Volume de la cronique Francoyse. ff. 2v-64r: Metrical chronicle of France in 33 Chapters, beginning 'Sur le propoz facile a decouverer / Icy endtroit prenant heure que ouvrer'. ff. 65r-67v: Epistre en forme de complaincte sur la fuycte de clement m...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French
Date Range:
16th century
Extent:
1 volume

3010. 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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