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3031. Harley MS 4665

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4665
Title:
John Lathbury, Alphabetum morale siue Distinctiones theologicae; De articulis passionis Christi
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r–152v: John Lathbury, Alphabetum morale siue Distinctiones theologicae. ff. 153r–159v: Alphabetical index to John Lathbury. ff. 160r–201r: De articulis passionis Christi. ff. 201v-203v: Pseudo-Origen, De Maria Magdalena, ending imperfect. Decoration: Large initial in colours and gold ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:

1 volume

3032. Harley MS 4687

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4687
Title:
A history of Scotland
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-134v: A history introduced as ‘the eight book of the Chronicles of Scotland, and of the deides & acts of R. James the Second, & quat happed in his tyme’. The manuscript contains a later addition: f. 1r: A description of the manuscript, ‘This Book is a continuation of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Scots
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

3033. Harley MS 4690

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4690
Title:
The Brut Chronicle; 'Richard Coer de Lion'
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the only surviving copy of the Middle English translation of the Brut Chronicle from French by John Mandeville in 1435. It also includes a poem in Middle English verse known as 'Richard Coer de Lion'. Contents: ff. 4r-108r: The so-called 'Peculiar version' of the Brut ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3034. Harley MS 4695

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4695
Title:
Marsilio Ficino, Commentary on St Paul’s Epistle to the Romans
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1*r-v: pastedown with ownership marks, some excised, 16th century. ff. 1r-114v: Marsilio Ficino, Commentary on St Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, written 1497, including a prologue (ff. 1r-3r), a summary of Paul’s life (ff. 3r-v), and a summary of the epistle (ff. 3v-4v). f. 115r: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1497 to the 1st quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

3035. Harley MS 4699

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4699
Title:
Collection of saints' Lives, including Paul the Deacon, Vita Sancti Gregorii Magni
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-4r: Sulpicius Severus, Liber de Vita Sancti Martini; imperfect at the beginning. ff. 4r-33v: Paul the Deacon, Vita Sancti Gregorii Magni. ff. 33v-57v: Leontius of Neapolis, Vita Joanni Elemosynari. ff. 58r-62v: Constantius of Lyon, Vita Germani (fragment). ff. 63r-66v: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:
1 volume

3036. Harley MS 4700

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4700
Title:
Laws and statutes of Scotland
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 4r-17r: 'The baron Lawis - Modus tenendi curias baronum'; written in Middle Scots. ff. 18r-22r: Tables of contents for the Regia maiestatis. f. 22v: A poem, beginning: 'Hoc trahit ad lumen antiqua statute volumen'. ff. 23r-81v: Regia maiestas, in 4 parts, ff. 82r-86v: Misc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin and Scots
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3037. Harley MS 4701

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4701
Title:
A formulary of English legal instruments
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3r-215v: A formulary of English legal instruments. This manuscript contains later additions: ff. 1v-2r, 216r-217v: various notes in 15th/16th-century hands pasted on the paper (f. 1v) and parchment (ff. 2r, 216r-217v) leaves. Decoration: A large gilded initial on a red and blu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3038. Harley MS 4703

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4703
Title:
Sermons
Scope & Content:
Collection of sermons. The manuscript is a composite volume comprising five parts written by different but contemporary scribes: part 1: ff. 3r-26r; part 2: ff. 27r-132r; part 3: ff. 133r-196v; part 4: ff. 197r-293v; part 5: ff. 294r-313r. The text is preceded by a list of contents added in th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of 13th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

3039. Harley MS 4704

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4704
Title:
Titus Maccius Plautus, Comoediae, with prologues and arguments
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains copies of a number of Latin comedies written by the Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus (b. c. 254, d. 184 BC): Amphitryon, Asinaria (The One with Asses), Captivi (The Captives), Curculio (The Weevil), Casina, Cistellaria (The Casket), Epidicus, and Aulularia (The Lit...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

3040. Harley MS 4714

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4714
Title:
Cartulary of Biddlesden Abbey
Scope & Content:
General cartulary, arranged in sections with charters individually numbered in each, including royal and episcopal charters. f. 1*r: Fragment of an effaced indenture, 1620. f. 1r–6v: Foundation charters. ff. 7r–352v: Sections arranged topographically. ff. 353r–363r: Three 16th-century additi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
Early 16th century
Extent:

1 volume

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