Archive Reference (shelfmark): Harley MS 1-7661 - British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue Search Results

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4030
Title:: The arms of the kings and nobility of England and Scotland
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-117r: The arms of the kings and nobility of England and Scotland up to the reign of King James VI and I. Decoration: Coats of arms in colours throughout the manuscript.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 1st quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4032
Title:: English coats of arms
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-75r: Full-page drawings of the arms of 85 peers of England, with a history of the succession of the first eight of them. Decoration: Full-page drawings in colours and gold throughout the manuscript.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4033
Title:: English coats of arms with a history of English kings before the Conquest
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-3r: The arms of the kings of England before the Conquest. ff. 4r-28r: A short history of the kings of England from the Conquest to Queen Elizabeth together with arms and intermarriages. ff. 29r-61v: Lists of the arms of knights and nobility in the time of Edward I and II, o...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and French
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4035
Title:: English coats of arms
Scope & Content:: Contents: f. 1r-2r: ‘A Table of All the Severall Catalogues Contained in this Booke’. ff. 3r-131r: Histories of the Dukes, Marquesses and Earls of England, with coats of arms. ff. 131r-135r: Coats of arms of the viscounts and barons of England (16 per page), entitled: ‘The Baring of the Vis...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 4th quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4039
Title:: Arms of Irish families
Scope & Content:: Heraldic book of Irish families probably compiled by James Terry (1660-1725), Athlone Herald, and dedicated to the exiled Prince James Stuart at whose court in France he served. Decorated with painted and gilt arms and headings. Includes blanks probably intended for narrative pedigrees. Content...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Early 18th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4040
Title:: Arms of Irish nobility
Scope & Content:: Heraldic book of Irish nobility probably compiled by James Terry (1660-1725), Athlone Herald, at the Jacobite court in France. Decorated with painted and gilt arms and headings. Includes blanks probably intended for narrative pedigrees. Contents: f. 1v: Print portrait of James Drummond, 1st ti...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: Early 18th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4045
Title:: History of Bohemia from the year 890 to 1618
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 1r-46r: History of Bohemia from the year 890 to 1618, inscribed to 'Lord George, Marques of Buckingham, Lord high Admirall of England' [George Villiers (b. 1592, d. 1628), Marquess of Buckingham from 1618 until elevated to (1st) Duke of Buckingham in 1623, and Lord High Admiral b...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 1619-1623
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4051
Title:: Extracts from Isaac Causabon, Theophrasti notationes morum
Scope & Content:: Extracts from Isaac Causabon, Theophrasti notationes morum. Arranged in two parts (ff 6r-26r, 45r-77v), each part preceded by an index.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:: 2nd quarter of the 17th century-3rd quarter of the 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4052
Title:: Collection of extracts from Greek authors
Scope & Content:: Contents: A collection of extracts from Greek authors, arranged by subject in 63 chapters. In Greek with a Latin translation. Index ff 99r-102r.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:: 1623
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4053
Title:: Debates of the House of Commons April 1679; a historical speech in defence of Charles I; a treatise on the value of money; a historical miscellany of the Norman Conquest; St Augustine, Regula; Henry of Sawtry, De purgatorio S. Patricii
Scope & Content:: ff. 2r-35r: Debates of the house of Commons April 1679. ff. 36r-46v: A historical speech in defence of King Charles I. ff. 47r-55r: A treatise on the value of money. ff. 65r-76r: A historical miscellany of the Norman Conquest. f. 77r: A note about the articles of faith in a 17th-century han...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English and Latin
Date Range:: 15th century - 17th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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