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

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4375/3
Title:: Valerius Maximus, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens, books 8 and 9
Scope & Content:: Contents: Valerius Maximus, translated by Simon de Hesdin and Nicolas de Gonesse, Les Fais et les Dis des Romains et de autres gens (the sixth of 6 volumes): ff. 173r-178v: Book 8 (continued from Harley 4375/2); ff. 179r-264v: Book 9, Vices. This copy of the work is now bound in 6 volumes; ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 1473 to c. 1480
Extent:: A parchment codex, 94 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4375/4
Title:: Former bindings of Harley 4374 and Harley 4375
Scope & Content:: Components of the former bindings of Harley 4374 and 4375, consisting of: Velvet pieces, the former covers; Spines with leather pieces attached, printed with labels in gold letters; Three metal clasps.
Collection Area:: Oriental Manuscripts
Languages:: English
Date Range:: 18th century
Extent:: A box containing parts of former bindings

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4376
Title:: Jean de Courcy, Chronique de la Bouquechardière
Scope & Content:: Contents: Jean de Courcy (b. c. 1350, d. 1431), Chronique de la Bouquechardière, in 6 books: ff. 2v-89v: Book I, from Genesis to Ancient Greece; ff. 90r-149v: Book II, the legend of Troy; ff. 150r-206r: Book III, the cities founded by the fleeing Trojans; ff. 206v-270v: Book IV, Babylon...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: A parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4377
Title:: Charles Perrault, Jean Chapelain, and Jacques Cassagnes, Devises pour les tapisseries du Roy, où sont représentez les quatre Élémens et les quatre Saisons de l’année
Scope & Content:: This manuscript contains the Devises pour les tapisseries du Roi, où sont représentez les quatre Élémens et les quatre Saisons de l’année (Emblems for tapestries of King Louis XIV of France on the themes of the four elements and the four seasons), by Charles Perrault (b. 1628, d. 1703), Jean Cha...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: 1669
Extent:: 1 volume

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4379
Title:: Jean Froissart, Chroniques (the 'Harley Froissart')
Scope & Content:: Jean Froissart, Chroniques, volume IV, Part 1 (the 'Harley Froissart'). The Part 2 is Harley MS 4380. Preceded by a table of contents (ff. 1r-1v). Decoration: 11 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff....
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1470-1472
Extent:: 184 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4380
Title:: Jean Froissart, Chroniques (the 'Harley Froissart')
Scope & Content:: Jean Froissart, Chroniques, Volume IV, Part 2 (the 'Harley Froissart'). Part 1 is Harley MS 4379. Decoration: 12 large miniatures with large decorated initials and full foliate borders including hybrid figures and birds, in colours and gold (ff. 1r, 10v, 40r, 58v, 84r, 89r, 117r, 134r, 148r, ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1470-1472
Extent:: Parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4381
Title:: Guyard des Moulins, Bible historiale, volume 1
Scope & Content:: Guyard des Moulins, Bible historiale (Bible historiale complete à prologues), a French adaptation of Petrus Comestor's Historia scholastica, with additional books supplied from the French translation of the Bible made at Paris c. 1250; bound in two volumes. The first volume includes Genesis-Psal...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1400
Extent:: Parchment codex.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4382
Title:: Guyard des Moulins, Bible historiale, volume 2
Scope & Content:: Guyard des Moulins, Bible historiale (Bible historiale complete a prologues), a French adaptation of Petrus Comestor's Historia scholastica with additional books supplied from the French translation of the Bible made at Paris c. 1250; bound in two volumes. For the first volume, see Harley 4381. ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1400
Extent:: Parchment codex.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4385
Title:: Gilles de Rome, De regimine principum translated by Henri de Gauchy, Le gouvernement des roys et des princes
Scope & Content:: Gilles de Rome, De regimine principum, originally dedicated to his pupil, the future Philip IV of France (r. 1286-1314), in the French translation by Henri de Gauchy (or Ganchy), canon of Liege as Le gouvernement des roys et des princes. Decoration: 1 large miniature with a large decorated ini...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French
Date Range:: c 1410-c 1420
Extent:: Parchment codex

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 4386
Title:: Henry Suso, L'Orloge de sapience (translation attributed to Jehan de Souhaube)
Scope & Content:: Contents: ff. 2r-162v: L'Orloge de sapience, a French translation of Henry Suso’s Horologium Sapientiae attributed to Jehan de Souhaube, a Franciscan friar, in 1389. The manuscript contains a later addition: ff. [i]verso-1v, 163r-164r: household notes in French; added to blank leaves in the ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: French, Middle
Date Range:: 1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:: 1 volume

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