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4552. Harley MS 4952
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4952
- Title:
- A martyrology for the period from 6 August to 6 February; Passion of St Catherine of Alexandria
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 1r-167r: A martyrology for the period from 6 August to 6 February. ff. 168r-171v: Passion of St Catherine of Alexandria. Decoration: 1 large initial with foliate motifs in silver, blue, mauve, green, red and beige (f. 18v). 1 large initial with foliate motifs and a clasp on a c...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
4553. Harley MS 4954
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4954
- Title:
- Placita Forestae de Shirewood
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: f. [ii]recto (parchment pastedown): A title inscription: 'Placita forestæ de Shirwood et diversæ Cartæ terrarum ibidem'. ff. 1r-47r: Placita Forestae de Shirewood [Pleas of the Forest of Sherwood], from the time of 8 Edward III until the reign of Henry VI, entitled: 'Placita foreste...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 16th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
4554. Harley MS 4955
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4955
- Title:
- Verse compilation (‘The Newcastle MS’)
- Scope & Content:
- Collection of poetry and drama compiled by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1592-1676), between 1620 and 1634. In the hand of Cavendish’s secretary John Rolleston (1597?-1681) (Kelliher, ‘Donne, Jonson, Richard Andrews and the Newcastle Manuscript’, 1993). Contains poems and entertainm...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1620-1634
- Extent:
- 1 volume
4555. Harley MS 4957
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4957
- Title:
- An English heraldic manuscript
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 1*verso-2*recto: A full-page drawing of a composite coat of arms with supporters (mermaids). ff. 1r-23v: Genealogies of English families with arms and seals, entitled: ‘Genealogia Nobilissime et Honoratissimae familiae Baronum de Berklay necnon aliarum ornatissimarum familiarum ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 1st quarter of the 17th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
4556. Harley MS 4958
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4958
- Title:
- Breviary
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 1r-145v: A Breviary, imperfect at the beginning and end. The manuscript contains later additions: Marginal notations throughout, some in English inscriptions from the late 15th or early 16th century, e.g.: 'Jesus of nazareth' (f. 102r). Decoration: 1 large (4 line) puzzle ini...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 14th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
4557. Harley MS 4960
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4960
- Title:
- Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Iudaicae (Books 1-7)
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript is the first of four volumes comprising the Antiquae Iudaicae (Antiquities of the Jews), a history of the Jewish people, and De Bello Iudaico (On the Jewish War), an account of the First Jewish-Roman War, written by the historian Titus Flavius Josephus (b. 37, d. c. 100). This vo...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- Middle of the 15th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
4558. Harley MS 4961
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4961
- Title:
- Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Iudaicae (Books 8-13)
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript is the second of four volumes comprising the Antiquae Iudaicae (Antiquities of the Jews), a history of the Jewish people, and De Bello Iudaico (On the Jewish War), an account of the First Jewish-Roman War, written by the historian Titus Flavius Josephus (b. 37, d. c. 100). This v...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- Middle of the 15th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
4559. Harley MS 4962
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4962
- Title:
- Flavius Josephus, Antiquitates Iudaicae (Books 14-20)
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript is the third of four volumes comprising the Antiquae Iudaicae (Antiquities of the Jews), a history of the Jewish people, and De Bello Iudaico (On the Jewish War), an account of the First Jewish-Roman War, written by the historian Titus Flavius Josephus (b. 37, d. c. 100). This vo...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- Middle of the 15th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
4560. Harley MS 4963
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 4963
- Title:
- Flavius Josephus, De Bello Iudaico
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript is the last of four volumes comprising the Antiquae Iudaicae (Antiquities of the Jews), a history of the Jewish people, and De Bello Iudaico (On the Jewish War), an account of the First Jewish-Roman War, written by the historian Titus Flavius Josephus (b. 37, d. c. 100). This vol...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- Middle of the 15th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume