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51. Burney MS 101

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 101
Title:
Claudius Ptolemaeus, Harmonica, and Porphyrius, Commentary on Ptolemaeus' Harmonica
Scope & Content:
ff. 2r-96v: Claudius Ptolemaeus, Harmonica. Diagrams, tables, and an index (ff. 91r-96v; partly in Latin) are included. ff. 97r-172v: Porphyrius, Commentary on Ptolemaeus' Harmonica. Imperfect, lacking the prologue. An index (ff. 169r-172v; partly in Latin) and verses entitled 'De Πτολεmaio (si...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century-3rd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:

172 folios.

52. Burney MS 397

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 397
Title:
Philemon, λεξικὸν τεχνολογικὸν, with notes by Burney and Jean-François Boissonade
Scope & Content:
ff. 1r-1v: Jean-François Boissonade, notes on Phrynichus and ἄλλος ἀλφάβητος. Autograph. Partly in Latin. ff. 2r-115v: Philemon, λεξικὸν τεχνολογικὸν. Imperfect. Transcript by Boissonade of Paris, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS grec 2616. Contains many corrections in Burney's hand. ff. 116r-124v: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 19th century
Extent:

130 folios.

53. Burney MS 234

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 234
Title:
Priscian, Institutiones grammaticae, imperfect
Scope & Content:
An incomplete 12th-century copy of one of the most popular Latin grammars of the Middle Ages. Contents: ff. 1r-144v: Priscian, Institutiones grammaticae, imperfect; with a four-line heading, barely legible.; ending imperfect in Book 9 at in .v. famaque [catchword:] finitimos. Decoration: Se...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Late 12th century
Extent:

One volume.

54. Burney MS 331

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 331
Title:
Grammatical Commentaries on the readings of the Church Year and the Mass
Scope & Content:
f. 1. "Memoriale ecclesiastocorum" penned title from an 18th-century auction. f. 1v: Pencilled notes from one of the 18th-century sales, describing the manuscript. ff. 2-79: Commentary on readings of the Temporal. ("Expositio verborum difficilium temporalis legendae totius anni, et eciam correpci...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
Paper codex.

55. Burney MS 345

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 345
Title:
Psalter in Latin.
Scope & Content:
Illuminated Psalterwith a calendar preserving Dutch names of months/labours. Contents: · ff.2r-6v. Calendar; each month headed by itsname in red in Dutch (laumaent, sporkele, marte, etc.); major feasts in redinclude Nicasius; May and June missing due to the loss of a leaf. · ff....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Dutch and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
One volume

56. Burney MS 348

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 348
Title:
Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda Aurea
Scope & Content:
Jacobus de Voragine, Legenda Aurea with prologue (f. 2) and list of chapters (ff. 2v-3)Decoration: red and blue penwork initials.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
14th century
Extent:
Parchment codex.

57. Burney MS 208

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 208
Title:
Valerius Maximus, Factorum et dictorum memorabilium libri novem
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-94r: Valerius Maximus, Facta et dicta memorabilia. ff. 94v-95v: Ownership notes and pen trials. Decoration: 6 large white vine initials in colours and gold (ff. 1r, 20r, 31v, 44v, 57r, 67r). Large and small initials in yellow and red on a blue and red field with foliate deco...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1400
Extent:
One volume

58. Burney MS 394-395

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 394-395
Title:
Alphabetical index of words found in Aeschylus' seven tragedies
Scope & Content:
Alphabetical index of words found in Aeschylus' seven tragedies. Partly in Burney's hand.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 18th century
Extent:

2 paper codices

59. Burney MS 142

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 142
Title:
Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares
Scope & Content:
Cicero, Epistulae ad Familiares (ff. 1r-229v). Decoration: 17 large white vine initials, in colours and gold, at the beginning of each division (ff. 1r, 15r, 25v, 38v, 50v, 66v, 80v, 94v, 101r, 123r, 143r, 156r, 172v, 191v, 200r, 206v, 220v); the first with matching three-sided borders incorpo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
Parchment codex

60. Burney MS 199

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 199
Title:
Livy, Ab Urbe Condita
Scope & Content:
Livy, Ab Urbe Condita (ff. 1r-290v): First (ff. 1r-113r), Third (ff. 113r-213r), and Fourth (ff. 214r-290v) Decades; omitting Book 33. Decoration: 2 historiated initials (f. 65r, 222r). Large puzzle initials in red and blue with flourishing in the same colours. Small initials in red with blue ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
Parchment codex