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2251. Harley MS 286

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 286
Title:
State papers and letters relating to England, 1559-1648
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-326r: A large collection of state papers and letters relating to England, dated to 1559-1648. The collection also contains a printed leaf with a list of jewelry (f. 3r) dated to 22 October 1561, beginning: ‘Ye shall enquier for a fanne of gold of a verie faire fassion with fig...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher and English
Date Range:
1559-1648
Extent:
1 volume

2252. Harley MS 392

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 392
Title:
Cartulary of the Gainsford family of Crowhurst, Surrey
Scope & Content:
Cartulary of deeds of the Gainsford family, from the time of Edward III–Henry VI, relating to Surrey, Sussex and Kent, arranged under the following headings: f. 1r–v: ‘Rentale Iohannis Gaynesforde manerii sui de Crowherst facto duodecimo die Ianuarii anno regni Regis Henrici sextius post conque...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:

1 volume

2253. Harley MS 420

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 420
Title:
Papers on theological matters belonging to John Foxe
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-178r: A volume of papers on theological matters belonging to the martyrologist John Foxe, including transcriptions from the register of Thomas Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury, and public records, concerning John Oldcastle and the Lollards.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 16th century-3rd quarter of the 16th century
Extent:
1 volume

2254. Harley MS 943

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 943
Title:
Notebook of Richard Symonds in France and Italy
Scope & Content:
One of several notebooks used by Richard Symonds, royalist soldier and antiquary, during his visit to Italy 1649-1651. This notebook, which covers a period from November 1648, before the journey, to December 1651, consists of notes on personal affairs, his travel in France and Italy, with observ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1648-1651
Extent:
1 volume

2255. Harley MS 1100

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1100
Title:
Copy of the Visitation book of Warwickshire 1619
Scope & Content:
Copy of the Visitation book of Warwickshire, 1619, made by John Saunders (d. c. 1687), arms painter. With a number of pen and ink studies of the human form, possibly by John Saunders. Includes: f. 1*. Title: ‘The visitation of the County of Warwickshire taken by Sampson Lennard, Blewmantle [...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 17th century
Extent:
1 volume

2256. Harley MS 1350

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1350
Title:
Arms of Kent, Shropshire, Warwickshire, and Devon gentry
Scope & Content:
Heraldry book with drawings apparently in the hand of John Withie (1593-c. 1678), arms painter, with writing mainly in another person’s hand. ff. 3-5: Surname index to the Kent collection following. ff. 5v-19: Arms of Kentish families from the Visitation of 1619. Preceded by the arms of the S...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:
1 volume

2257. Harley MS 2510

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2510
Title:
Miscellany of texts on rhetoric, astrology and mathematics.
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is composed of 4 parts (ff. 1r-123v; 124r-131v; 132r-135v; 136r-167v). Part 1 is a palimpsest in late Carolingian script and the text and some of the coloured initials are still partly visible (ff. 1r-123v). f. 123 is the end flyleaf of part 1. Contents: Marcus Tullius Cicero,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Early 12th century-early 13th century
Extent:
167 folios.

2258. Harley MS 2597

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2597
Title:
Sallust, De Coniuratione Catilinae and De Bello Jugurthino
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-28r: Sallust, De Coniuratione Catilinae (On the Conspiracy of Catiline); ff. 28r-81v: Sallust, De Bello Jugurthino (On the Jugurthine War). Decoration: 1 white vine initial extending into a partial border in colours and gold, with birds; in the lower margin, white vine and...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c. 1450-1460
Extent:

1 volume

2259. Harley MS 2643

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2643
Title:
Sallust, De coniuratione Catilinae and De bello Jugurthino
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: notes on military terms and the division of philosophy. ff. 1v-14r: Sallust, De coniuratione Catilinae (On the Conspiracy of Catiline). ff. 15r-38v: Sallust, De bello Jugurthino (On the Jurguthine War). f. 14v is blank. Decoration: Large initials in silver showing its red ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:
1 volume

2260. Harley MS 2660

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2660
Title:
Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae and De natura rerum
Scope & Content:
The volume contains the Etymologiae by Isidore of Seville (599-636), an encyclopedia in twenty books dedicated to Braulio, Bishop of Saragossa (631-651), the editor of the text. Isidore of Seville's De natura rerum (ff. 33r-48v), a short treatise on physics, astronomy and geography, composed aro...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1136
Extent:
175 folios.

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