ff. 1r–35v: Register recording those seeking sanctuary at Beverley, alternating between lists of names and entries of petitions. Written in many different hands, and seemingly compiled as petitions were made.
A miscellany including William of Waddington's Le Manuel des Pechiez (c. 1260), and unique copies of a vernacular hymn dedicated to the Virgin Mary, a 13th-century anonymous translation of the Disticha Catonis, and a vernacular poem on the seven mortal sins. ff. 1v-4v: Apocalypsis Golliae, 'A ...
This manuscript contains a copy of the Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi (Summary of the Histories of Pompeius Trogus) by the Roman historian Marcus Junianus Justinus (mid-2nd century to late 4th century), also known as Justin. Contents: ff. 1r-154v: Justin, Epitome historiarum Pompeii Trogi...
This richly-decorated manuscript contains the second version of John Hardyng's verse Chronicle. It also includes a map of Scotland and genealogical trees of the kings of England and France. Contents: ff. 1r-186r: John Hardyng, Chronicle in verse. ff. 188v-189r: Seven stanzas rhyme royal vers...
Eberhard of Béthune, Graecismus, with marginal commentary
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This manuscript contains a late-13th-century copy of Graecismus, a popular grammatical poem by the early-13th-century Flemish author Eberhard of Béthune, with marginal and interlinear commentaries. Contents: ff. 2r-91v: Eberhard of Béthune, Graecismus, glossed, begins 'Quoniam ignorantie nubi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Last quarter of the 13th century or 1st quarter of the 14th century
William of Auxerre, Summa aurea (abbreviated version)
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Contents: ff. 1r-266v: William of Auxerre, Summa aurea (abbreviated version); preceded by a table of contents (ff. 1r-2v). Decoration: Large puzzle initial in red and blue with pen-flourishing in the same colours, including j-borders, at the beginning of each book (ff. 3r, 31v, 95r, 211r). I...
Pseudo-John Chrysostom, Sermons on Matthew; Sunday sermons
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Contents: ff. 1r-135v: Pseudo-John Chrysostom, Sermons on Matthew; space left blank on f. 76v but no text missing. ff. 135v-147v: An alphabetical index for Pseudo-John Chrysostom's Homilies on Matthew. ff. 148r-206v: A collection of Sunday sermons, the first one entitled: 'Sermo dominica pri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 15th century-3rd quarter of the 15th century
A humanist copy of Bruni's historical work about the Gothic War (535–554) between the Ostrogothic Kingdom of Italy and Emperor Justinian. Bruni loosely based his De Bello italico on the Greek writings of the sixth-century scholar and historian Procopius. The manuscript was written by Cristoforo ...