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Reference (shelfmark):: Harley Ms 57, ff 2r-25v
Title:: Albertus Magnus, De mineralibus et lapidibus
Scope & Content:: Albertus Magnus, De mineralibus et lapidibus. This treatise by Albertus Magnus (1206-1280), scientist, philosopher, and theologian, relates to the nature of minerals, stones and metals, and was probably composed in stages between 1248 and 1262. Rubric 'Incipit liber primus mineralium qui est ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 1st half of the 14th century
Extent:: 23 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 76, ff 137v-141v
Title:: Charters relating to the abbey of Bury St Edmunds
Scope & Content:: 1. Text concerning a dispute between Gundulph, bishop of Rochester, and Picot, sheriff of Grandebruge, incipit: 'Tempore Willelmi regis anglorum magni patris Willelmi regis eiusdem genus fuit quedam contentio inter Gundulphum refensem episcopum' (f. 137v); 2. Charter of Cnut, incipit: 'In nomin...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: Late 11th century-Early 12th century
Extent:: 5 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 531, ff 76r-81v
Title:: Astrological tables, 'Tabule domificationis firmamentum'
Scope & Content:: Astrological tables, listed in the table of contents as 'Tabule domificationis firmamentum'.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 15th century, before 1474
Extent:: 6 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 531, ff 134v-138v
Title:: Alkindus (al-Kindi), De mutatione temporum
Scope & Content:: Alkindus (al-Kindi), De mutatione temporum, here attributed to Dorotheus and listed as the 'Tractatus de imbribus et pluviis' in the table of contents. Decoration: Initials in blue.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: Mid 15th century
Extent:: 5 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 625, ff 1*r-1*v
Title:: Tables of contents
Scope & Content:: Two sets of tables of contents. The first one is in the hand of Simon Bredon (f. 1*r), the second one was added in Merton College, Oxford (f. 1v*). F.1*r also contains notes and astrological signs by John Dee.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 14th century, before 1372
Extent:: 2 folios

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 1010, ff iir-ixv
Title:: Leaves from a liturgical manuscript (a lectionary?) with musical notation.
Scope & Content:: Leaves from a liturgical manuscript (a lectionary?) with musical notation.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: Latin
Date Range:: 2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:: 8 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2558, ff 1r-5v
Title:: Two dictionaries of botanical synonyms
Scope & Content:: Two dictionaries of botanical synonyms; imperfect. Incipit (f. 1r): 'Alleluia anglice wdesure / Anisum Anice', breaking at 'Lemitritium [sic] agreste et ortolanum'; incipit (f. 2r): 'Artemisia herba diane a gen/tilibus consecrata est', expicit (f. 5v): 'Vervena Verveyne'.
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 14th century
Extent:: 5 folios.

Reference (shelfmark):: Harley MS 2558, ff 72v-124v
Title:: Thomas Fayreford, Medical commonplace book
Scope & Content:: Thomas Fayreford, Medical commonplace book; Thomas Fayreford's autograph. The compendium includes material from Roger de Baron's Practica (Rogerina Magna), such as de Baron's opening lines at the beginning. Rubric 'Ffayreforde [in gold] De capite', incipit: 'Sicut ab antiquis habemus auctoribus ...
Collection Area:: Western Manuscripts
Languages:: English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:: 1st half of the 15th century
Extent:: 53 folios.

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