Biton, Κατασκευαὶ πολεμικῶν ὀργάνων καταπελτιστῶν. Rehm-Schramm pp.9-28. Imperfect, expl. at the end of §3 (Rehm-Schramm p.16, l. 3 ). Two pen drawings, ff. 9, 10 (Rehm-Schramm Abb. 2, 5).
Arms of the gentlemen of Sussex and gentry of Surrey
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Duodecimo manuscript volume, written and tricked by Mr John Withie. Contents: ff. 3-57: Arms of Sussex gentlemen. At the beginning of the volume are the arms of those Sussex families that Mr Withie took to be doubtful, after this the arms are placed alphabetically by surname. ff. 58v-81: Arms o...
Collection of verse relating to the calendar including 'Dira patet Jani' (f. 139v), for which see Cordoliani 1966; and a circular diagram of winds (f. 140v). Decoration: Initials and rubric in oxidised red.
Collection of hagiographical texts in Anglo-Norman French including: 1. 'Vitas patrum' (formerly attributed to Henry d'Arci), incipit: 'En lonur de damne de le omnipotent' (ff. 1r-22v); 2. 'La passioun nostre seignour' (an extract from the versified biblical history of Hermann of Valenciennes)...
Bernardus Morlanensis, De contemptu mundi; Hymn beginning: Qui sua dat cunctis.
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Contents: ff. 39r-40v: Prologue of the De contemptu mundi. ff. 40v-55v: First book of Bernardus Morlanensis' De contemptu mundi. ff. 55v-70v: Second book of Bernardus Morlanensis' De contemptu mundi. ff. 70v-83v: Third book of Bernardus Morlanensis' De contemptu mundi. On the below margin th...