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Reference (shelfmark) Burney MS 290

1. Burney MS 290

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney MS 290
Title:
Augustine, Enchiridion, Retractationes (extract), De beata vita, and various Psalms, Prayers, Litanies
Scope & Content:
Augustine, Enchiridion (ff. 2r-46v), Retractationes (extract) (ff. 47r-48v), De beata vita (ff. 49r-86v), and various Psalms, Prayers, Litanies (includes Te Deum). The litany includes Saints Swithin, Dunstan, Edith, and Etheldreda. Decoration: A partial scatter border (f. 2r). A historiated i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
between 1503-1522
Extent:
Parchment codex

2. Burney Ms 290/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Burney Ms 290/1
Title:
Detached binding from Burney MS 290
Scope & Content:
An earlier binding for Burney MS 290, of brown calf with gold-tooled scallop shells.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
19th century
Extent:

Brown calf binding with gold-tooled scallop shells formerly attached to Burney MS 290 (Pseudo-Augustine, Augustine, Manuale, Retractiones (extract), De beata vita, and Psalms, Prayers, Litanies)