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Total number of records: 35

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Brotherton Collection35
Medieval Manuscripts35

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books of hours3
fabulous animals3
fruits3
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)3
animals1
birds1
edward ii, king of england, 1284-13271
edward iii, king of england, 1312-13771
england. political events. role of england. parliament, 13761
great britain1

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Catholic Church3
Crevecoeur, Antoine De1
Hughes De Mazijnghem1

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From 13006
From 140029

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Up to 149925
Up to 159910
Floral border (fol. 52r)
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Floral border (fol. 52r)

[ca. 1450-1500]

4-line initial 'I' in gold and blue, decorated with green and red penwork. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and blue. The borders are decorated mainly with barbed quatrefoils, gold discs, green leaves and...

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Floral border (fol. 135r)
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Floral border (fol. 135r)

[ca. 1450-1500]

4-line initial 'D' in gold, on a red/blue background, decorated with white penwork. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and blue. The rest of the border is decorated with barbed quatrefoils, golden balls and...

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Coat of arms (fol. 43r)
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Coat of arms (fol. 43r)

[ca. 1425]

The 3-line initial 'D' is decorated with a coat of arms: three sheaves (?) green (vert) on a black (sable) field. Bar-frame border of gold and blue/rose vine, decorated with diamond motifs, poppyheads...

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Coat of arms (fol. 107r)
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Coat of arms (fol. 107r)

[ca. 1425]

The 5-line initial 'B' is decorated with a coat of arms: three unidentified charges in black (sable) on a red (gules) field. Bar-frame border of gold and blue/rose vine, decorated with diamond motifs,...

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Floral border (fol. 151v)
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Floral border (fol. 151v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Rinceau border with cranberries, blueberries, acanthus leaves and speedwells in the upper and lower margin. A column border in the middle of the page is composed of a bar-frame of gold and blue/pink v...

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Floral border (fol. 67r)
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Floral border (fol. 67r)

[ca. 1450-1500]

5-line initial 'D' gold, on red/blue background decorated with white penwork of flowers and leaves. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and blue which develops into hairlines and vines supporting flowers: ba...

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Coat of arms (fol. 22r)
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Coat of arms (fol. 22r)

[ca. 1425]

The 4-line initial 'K' is decorated with a coat of arms: three red (gules) flower sheaves (?) on a black (sable) bend, with, above, a gold (or) fleur-de-lis, on a black field. Bar-frame border of gold...

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Gold initial (fol. 14r)
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Gold initial (fol. 14r)

[ca. 1450-1500]

5-line initial 'S' in gold on a red/blue background with white penwork ornamentation of flowers and leaves. The initial extends into a 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and red/blue. The rest of the border...

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Floral border (fol. 218v)
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Floral border (fol. 218v)

[ca. 1450-1500]

3-line initial 'D' in gold, decorated with blue penwork. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and red/blue. The rest of the border is decorated with hairline tendrils supporting barbed quatrefoils, trefoils, ...

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Floral border (fol. 157r)
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Floral border (fol. 157r)

[ca. 1470-1480]

1/4 bar-frame border in gold and in rose/blue acanthus vine that extends into the border in hairline tendrils that carry poppyheads, curved leaves, and gold balls with green lobes. 5-line rose/blue in...

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Coat of arms (fol. 55r)
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Coat of arms (fol. 55r)

[ca. 1425]

The 3-line initial 'V' is decorated with a coat of arms: blue (azure) chevron on a black (sable) field, with three unidentified charges. Bar-frame border of gold and blue/rose vine, decorated with dia...

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Floral border (fol. 45r)
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Floral border (fol. 45r)

[ca. 1404-1425]

Full bar-frame border in gold and in rose/blue with, at the corners, clusters of acanthus leaves. From the border clusters of spray penwork extend gold balls with green squiggles. 7-line introductory ...

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