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Total number of records: 32

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives25
Textiles6
Objects1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society20
International Textile Collection6
Medieval Manuscripts3
Ripon Cathedral3

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
animals1
atonement1
bible. pentateuch. aramaic. onkelos -- texts.1
bible. pentateuch. hebrew -- texts.1
ethics1
manuscripts, hebrew -- 13th century -- texts.1
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)1
saints1
theology, doctrinal1

Count of Place

PlaceCount
Egypt6
Kirkstall Abbey; Headingley; Leeds; Yorkshire West Riding1
Yemen1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Anselm Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury (1033-1109)1
Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint1
Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint (1153)1
Eden, Sir Robert Johnson (1774-1844)1
Hugh1
Hugh of Saint-Victor (1096?-1141)1
John Chrysostom1
John Chrysostom, Saint (407)1
Sams, Joseph1
Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998)1

Count of Earliest date

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From earliest6
From 11001
From 120024
From 20001

Count of Latest date

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Up to 996
Up to 2991
Up to 129925

Archive Item

Lease for 20 years

11 Nov 1296

1. Alice, widow of Giles Paume 2. Sir John Samson

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Jerome (fol. 2r)
Archive Piece

Jerome (fol. 2r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'F' encloses the scene of St. Jerome writing, holding a quill and a sharpening knife. He wears a tonsure, a black cape and white garments. The margin contains a stork-like bird and a head of a...

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Archive Object Item

cuneiform tablet

No date

A pink clay cuneiform tablet broken into two pieces and with a corner missing. Dark staining on the join suggests it had been glued back together. Some script seen on one side, mostly on the smaller s...

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Archive Item

Grant in frankalmoign of land in Burley

[13th century]

1 Roger son of Robert de Burley 2 God and St Mary and the monks of Kirkstall Property: two and a half acres of land in Burley lying between Westleia and the rood of Andrew Witnesses: Eudo de L...

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Saul's suicide (fol. 112r)
Archive Piece

Saul's suicide (fol. 112r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'F' encloses the scene of Saul piercing himself with a sword and jumping into the sea. The border includes a head of a deer.

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Archive Item

Manor of Wakefield court roll

1284

This roll has been published in the Yorkshire Archaeological Record Series vol 29

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Archive Item

Cowton, North Riding of Yorkshire: grant

c1201-1218

Grant by Conan, son of Elias ['Helyas'] to William de Merlay of two bovates of land in the vill of Cutona Witnesses: Roald, constable of Richmond; Brien son of Alan; Roger de Lascelles; Robert de La...

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Archive Item

Quitclaim

[?Late 13th century]

1. William son of William the serjeant of Godelesburgh 2. Fountains Abbey William has quitclaimed to Fountains Abbey all the land and whatsoever William his father gave them in the territory of Ri...

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Quitclaim

25 Apr 1296

1 Maud ['Matill'] relict of Michael son of German de Burgley in her widowhood 2 Walter de Middelton Property: all right in the land she had of the inheritance of her mother, in Hestcroft and Gre...

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Grant of three acres of land

[Mid 13th century]

1 Hugh de Hopertun 2 Walter son of Alan de Folifait in frank marriage with Alice, Hugh's sister [Site of property given]

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Quitclaim of all right in lands

[Late 13th century]

1 Walter de Harum 2 Alan son of William de Habtona Property: all right in all the lands which he had in Great Habton of the grant of Master Thomas de Corbrig and which the latter had of the gran...

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Grant of a toft and one bovate of land

[Late 13th century]

1 Roger de Lascelles, lord of Maunby 2 Sir Walter, perpetual vicar of Kirby Lonsdale Property had formerly belonged to Peter son of Geoffrey de Crachale Witnesses:

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