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Doge Lorenzo Celsi1
Mcleish, Charles (1949-)1
Saint Oswald (992)1
Saint Wilfrid (633-709)1
Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998)1
Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor1
Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961)1
Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921)1

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[Greek Gospels]
Archive Collection

[Greek Gospels]

McLeish, Charles (1949-); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor

10th century

Manuscript in Greek Minuscule on parchment, containing the text of the Gospels, with lectionary divisions in margins. Imperfect: wanting numerous leaves and with some sections of the text supplied lat...

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Cleric writing (fol. 408r)
Archive Piece

Cleric writing (fol. 408r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'L' encloses a scene of a tonsured cleric writing at a lectern.

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St. John the Baptist (fol. 420v)
Archive Piece

St. John the Baptist (fol. 420v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'I' encloses the scene of Christ being baptised by St. John the Baptist. Christ also appears above (?).

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St. John the Evangelist (fol. 442v)
Archive Piece

St. John the Evangelist (fol. 442v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'I' encloses a scene of St. John the Evangelist apparently talking to another man. An ornamental initial 'H' is infilled with foliage.

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Annunciation to Zacharias (fol. 429r)
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Annunciation to Zacharias (fol. 429r)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'F' encloses the scene of the annunciation of the birth of St. John the Baptist to Zacharias. The historiated initial and an ornamental initial 'Q' above it are decorated with foliage and smal...

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Archive File

Photographs of pages from Pierpont Morgan Lib MS. 23

10th century

Two photographs of facing pages and one photograph of a single opening from a tenth-century gospel-book probably commissioned by Oswald, Archbishop of York 971-992, to replace the gospel-book commissi...

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ducat
Coin

Denomination: ducat

Date(s): 1361 - 1365

Issuer/creator: Doge Lorenzo Celsi

Place: Venice

Material: gold


Archive Item

Gift with warranty

27 Mar 1323

1. John de Westland and Cecily his wife 2. William the cook (cocus) of Merston and Nichola his wife Gift by John and Cecily to William and Nichola of one rood of arable land in the territory of Me...

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Archive Item

Gift with warranty

13 Mar 1328

1. Ellen daughter of William son of Peter clerk of Merston 2. Thomas son of Nicholas de Dighton and Alice his wife Gift by Ellen, in her pure virginity, lawful power and full age, to Thomas and A...

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Archive Item

Gift with warranty

25 Apr 1321

1. Matthew son of Henry de Merston and Agnes Gruele his wife and John de Westaland and Cecily Gruele his wife. 2. William the cook (cocus) of Merston and Nichola his wife. Gift by Matthew, Agnes, ...

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