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St John the Baptist (fol. 32v)
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St John the Baptist (fol. 32v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

St John the Baptist holding the Lamb of God, Agnus Dei.

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Calendar: January (fol. 1v)
Archive Piece

Calendar: January (fol. 1v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border has St. Agnes of Rome holding a palm branch and with her symbol, the lamb; unidentified abbot or a monk holding a palm branch and a book; Pope Marcellus I falling from a horse; ...

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St. George and the Dragon (fol. 151v)
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St. George and the Dragon (fol. 151v)

[1450-1475]

St. George on horseback, dressed in armour (St. George's cross decorates his shield), brandishes his sword. His lance lies broken on the ground and pierced through the neck of the dragon. The princess...

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Eshton: grant

7 Nov 1389

1. Robert de Esscheton 2. Thomas de Marton of Elslack, John Lamb of Skipton and John Faunel of Flasby Grant of all his goods and chattels Witnesses: Sir William de Rylleston, Sir John Dautry kni...

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Ordination relating to the vicarage at Long Preston

26 Feb 1323

Decree by William [Melton], Archbishop of York, that the vicar, presented by the Prior and Convent of Bolton, should receive tithe of lamb, foals, calves and most of the hay tithe, also profits of lan...

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Sale of an acre of meadow called Pottergarth

25 Jun 1360

1 Robert le Smyth of Askewith 2 John le Vavasour de le Stede Proviso that if within eight years John or his nearest heirs pay four marks of silver, he may re-enter Witnesses: John de Wiginton;...

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Confirmation and deed of exchange

1174

1. Ralph son of Ralph, son of Reinger, and Hugh his brother 2. God and St Mary and the Monks of Rufford Confirmation by Ralph and his brother Hugh of the gift which Gilbert de Gant, Earl of Lincol...

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[Quaestiones in S. Thomam]

Heinrich von Gorkum (1386-1431); Fyner, Konrad (1472-1488); Kloss, Georg Franz Burkhard (1787-1854); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[not after 13 May 1475]

Signatures: [a-e⁸ f¹⁰ g-i⁸ kl⁶ m-p⁸ qr⁶ s-x⁸ y⁶ z⁸]. Imprint from ISTC. The Copenhagen copy was bought on 13 May 1475 (Madsen) and one of the Vienna Schottenstift (Benedikt) cop...

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[Sermones de timore diuinorum judiciorum et de morte]

Caracciolo, Roberto (1425-1495); Creussner, Friedrich (fl. 1472-1499); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno d[omi]n[i].M.CCCC.LXXIX. [1479]

Author and imprint information from colophons. No signatures. Printed with 36 long lines to a full page. Initial spaces, no guide-letters. Dedication to John of Aragona (Spain) and King Ferdin...

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[Compendium theologicae veritatis]

Hugo Argentinensis (1210-1270); Albertus Magnus, Saint (1193?-1280); Zainer, Johannes; Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[about 1478-1480]

Imprint from incipit on leaf [2r] which reads: Theoloyce veritatis co[m]pendium alphabetico ordine registratum ac in regali opido vlma per Joa[n]nem zainer impressum feliciter incipit. Formerly attr...

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[Historia ecclesiastica]

Eusebius of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea (260-340); Rufinus of Aquileia (345-410); Schall, Johann (1475-1479); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Quom datus est finis. referebat Iulius annos Mille quater centum septuaginta nouem. [not before 15 July 1479]

Imprint from colophon. Colophon in verse on leaf [171v] reads: Explicit liber ecclesiastic hystorie. Transtulit Ausonias istud Rufinus ad aures Eusebii clarum Caesariensis opus. Schallus Ioannes cel...

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Opera divi Hieronymi in hoc volumine continenta... [etc.] (v.1-2)

Jerome, Saint (419); Gadolo, Bernardino (1463-1499); Gregori, Giovanni de'; Gregori, Gregorio de' (1480-1528); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno domini.1497. [1497-98]

Signatures: [superscript pi]A⁸ chi-2chi⁶ a-c⁸ d¹⁰ e⁸ f⁶ g-h¹⁰ i⁸ k⁶ l-u⁸ x-y⁶, A-R⁸ S¹⁰ T-Z⁸ 2A-2B⁸ 2C⁶ 2D-2H⁸ 3D-3E⁸ 3F-3H⁶ 4D-4G⁶ 4H⁴ 2I⁸ 2K-2L⁶ 2a-2...

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