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| Subject | Count |
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| manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern) | 5 |
| books of hours | 4 |
| judaism -- liturgy -- texts. | 4 |
| manuscripts, hebrew -- 15th century -- texts. | 4 |
| breviaries | 2 |
| hebrew poetry -- texts. | 2 |
| judaism -- roman rite -- liturgy -- texts. | 2 |
| manuscripts, hebrew -- 14th century -- texts. | 2 |
| siddurim -- texts. | 2 |
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| Catholic Church | 4 |
| Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998) | 4 |
| Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor | 4 |
| Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961) | 4 |
| Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921) | 4 |
| Baron Brotherton | 2 |
| Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton | 2 |
| Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930) | 2 |
| Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton | 2 |
| Lord Brotherton | 2 |
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,...
Royal charter of confirmation
12 Mar 1205
1. John, King of England 2. The Nuns and Priory of Appleton (Nun Appleton in Yorkshire) Recital and confirmation of all previous grants of land, which all except for the last two grants were conta...
Agreement
25 Mar 1355
1. Lady Idoigne de Percy, widow of Sir ['Mons'] Henry de Percy 2. Abbot and convent of Fountains Agreement that the lady is to receive 19s. 2d. annual rent for life in allowance of dower due to he...
Charter
1382
Old refs; 3 underlined in ink (c 16th cent); 162 underlined in ink Collectanea 232/4 King Richard: Roger de Fulthorp & W[illelmo] justices et al at the assises of novel disseisin regarding prioress o...
Agreement for lease of lands and tenements for 12 years
15 Jan 1314
1 Sir Robert de Plumpton, knight 2 Helewise widow of Nigel de Nescefeld Agreement by which Helewise demised all the property she held by right of dower in Austby Annual rent: 16 shillings, wi...
[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...
Vocabularius juris utriusq[ue]
Johannes de Erfordia (1250-1325); Drach, Peter (1504); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)
Sub a[n]no d[omi]nice incarnatio[n]is. M.cccc.lxxviij. mensis septe[m]bris. [September 1478]
Signatures: a¹⁰ b-n⁸ o-p¹⁰ q-z⁸ A-D⁸ E¹⁰. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on E9v reads: Finit feliciter opus egregium Vocabularij Juris vtriusq[ue] impressum insigni in ciuitate Spi...
[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
Clifton family
[late 14th century, possibly before 1389]
The original total of leaves is likely to have been 118, with the majority of the missing leaves likely to have contained illuminations and been cut out in post-medieval times. Decoration: Three 8 t...
Lombardica historia que a plerisq[ue] Aurea legenda sanctoru[m] appellatur
Jacobus de Voragine, Archbishop of Genoa (1229-1298); Husner, Georg (1505); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)
Anno d[omi]ni.M.cccc.xcvj. Finite circa festu[m] ascensionis d[omi]ni. [1496]
Signatures: j⁸ 2⁶ a-y in alternate 8s and 6s z⁸ A-D in alternate 6s and 8s E⁶ F-I in alternate 6s and 8s K-M⁶ N⁸. Place and date of publication from the second colophon. First colophon...
Regiment of Princes
Hoccleve, Thomas (1369-1426); Selden (1420-); Robinson, John (16th century-16th century); Browne, Thomas (16th century-16th century); Gibbs, Frater (16th century-16th century); Pawson, Esther (17th century-17th century); Heber, Richard (1773-1833); Phillips, Sir Thomas (1792-1872); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor
c.1420
Manuscript in Middle English in Anglicana Formata on parchment, copied by the 'Selden Scribe' [ex inf.: Professor Sebastian Sobecki] containing Thomas Hoccleve's ‘Regiment of Princes’. Marginal gl...
[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
[ca. 1404-1425]
Decoration: 16 large (5-8-line) initials in blue and pink with white tracery, infilled with flowers, on gold grounds, and within full borders, of gold and vine bars decorated with acanthus leaves and ...
[Breviarium ad Usum Parisiensem]
[ca. 1440-1460]
Decoration: 27 large arched miniatures, seven historiated 9-line initials, and several 1-4-line decorated initials and line-fillers throughout. Fine rinceaux border throughout the manuscript. Dr J. J....