Skip to main content

Search Special Collections

Results

1 to 7 of 7 records

Total number of records: 7

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives5
Books and printed items2

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection3
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society3
Incunabula2
Medieval Manuscripts2
Ripon Cathedral1

Count of Subject

SubjectCount
fabulous animals1
saints1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Baron Brotherton1
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton1
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)1
Caxton, William1
Caxton, William (1422-1491)1
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton1
Higgin, Anthony1
Higgin, Anthony (1624)1
Koelhoff, Johann1
Koelhoff, Johann (1493)1

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 11001
From 12002
From 14004

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 11991
Up to 12992
Up to 14994
St. John, the Evangelist (fol. 3r)
Archive Piece

St. John, the Evangelist (fol. 3r)

[1450-1475]

St John the Evangelist is holding (according to legend) a poisoned chalice, the poison signified by a small dragon.

More details and larger image

Dragon initial (fol. 76r)
Archive Piece

Dragon initial (fol. 76r)

[ca. 1140-1160]

Large zoomorphic initial 'E' composed of foliage and heads of dragons and other fabulous monsters, outlined in red, with shading in blue, on mauve, yellow and green backgrounds.

More details and larger image

Brotherton Collection Safe TRA Westminster 1480 final leaves
Archive Print Item

[Epitome margaritae eloquentiae]

Traversagni, Lorenzo Guglielmo (1425-1503); Caxton, William (1422-1491); Higgin, Anthony (1624)

[after 21 January 1480]

Signatures: [a⁶ b⁴ c⁶ d⁶ e⁸ f⁴]. No printed signatures, catchwords or pagination. With explicit but no colophon. The author also appears in catalogues as Guillermus Saphonensis (the ...

More details and larger image


Archive Print part

Casus breues decretalium

Michael de Dalen; Koelhoff, Johann (1493); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

Anno domini M.cccc.lxxxv. [1485]

Signatures: a-l⁸ m⁴ n-p⁸ q⁸+1 r⁸ s-t⁶. Imprint from colophon. Colophon on t5r reads:... artificio ac op[er]a Johannis koelhoff in alma ac floridissima vniuersitate Colon[iensi] impress...

More details


Archive Item

Grant of messuages, lands, rents and services

14 Mar 1481

1 Henry Butler of Hunsingore, son and heir of Robert Butler, late of Berroby, and Joan his wife 2 Peter Middilton of Stockeld, knight Property: premises which had descended to Henry by hereditar...

More details


Archive Item

Surrender and quitclaim

[Early 13th century]

1 Richard son of Richard Nunnefrere 2 William le Mauleverer, his lord Property: all the land which he holds of him in Langbar [bounds given], with the service and homage of Robert de Plumton an...

More details


Archive Item

Grant of lands in Langbar and Nesfield

[Early 13th century]

1 Nigel de Plunton [?Plumton] 2 Agnes daughter of Adam son of Meldred of Gikeleswic Property: 40 acres arable in Langeberge [field names given ] with right of common, and arable and non arable l...

More details