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Crucifixion of Christ (fol. 103r)
[ca. 1480-1500]
The large arched miniature depicts the crucifixion of Christ, with the Virgin Mary on the left and St. John on the right. Blood pours from Christ's wounds. The scene is set in a rocky landscape with a...
Floral border (fol. 103r)
[ca. 1404-1425]
Full bar-frame border in gold and in rose/blue with, at the corners, clusters of acanthus leaves and aroid flowers. From the border clusters of spray penwork extend gold balls with green squiggles. 7-...
Denomination: denarius
Date(s): 77-8 AD
Issuer/creator: Vespasian (69-79)
Place: Rome
Material: silver
Ḥamishah ḥumshe Torah : [Neviʼim rishonim, Neviʼim aḥaronim, Sefer Ketuvim]
Plantin, Christophe (1520-1589); Bomberg, Daniel (1483-1549); Roth, Cecil (1899-1970); Browne, John; Catcott, A; Price, T; Pinchard, Margaret Douglas; Pinchard, J
326 [1565-1566]
An edition of the Bomberg text, Venice, 1524-1525, often spoken of as "Plantin's Bomberg Bible".
Materials for Franciscan use
[ca. 1440-1460]
15th-century table of contents inside the front cover. Written in German cursive book script. Principal contents: manual for Franciscan friars with various texts, including ff. 1r-111r Topics prov...
LETTERS PATENT OF PHILIP AND MARY CONFIRMING PRIVILEGES TO THE ARCHBISHOPS OF YORK
1557
Priviledges relating to treason, assizes, gaol delivery, seizure of forfeited goods, treasure trove, collection of fines and amercements, markets, prisons in Beverley and Ripon, free waren in their de...
Floral border and initial (fol. 40r)
[ca. 1480-1500]
4-line initial in blue and gold, infilled with a pink and yellow flower, with white penwork decoration. Three-sided border of flowers, leaves and gold discs with concentric penwork tendrils.
mummy cloth
early 11th-mid 7th Century BCE
Fragment of fine, cream/light brown, plain woven fabric. With dark brown staining around part of the edge.