Skip to main content

Search Special Collections

Results

1 to 12 of 79 records

Total number of records: 79

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Archives59
Books and printed items13
Textiles6
Coins1

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society35
Brotherton Collection13
Ripon Cathedral11
Medieval Manuscripts9
International Textile Collection6
Incunabula4
Coin Collection1
Cookery Collection1
John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History1

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
theology7
judaism -- liturgy -- texts.5
manuscripts, hebrew -- 15th century -- texts.4
mahzorim -- texts.3
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)3
sermons3
cecil roth collection -- insertions -- research notes.2
jewish ethics -- early works to 1800.2
judaism -- italy -- liturgy -- texts -- early works to 1800.2
judaism -- roman rite -- liturgy -- texts.2

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Egypt6
Italy3
Comtat Venaissin (France)1
Constantinople1
France1
Milan (Italy)1
Provence (France)1
Rome1
Yemen1
Yorkshire (England)1

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)5
Baron Brotherton4
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton4
Higgin, Anthony4
Lord Brotherton4
Sir Edward Allen Brotherton4
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton3
Abbatibus, Johannes De1
Abu Ayyub Sulaiman Ibn YaḥYa Ibn Jabirul1
Androuet Du Cerceau, Jacques (1511-1586)1

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From earliest6
From 8001
From 11001
From 12005
From 130016
From 140014
From 150036

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 996
Up to 8991
Up to 12994
Up to 139912
Up to 149919
Up to 159937

Archive Item

Lease for 11 years with warranty

29 Sep 1343

1. Henry Dynchard of Snaith and William his son 2. Thomas le Frere of Snaith and Margaret his son Lease of one messuage with buildings on it in the vill of Snaith (locations given), except for a c...

More details

Calendar: November (fol. 11r)
Archive Piece

Calendar: November (fol. 11r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

2-line 'KL' initials in blue and red, infilled with flowers and patterned with white penwork, on gold grounds. The decorated border has curling acanthus leaves, and blue lily and thistle type flowers....

More details and larger image

Psalm 24 (fol. 91r)
Archive Piece

Psalm 24 (fol. 91r)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Example of a text page with a decorated initial in blue on a gold ground, and infilled with a flower vine, and smaller initials in gold on blue and red grounds. Line-fillers are in the style of the in...

More details and larger image

Wagtail (fol. 20r)
Archive Piece

Wagtail (fol. 20r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with a wagtail and curved acanthus leaves in various colours. 6-line foliate initial 'L'.

More details and larger image

Wild rose (fol. 28r)
Archive Piece

Wild rose (fol. 28r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with a wild rose and curved acanthus leaves. 5-line foliate initial 'G'.

More details and larger image


Archive Item

Gift with warranty

22 Feb 1358

1. Patrick le Hatter of York 2. John de Cotyngham, formerly rector of Hesyngton Grant of a messuage in Conyngstret in York in breadth between the land of John Clervans and Thomas Vele and in lengt...

More details


Archive Item

Quitclaim

3 Feb 1393

1 Walter de Calverlay, knight 2 Abbot and Convent of Kirkstall Property: all right in the lands, tenements, rents and services which they had in Burley in Wharfedale of the grant of Walter de To...

More details


Archive Item

Probate of the will of Nicholas Middleton of North Deighton, esquire, dated 14 May 1500

12 Jun 1500

Wills his body to be buried in Spofforth churchyard, with numerous bequests to churches, the poor, the vicar of Ilkley, his servants; residue to his wife Isabel

More details


Archive Item

Court roll

1430-1431

More details


Archive Item

Middleton rent and farming accounts

1565

Sales and purchases of stock etc at Myddleton

More details


Archive Item

Letter from Harry Astell, London, to Gamaliel Drax

6 May 1586

He regrets Drax's breach of promise and demands his money back; 'And therefore with that great noddle of yours furnish me with better instructions that I maie know what to rely uppon, so soone as you ...

More details

Acanthus leaves (fol. 74v)
Archive Piece

Acanthus leaves (fol. 74v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers. 5-line foliate initial 'G'.

More details and larger image