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Brotherton Collection9
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Ripon Cathedral6
Incunabula4
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society4
Coin Collection2

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fabulous animals2
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books of hours1
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church1
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latin literature1
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Alfonso King of Castile and Leon (1221-1284)1
Alshekh, Moses1
Aristotle (384 BCE-322 BCE)1
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Basil Saint, Bishop of Caesarea (329-379)1
Catholic Church1
Cecil Betsalel Roth1
Cicero, Marcus Tullius1
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Gagny, Jean De (1549)1

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Peonies and acanthus leaves (fol. 168v)
Archive Piece

Peonies and acanthus leaves (fol. 168v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves, peonies, and a pink. 7-line foliate initial 'D'.

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Coin

Denomination: denarius

Date(s): 134-8

Issuer/creator: Hadrian (117-38)

Place: Rome

Material: silver


Archive Object Item

bas-relief plaque of a Caesar

No date

A square 'tile' with a bas-relef carving of a head of a Caesar looking right, wearing a laurel wreath. There is ink text on the reverse "This stone comes from".

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Two men (fol. 34v)
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Two men (fol. 34v)

[ca. 142-?]

The historiated border includes a man with a shield and a wooden sword or a musical instrument, and a man carrying a large vegetable (like a leek) and a wooden stick.

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Coat of arms (fol. 131v)
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Coat of arms (fol. 131v)

[ca. 1425]

Coat of arms: two white wyverns on a black chevron against a white background (as on f. 1v). The shield is on a light blue background surrounded by a wreath in red and green.

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St. Paul teaching (fol. 476v)
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St. Paul teaching (fol. 476v)

[ca. 1260]

Initial 'P' encloses a scene of St. Paul teaching. An ornamental initial 'C' is infilled with foliage and a small animal head.

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Archive Print piece

B8v

M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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Archive Print piece

I2v

M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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Archive Print piece

kk1v

M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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Archive Print piece

K2v

M.cccc.l.xxvii. die primo Iullii. [1 July 1477]

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Archive Item

Lease for life with warranty

2 Feb 1382

1. Aveline de Layburn living in Snaith 2. Robert de Haherne living in Hethensal and John his brother Aveline has leased to Robert and John and their heirs and assigns one bovate of land and meadow...

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