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Total number of records: 629

Count of Record type

Record typeCount
Books and printed items440
Archives182
Indexes3
Coins2
Textiles2

Top 10: Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection380
Incunabula181
Medieval Manuscripts148
Ripon Cathedral111
Cookery Collection10
Yorkshire Archaeological and Historical Society10
English Literature5
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse3
Coin Collection2
International Textile Collection2

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
birds25
fruits23
insects16
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)14
theology14
animals10
books of hours10
god the father8
manuscripts, hebrew -- 15th century -- texts.8
canon law7

Top 10: Place

PlaceCount
Great Britain12
Rome7
Italy5
Rome (Italy)4
Yemen4
Florence (Italy)3
France3
Asia2
Byzantine Empire2
Egypt2

Top 10: People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)164
Baron Brotherton102
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton102
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton102
Lord Brotherton102
Sir Edward Allen Brotherton102
Catholic Church22
Erasmus, Desiderius (1536)14
Koberger, Anton (1440-1513)14
Augustine Saint, Bishop of Hippo12

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From 1500304

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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'.

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Flowers and leaves (fol. 89v)
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Flowers and leaves (fol. 89v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves (and a flower?) and a large red flower with five petals. 6-line foliate initial 'G'.

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Acanthus leaves (fol. 117r)
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Acanthus leaves (fol. 117r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves and flowers. 7-line foliate initial 'S'.

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Leaves and flowers (fol. 141v)
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Leaves and flowers (fol. 141v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves and a periwinkle. 7-line foliate initial 'G'.

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Leaves and flowers (fol. 146r)
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Leaves and flowers (fol. 146r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves, a borage, large purple and yellow flowers and pink strawberry-type flowers. 7-line foliate initial 'M'. Here begin five prayers, each beginning with a let...

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Flowers and leaves (fol. 160r)
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Flowers and leaves (fol. 160r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves and two unidentified flowers. 7-line foliate initial 'S'.

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Acanthus leaves (fol. 178v)
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Acanthus leaves (fol. 178v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves and a flower. 7-line foliate initial 'A'.

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Acanthus leaves (fol. 183v)
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Acanthus leaves (fol. 183v)

[ca. 1500-1520]

The border is decorated with acanthus leaves and a flower. 7-line foliate initial 'A'.

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Acanthus leaves and flowers (fol. 9r)
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Acanthus leaves and flowers (fol. 9r)

[ca. 1500-1520]

Curved acanthus leaves in various colours and pink daisy-like flowers decorate the lower border. 6-line foliate initial 'D' formed of acanthus leaves on a gold ground.

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Peonies and acanthus leaves (fol. 168v)
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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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Three single leaves from medieval liturgical manuscripts
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Three single leaves from medieval liturgical manuscripts

14th century

Comprises: 1) a leaf from a late 14th-century (?) Book of Hours, with a large arched miniature of the Annunciation, in a French style of painting. The miniature is surrounded by a full decorated borde...

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Archive Print Item

[Two half leaves from the first dated Bible]

Fust, Johannes (1400-1466); Schöffer, Peter (1425-1502); Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st baron (1856-1930)

[14 August 1462]

Imprint from ISTC. Printed in two columns with 48 lines to a full column.

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