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Total number of records: 327
Top 10: Collection group
| Collection group | Count |
|---|---|
| Medieval Manuscripts | 154 |
| Brotherton Collection | 140 |
| Ripon Cathedral | 39 |
| Leeds Philosophical and Literary Society | 14 |
| Novello Cowden Clarke Collection | 9 |
| English Literature | 5 |
| Cookery Collection | 1 |
| John Evan Bedford Library of Furniture History | 1 |
| Leeds Russian Archive | 1 |
| University Art Collection | 1 |
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Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Challenger (Ship) | 54 |
| Murray, Sir John (1841-1914) | 54 |
| Nares, George S (George Strong) (1831-1915) | 54 |
| Thomson, C Wyville (1830-1882) | 54 |
| Thomson, Frank Tourle | 54 |
| Bougeant, Guillaume-Hyacinthe (1690-1743) | 6 |
| Boucher De Crevecoeur De Perthes, Jacques (1788-1868) | 5 |
| Aubert De La Chesnaye-Desbois, Francois-Alexandre (1699-1784) | 4 |
| Darwin, Charles (1809-1882) | 4 |
| Schleiden, Matthias Jacob | 4 |
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Solomon instructing Rehoboam (fol. 256r)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'P' encloses the scene of King Solomon, wearing a crown, teaching Rehoboam, who is holding a book. It is further decorated with a deer (?) head. The initial 'I' is decorated with a hybrid of a...
Amos (fol. 371v)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'V' encloses the scene of Amos seated in a field with his flocks of sheep. The border has a hybrid of a bird with a human head.
Saul's suicide (fol. 112r)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'F' encloses the scene of Saul piercing himself with a sword and jumping into the sea. The border includes a head of a deer.
Nebuchadnezzar besieges Jerusalem (fol. 358r)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'A' encloses the scene of Nebuchadnezzar approaching the gate of Jerusalem on horseback, while two soldiers watch from a tower.
Face and a hyena (fol. 378r)
[ca. 1260]
The prologue initial 'Q' is infilled with a male face in profile; the descender of the letter is formed from a hyena-type animal.
The royal arms of England (fol. 9r)
[ca. 1425]
The 4-line initial 'D' is decorated with the royal arms of England (of King Henry IV, used 1406-1603): three golden lions on a red field in the second and the third quarter, three golden fleurs-de-lis...
A history of the earth and animated nature : With an introductory view of the animal kingdom (v.1)
Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Irving, Washington (1783-1859); Cuvier, Georges baron (1769-1832)
[1852?]
Added t.p., engraved.
A history of the earth and animated nature : With an introductory view of the animal kingdom (v.2)
Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774); Irving, Washington (1783-1859); Cuvier, Georges baron (1769-1832)
[1852?]
Added t.p., engraved.
Three Living and Three Dead (fol. 85r)
[ca. 1490]
The full-page miniature shows three kings on horseback confronted by three corpses, a 'memento mori' subject sometimes known as the Three Living and the Three Dead. The border is formed from architect...
The Fall of Man (fol. 87r)
[ca. 1490 and ca. 1500-1510]
Adam and Eve eat the apple from the Tree of Knowledgel. The serpent, with a human head and hands, reaches out to pick another fruit. As Adam and Eve discover their nakedness they cover themselves with...
The animal story book
Lang, Andrew (1844-1912); Ford, H J (1860-1941)
1896
Includes bibliographical references.