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Total number of records: 92

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Archives36
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Brotherton Collection55
Medieval Manuscripts35
Incunabula14
Ripon Cathedral5
Gypsy, Traveller and Roma Collections1

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songs with harpsichord5
fabulous animals3
fruits3
songs with continuo3
songs with instrumental ensemble3
sermons, latin2
animals1
apologetics1
astrology1
astrology, arabic1

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Baron Brotherton11
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton 1st Baron (1856-1930)11
Colonel Edward Allen Brotherton11
Lord Brotherton11
Sir Edward Allen Brotherton11
Brotherton, Edward Allen Brotherton10
Hook, Mr (1746-1827)4
Amerbach, Johannes2
Amerbach, Johannes (1430-1513)2
Atkinson, Richard2

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Bar-frame border (fol. 19r)
Archive Piece

Bar-frame border (fol. 19r)

[ca. 1350-1400]

Bar-frame border in rose/blue and gold, with small corner pieces of hairline tendrils with quatrefoils and golden pine cones and ivy leaves. 4-line initial 'D' in gold on rose/blue background decorate...

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Bar-frame border (fol. 25r)
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Bar-frame border (fol. 25r)

[ca. 1350-1400]

Bar-frame border in rose/blue and gold, with small corner pieces of hairline tendrils with quatrefoils and golden pine cones and ivy leaves. 4-line initial 'D' in gold on rose/blue background decorate...

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Encompass'd in an angel's frame : a favourite song sung... in the Lord of the Manor

Jackson, William (1730-1803); Burgoyne, John (1722-1792)

[ca. 1790?]

For voice and piano, with parts for German flute and guitar.

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Archive Print part

A comment upon Coheleth or Ecclesiastes : Framed for the instruction of Prince Henri our hope

Broughton, Hugh (1549-1612)

1605

With the Bible text in Broughton's English translation. Printed partly in Hebrew. Place of publication supplied and printer's name from STC. With a final errata leaf.

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Encompass'd in an angel's frame : a favourite song sung by M. Bannister in the Lord of the Manor

Jackson, William (1730-1803); Burgoyne, John (1722-1792)

[ca. 1785?]

For voice and piano, with parts for German flute and guitar.

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Virgin and Child (fol. 4r)
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Virgin and Child (fol. 4r)

[ca 1450-1500]

Virgin Mary holding the Christ-Child within a mandorla, framed with rosary beads. Across the miniature is a cartouche on which a prayer in French is written.

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Floral border (fol. 52r)
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Floral border (fol. 52r)

[ca. 1450-1500]

4-line initial 'I' in gold and blue, decorated with green and red penwork. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and blue. The borders are decorated mainly with barbed quatrefoils, gold discs, green leaves and...

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Floral border (fol. 135r)
Archive Piece

Floral border (fol. 135r)

[ca. 1450-1500]

4-line initial 'D' in gold, on a red/blue background, decorated with white penwork. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and blue. The rest of the border is decorated with barbed quatrefoils, golden balls and...

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Coat of arms (fol. 43r)
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Coat of arms (fol. 43r)

[ca. 1425]

The 3-line initial 'D' is decorated with a coat of arms: three sheaves (?) green (vert) on a black (sable) field. Bar-frame border of gold and blue/rose vine, decorated with diamond motifs, poppyheads...

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Coat of arms (fol. 107r)
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Coat of arms (fol. 107r)

[ca. 1425]

The 5-line initial 'B' is decorated with a coat of arms: three unidentified charges in black (sable) on a red (gules) field. Bar-frame border of gold and blue/rose vine, decorated with diamond motifs,...

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Floral border (fol. 151v)
Archive Piece

Floral border (fol. 151v)

[ca. 1440-1460]

Rinceau border with cranberries, blueberries, acanthus leaves and speedwells in the upper and lower margin. A column border in the middle of the page is composed of a bar-frame of gold and blue/pink v...

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