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Total number of records: 41

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Medieval Manuscripts41
Brotherton Collection35
Ripon Cathedral4

Top 10: Subject

SubjectCount
manuscripts, latin (medieval and modern)5
books of hours4
fabulous animals3
fruits3
animals1
birds1
christ1
edward ii, king of england, 1284-13271
edward iii, king of england, 1312-13771
england. political events. role of england. parliament, 13761

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Catholic Church4
Bonaventure1
Bonaventure Saint, Cardinal (1217-1274)1
Crevecoeur, Antoine De1
Hughes De Mazijnghem1
Jesus Christ1

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Earliest dateCount
From 13009
From 140032

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 149929
Up to 159912
Bar-frame border (fol. 19r)
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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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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)
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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)
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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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Floral border (fol. 67r)
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Floral border (fol. 67r)

[ca. 1450-1500]

5-line initial 'D' gold, on red/blue background decorated with white penwork of flowers and leaves. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and blue which develops into hairlines and vines supporting flowers: ba...

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Coat of arms (fol. 22r)
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Coat of arms (fol. 22r)

[ca. 1425]

The 4-line initial 'K' is decorated with a coat of arms: three red (gules) flower sheaves (?) on a black (sable) bend, with, above, a gold (or) fleur-de-lis, on a black field. Bar-frame border of gold...

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Gold initial (fol. 14r)
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Gold initial (fol. 14r)

[ca. 1450-1500]

5-line initial 'S' in gold on a red/blue background with white penwork ornamentation of flowers and leaves. The initial extends into a 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and red/blue. The rest of the border...

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Floral border (fol. 218v)
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Floral border (fol. 218v)

[ca. 1450-1500]

3-line initial 'D' in gold, decorated with blue penwork. 1/4 bar-frame border in gold and red/blue. The rest of the border is decorated with hairline tendrils supporting barbed quatrefoils, trefoils, ...

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