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A breefe of ye Bible

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Description: Two manuscripts with four leaves. The first manuscript, in English, includes notes, commentaries and Biblical references; the second manuscript, in Latin, deals with calendars and months of the year. These leaves were originally laid into Biblica Sacra (1592), though the original note of transfer states: "These four leaves (two of which seem to be in one hand, two in another)...apparently have no particular connection with the book itself."
Type: Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Production date: 16th century.
Call number: mssHM 83588
Provenance: Transferred from the Printed Books Dept., January 9, 1934.
Dimensions: 32, 28 & 26 cm :
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De Rebus Bellicus

Manuscripts

Two manuscript leaves concerning the art of war.

mssHM 80504

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Collection of leaves from antiphonals, books of hours, and the four books of sentences

Manuscripts

A collection of leaves from unidentified antiphonals and books of hours; also a vellum binding and modern ephemera. This collection includes: HM 82932 (1) - Peter Lombard, Bishop of Paris, two leaves of a copy of his Four Books of Sentences; HM 82932 (2-5) - 9 leaves from various antiphonals, with black square notes set on red four line staves with decorated initials; HM 82932 (6-16) - 38 leaves from various books of hours, with mostly black and red ink, decorated initials and illuminated borders.

mssHM 82932 (1-16)

Bible : [manuscript]

Manuscripts

ff. 1-672v. [Bible]. Latin. ff. 1-499, Old Testament; ff. 449-622v, New Testament; ff. 623-672v, Interpretations of Hebrew Names. In the usual order for thirteenth century French bibles and with the common set of 64 prologues, as described by Ker, MMBL 1:96-97 regarding London, Lambeth Palace, MS 1364; note, however, that Neh. 13, 15-31 is treated as the prologue to 2 Ezra (=3 Ezra; Stegmüller 94, 1). Ten leaves missing with loss of text after ff. 201, 245, 270, 294, 485, 507, 541. Positions of 2 biofolia reversed in the binding, so that ff. 172-171 and 190-189 should be read in this order.

mssHM 1071

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The Tower of London. A Historical Romance, Chapters XXX-XXXIII

Manuscripts

An autograph manuscript, incomplete; a rough draft with corrections and various sizes of pages. Also included are two leaves giving a list of woodcuts.

mssHM 14958

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John Warly notebooks

Manuscripts

Two manuscript volumes attributed to Reverend John Warly; included are biblical passages, sermon notes, and commentaries on spiritual matters and political subjects including the English Civil War. Entries are in secretary hand, primarily in English with a small amount of Greek. The volumes are signed by Lee Warly, a descendant of John Warly; both volumes are written in two directions with the text beginning at one cover then turned over and beginning again (tête-bêche style). The volumes have worn leather covers and fragile spines, HM 83773 is especially fragile with the spine mostly lacking and the pages loose; the volumes are housed in one box for preservation purposes.

mssHM 83773-83774

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The King's Tragedy

Manuscripts

Four additional leaves contain revisions of certain of the stanzas; with cardboard cover.

mssHM 6095

A breefe of ye Bible

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