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The substance of two speeches delivered at the General Meeting of the Sheffield Reformation and Protestant Association, at the Music Hall, Nov. 13, 1839

McGhee, Robert J; McNeill, Hugh; Sheffield Reformation and Protestant Association

[1839]

Pp. 1-4: "Fundamental resolutions", the rules of the Association and a list of officers of the Association.

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The substance of two speeches delivered at the General Meeting of the Sheffield Reformation and Protestant Association, at the Music Hall, Nov. 13, 1839

McGhee, Robert J; McNeill, Hugh; Sheffield Reformation and Protestant Association

[1839]

Pp. 1-4: "Fundamental resolutions", the rules of the Association and a list of officers of the Association.

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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]

[ca. 142-?]

Four gatherings of 12 (Calendar), 8, 8 and 8. Leaves missing after the first two gatherings (Calendar; Gospel Sequences and Obsecro te) and the last two gatherings (Penitential psalms; Penitential psa...

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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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The bespotted Iesuite : whose gospell is full of blasphemy against the blood of Christ, the horrible impiety whereof, traduceth to abomination with the creature, trampling under foote the blood of the covenant, in despight of the spirit of grace. Which erronious doctrine, is fully and cleerely laid open, and reproved

Crashaw, William (1572-1626); Scribanius, Carolus (1561-1629)

1641. [i.e. 1642]

Originally published in 1610 as: The Jesuites Gospel. This work reprints, translates, and attacks a Latin poem on the Virgin of Halle in "Amphitheatrum honoris" (1606) by C. Bonarscius, a pseudonym ...

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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]

[ca. 1480-1500]

Decoration: 4 full-page arched miniatures within borders decorated with flowers, curled leaves, berries and putti. There are fine 3 to 4-line illuminated initials, on gold grounds and infilled with fl...

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[Preces]
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[Preces]

[ca. 1500-1520]

ff. iii, 214-218 are contemporary ruled vellum flyleaves. Decoration: 8 full-page borders in designs of flowers, birds and insects on decorated gold ground. 11-line (or smaller), initials throughout...

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[Preces]
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[Preces]

[ca. 1500-1520]

Decoration: 41 full-page miniatures. 3- and 2-line initials in blue and red throughout. Written in hybrida. Principal contents: Collections of prayers (ff. 1r-11v, 12r-24v, 25v-87v, 88v-93, 93r-10...

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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]

[ca. 1450-1500]

Decoration: 5 (2 to 6-line) initials in blue or pink patterned in white, infilled with flowers, and on gold grounds, within full framed floral borders including designs of hens, berries, a bird and a ...

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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]

Braddyll family

[ca. 1470-1480]

f. iii is a medieval flyleaf. Decoration: 1 full-page miniature depicting the burial service and 1 smaller miniature of the Virgin and Child, defaced in the Reformation period, and partially repaint...

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Censura quorundam scriptorum, quæ sub nominibus sanctorum & veterum auctorum, à Pontificijs (in quæstionibus potissimùm hodie controuersis) citari solent : In qua ostenditur, scripta illa, vel esse supposititia, vel dubiæ saltem fidei

Cooke, Robert (1550-1615); Field, Richard (fl. 1579-1624); Barrett, William (1624)

1623

Running title reads: Censura quorundam scriptorum veterum. Signatures: *⁴ A-2I⁴. Censvra qvorvndam scriptorvm, qvae sub nominibus sanctorum & veterum auctorum, à Pontificiis (in quaestionibus...

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