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[Greek Gospels]
Archive Collection

[Greek Gospels]

McLeish, Charles (1949-); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor

10th century

Manuscript in Greek Minuscule on parchment, containing the text of the Gospels, with lectionary divisions in margins. Imperfect: wanting numerous leaves and with some sections of the text supplied lat...

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[Latin Bible]
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[Latin Bible]

Eden, Sir Robert Johnson (1774-1844); Watson, Thomas Edward (1851-1921); Watson, Geoffrey (1897-1961); Southwell, Daphne (1907-1998); Spittle, Stanley Denys Trevor; Sams, Joseph

13th century

Manuscript in Latin in Gothic bookhand (textura) on parchment, containing the text of the Old and New Testaments. Decoration: Minimal decoration, but occasional fine decorated capitals in red and blue...

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[Biblia]
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[Biblia]

[ca. 1260]

Decoration: biblical books and divisions of Psalms have historiated 9-line initials in colours, on gold grounds, and with ornamental bars extending to the margins that are often decorated by birds and...

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Lease for eight years
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Lease for eight years

1235

1. Abbot Maurice and the Convent of Kirkstall 2. Elias de Lofthusum Property: bovate of land with toft with was Roger's together with Iustecroft and all its appurtenances in the vill of Lofthusum [L...

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[Anselm, etc.]
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[Anselm, etc.]

Anselm Saint, Archbishop of Canterbury (1033-1109); John Chrysostom, Saint (407); Bernard, of Clairvaux, Saint (1153); Hugh of Saint-Victor (1096?-1141)

[ca. 1200-1250]

There is a late 13th-century list of contents on f. 1v. Decoration: 4 to 5-line initials for each text in blue and red, with pen ornament in both colours. 2-line initials for chapters, alternating i...

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Grant
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Grant

nd [1190-1220]

1. Adam son of William Samson de Allerton 2. Monks of Kirkstal Property: 2 carucates of land from his fee in Lofthus [Lofthouse with Carlton] which Hervey de Lofthus held from the grantor, togethe...

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De officiis
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De officiis

Cicero, Marcus Tullius

[12th century]

Ff. 39-41 were written by a later, possibly 14th-century, hand. Annotations throughout the manuscript are written in three different hands. Decoration: a 2-line initial in red begins the first book ...

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[In epistolas canonicas]
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[In epistolas canonicas]

Bede the Venerable, Saint (673-735)

[ca. 1100-1150]

Quires numbered at the end. Decoration: 7 large initials on decorated blue, or blue and green grounds, outlined and touched with red. Written in Continental Caroline Minuscule. Principal content...

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[Apocalypsis et Epistolae catholicae, cum glossis]
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[Apocalypsis et Epistolae catholicae, cum glossis]

[ca. 1140-1160]

Decoration: A large decorated incipit word 'Apocalipsis' in blue, red and green for the Apocalypse commentary. A large decorated incipit initial in blue, red and green and running titles in red for th...

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Anastasius
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Anastasius

c13th century

Qaestiones et Responsiones. A copy of the questions and responses relating to pastoral theology attributed to the seventh-century monk Anastasius of Sinai, but probably compiled in the ninth or tenth ...

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