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[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...
[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...
[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...
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...
[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...
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...
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 ...
[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...
[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...
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 ...