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WILLIAM RADCLIFFE MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION: TRANSCRIPTS
1819
Including a copy of a Muster Roll of Henry V in the Chapter House, Westminster. Abstracts of Inquisitions Post Mortem, 13-17 cent, inventory of records at Chapter House, Westminster, extracts from As...
منحة السلوك على تحفة الملوك. minḥatu-sulūk ʿala tuḥfat almulūk
1187-1773
The volume discusses jurisprudence issues; marriage, divorce, women, robbery etcetera. Author: ابي محمد محمود ابن احمد العيني. ʾabī muḥammad maḥmūd ʾaḥmad alʿaī...
[Evangelistarium]
[ca. 1480-1520]
Decoration: A large incipit initial in blue with a white pattern, and decorated with a leafy design in red, blue, green and purple, and extending as a floral border in the inner margin. In the lower m...
Calendar: December (fol. 12v)
[ca. 142-?]
The scenes in the historiated border are: St. John the Apostle with a chalice and a palm branch; St Thomas the Apostle; the Nativity in the stable with the Virgin Mary holding the Christ-Child, Joseph...
Dolphins (fol. 1r)
A large incipit initial 'I' in blue with a white pattern, decorated with a leafy design in red, blue, green and purple, and extending as a floral border into the inner margin. In the lower margin is a...
St. John the Baptist (fol. 25r)
[ca. 1500-1520]
St. John the Baptist, holding a book and on it the Lamb of God, Agnus Dei.
Letter to Ralph Thoresby from William Nicolson
8 Feb 1696/7
Regarding his two printed letters about the Runic Inscriptions, British amulets, and Bishop Usher
Decorated initials (fol. 42v)
[ca 1480-1520]
6- and 4-line initials in red and blue, infilled and decorated with floral ornamentation in various colours.
Decorated initials (fol. 47v)
[ca 1480-1520]
7- and 3-line initials 'I' in red and blue, decorated with pen ornamentation of flowers and pomegranates in various colours.
David pointing to his mouth (fol. 208v)
[ca. 1260]
Initial 'D' encloses a scene of David pointing to his mouth, looking up to God. The other initial 'D' has two men in conversation (King David communicating with God?).