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1. Deed 003
Deed 003
2. Deed 002
Deed 002
3. Deed, 1434 June 29, declaring that William Bokenham, Alexander Webster, and John Golle give to John Costyn, et al, land in Weasenham.
Deed, 1434 June 29, declaring that William Bokenham, Alexander Webster, and John Golle give to John Costyn, et al, land in Weasenham.
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Deed declaring that William Bokenham of Weasenham, Alexander Webster of Weasenham and John Golle of Beeston give land in fief to John Costyn, a dyer, Geoffey Heye and Thomas Wryghte and their heirs, in Weasenham, Norfolk. Witnesses include William Ede, Roger Wylkyn, Thomas Heye, John Wylkyn, Richard Coup, and others.
4. Epitome Rerum Romanorum: Libri IV
Epitome Rerum Romanorum: Libri IV
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Manuscript codex. Title devised by cataloger. Item consists of two summaries of Livy's History of Rome. The variant title, Epitome de Tito Livio Bellorum Omnium Annorum DCO, is from Loeb., Collation: Parchment, fol. i (parchment) + 164 + i (ruled but blank) ; 1-9__ 10_ 11-16__ ; vertical catchwords at foot of the final verso of each quire. Penciled folio numeration in later hand., Origin: Italy. Coat of Arms has been described as of the De Haye family., Script: Humanistic book hand., Decoration: 3 levels. I. f1r: full page border in green, blue, gold, red, fuchsia, brown and flesh. With illuminated capitals containing profile image of each Author; 5 scene medallions of the Foundation of Rome & 7 portrait medallions with profiles of Roman Kings, 1 additional medallion showing frontal bust of Jesus. II. f19v, 42r, 67r contain 4x3 cm illuminated capital with extensive flourishing decoration and golden orbs. III. Gilt Capital for each chapter upon azure, green and fuchsia square, with white highlights, each with a single vine extending up to 9 cm vertically and accompanied by a single orb with black spindles in the margin. Rubrication throughout; gold illuminations; presence of lapis lazuli., Binding: Original brown morocco over wooden boards, 6x3 cm arabesque centerpiece and paneled by a 25 mm rectangular border at a margin of 2 cm, as well as an outer border of blind fillets, the backstrip is in 7 panels, crossed by diagonal lines extended into point on each cover. Remnants of four hasps, 2 on front edge, and one on top and bottom. Silk head and tailbands.
5. Exposito Libri Numerorum
Exposito Libri Numerorum
Description
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Commentaries on the Book of Numbers by Saint Rabanus Maurus, in 4 volumes. Rabanus Marus was the Abbot of Fulda, as well as the Archbishop of Mainz. This text is a commentary on the Book of Numbers by German teacher and theologian Rabanus Maurus (776-856). The authorship of the text is divulged in three places within the text. The scribe denoted the author as Rabanus Maurus in the phrase that begins the preface, the phrase that begins Book I and the phrase that ends Book IV (see list of contents above). Rabanus Maurus was born of French parents in Mainz in 776. He completed his studies at Fulda and became deacon there in 801. In 802 he traveled to Tours and studied under the famous Alcuin. Rabanus became well-known for his successful teaching and drew many pupils around him as head of the convent school at Fulda. In 822 he was consecrated abbot of Fulda. In 847 he was drawn out of retirement to become archbishop of Mainz. He died on 4 February 856. In addition to successful teaching of literature, science and theology, Rabanus was an erudite Biblical scholar. He wrote commentaries on all of the books of the New and Old Testaments and many of the Apocryphal ones. (McClintock and Strong, p. 1) MS 9 contains commentary on all 36 chapters of the Book of Numbers. The text is divided into four books. Each book is divided into a number of chapters (17, 25, 12 and 12, respectively). However, these chapters and book divisions do not match up with the actual chapter divisions of the Book of Numbers. As a remedy to this problem, another scribe marked the true biblical chapters at the top of the recto and verso of each leaf., Collation: Large folio in 10 gatherings of 8 (except 10_). With signatures. Vertical catchwords at the foot of the final verso of each quire. Rubricated headings on each page indicate book and chapter., Origin: Northern France., Decoration: 3 large and 2 smaller illuminated initials with zoomorphic elements, also alternating blue initials with red tracery, and rubricated initials with blue tracery; f1r (12 line knotted green N upon red square entangled with serif of lion); f2v (11+ line Large blue L with Agape lion in green with floral tail); f63r (blue faced lion inside blue D, upon gold square, 4 lines); f18v (Large blue 35 line L, with foot of a Lion headed bird with floral serif proclaiming from its mouth)., Binding: rebound in 2009, in dark brown calf over laminated boards of 4 layer rag mat board.
6. Manuscript leaf from a book of commentary
Manuscript leaf from a book of commentary
Description
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger. Leaf has modern pencil markings, various stains, a small tear at the bottom (not affecting text) and scattered small holes (some affecting text)., Collation: Single sheet., Origin: France., Lettering: Main text: Continental protogothic book script. Marginal annotation in red ink on recto: English protogothic book script. Annotation in black ink on recto may be in a progothic documentary script., Decoration: Recto: Initials in blue, red, yellow ochre, and green. Instances of initial S have red flourishing; initial V has a flourish on left arm; initial D has green flourish; and initial P has red flourish. Verso: Initials in blue, red, and yellow ochre. Initial C has red flourish; initial F has blue flourishing; and initial I has red flourishing. Rubrication on both recto and verso., Annotations in two hands on recto., Binding: Disbound.
7. Book of hours calendar leaf
Book of hours calendar leaf
Description
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Parchment, single sheet (two pages)., Decoration: Initials in gold and blue, with purple and red pen-flourishing., Binding: Unbound.
8. Two illuminated leaves from a manuscript book of hours
Two illuminated leaves from a manuscript book of hours
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Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger. Two leaves from a manuscript book of hours, with illuminations depicting the tree of Jesse and the transfiguration of Jesus., Lettering: Written in an Italian humanistic bookhand., Leaf MS 113a: (r): International/Neo-Gothic style architectural frame in gold leaf, washed vermillion and grisaille. Two putti in grisaille with gold leaf wings are on the top left and right of the frame, and a final central putti in the same technique at the bottom. Each side of the frame has one grisaille child-figure. Jesse rests on a blue bed decorated in gold. Jesse is robed in gray and blue. The tree is fully in gold leaf with black outlines. There are six figures on each side, with the Virgin Mary and child at the top center. The twelve figures are variously clothed using blue, vermillion, gold leaf, and green pigments. The Virgin Mary's mandorla and crown are in gold leaf. (v): Border around text is in gold leaf with red outlines. The main text is in black, with the bottom four lines in red. The tree branch and final word Oratio are in gold leaf. Leaf MS 113b: (r): Border is fully in gold leaf, with a heavily foliated decoration in red, green, and blue. A bird can be found towards the bottom left, and a winged insect (a moth perhaps?) sits towards the bottom right corner. The illumination is further framed in an acanthus order column and arch frame in gold leaf with red borders. Christ stands center with a white rob, and his skin, halo and mandorla are in gold leaf. Moses, top left, is robed in white and blue and holds the commandments in gold leaf. Elijah, top right, is robed in black and white with gold leaf accents. The bottom three figures, John, James, and Peter (order unknown) are clothed in blue, white, and gold leaf. They are situated against a green landscape and blue skyline. The text underneath the illumination has a illuminated initial I in blue against a red and gold leaf background. The text is faded black. (v): The border around the text is gold leaf with red outlines. An illuminated O begins the text. It is blue, with a gold leaf background and a red flower in the center. The text is in a faded black. The tree branch and final four lines are in gold leaf., Binding: Disbound.
9. Leaf from a manuscript Pentateuch containing blessings for the reading of the Megillah of Esther
Leaf from a manuscript Pentateuch containing blessings for the reading of the Megillah of Esther
Description
Manuscript document. Title devised by cataloger., Right column: Three blessings recited before reading the Megillah of Ester on Purim. The text reads (from top to bottom): “Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us concerning the reading of the Megillah.” “Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days, at this time.” “Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.” Left column: The top text is the blessing recited after reading the Megillah of Ester. The bottom text is a poem recited after the top text. The text reads (from top to bottom): “Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who pleads our cause, judges our suit and avenges our wrong, who renders retribution to all that hate our soul, and on our behalf deals out punishment to our adversaries. Blessed are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, who on behalf of your people Yisra’el deals out punishment to their adversaries.” “Accursed be Human who sought to destroy me; blessed be Mordekhai the Jew; accursed be Zeresh, the wife of him that terrified me; blessed be Esther my protectress, and may HArbonah also be remembered for good.”, Collation: single sheet., Origin: Italy., Decoration: The blessings are separated by an “S” form. Those in the right column have two lines going through the center. On each side of each S” forms is an arrangement of three dots in an upside-down triangle form., Binding: Disbound.
10. Vellum bifolium from a large Hebrew Bible, with parts of Genesis and 18 and 23
Vellum bifolium from a large Hebrew Bible, with parts of Genesis and 18 and 23
Description
This bifolium preserves two pages of a liturgical Pentateuch, or humash, containing the Hebrew Masoretic text and the Aramaic translation of the Targum, alternating verse by verse, with the grammatical notes of the Masora parva between the columns. Despite the losses sustained from its later use as binding scrap, this item is mostly intact., Manuscript document., Title devised by cataloger., Collation: Parchment, single sheet of 2 leaves (4 pages)., Origin: Germany?, Layout: Double column, 34 lines., Script: written in a square script., Decoration: None., Annotations: A few marginal notations and a line of text in Italian in a later hand., Disbound; manuscript binding waste recovered from a binding and therefore quite browned and with the text on the one side of the sheet obscured (but legible) by binder's glue; small losses to the gutter and the corners filled with modern paper.
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