Manuscript document, on parchment, in a single hand, containing the petition of Joan, widow of William Rykyll to Baron Bergavenny for the restoration of her rights in land held of Robert Lindsey, in Kent, from which she has been disseized by Edward Lindsey and Rose, his wife and the daughter of William Rykyll.
Description:
Docketed in a contemporary hand., Layout: single column of 14 lines., Phillipps MS 29242. Previously owned by Alan G. Thomas. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., and Script: Anglicana.
Subject (Name):
Bergavenny, George Neville,--Baron., Phillipps, Thomas,--Sir,--1792-1872--Ownership., and Thomas, Alan G.--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Feudal law--England., Land tenure--England--15th century., Land tenure--England--16th century., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., and Women--Great Britain.
Manuscript, on paper, in a single hand, of the text of the B version of Piers Plowman.
Description:
Autograph of Bolton? Wansell on last leaf., Binding: parchment over pasteboards., Formerly owned by Sion College (MS Arc. L.40 2/E). From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Laid in: Dr. Thompsons and Mr. Bassets Letters to Mr. Dodwell concerning the Essay for Catholick Peace. Manuscript on paper, 8 l., circa 1709., Layout: single columns of roughly 40 lines., and Script: English secretary hand.
Subject (Name):
Langland, William,--1330?-1400? and Langland, William,--1330?-1400?--Piers Plowman--(B-text)
Subject (Topic):
English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., and Narrative poetry, English (Middle)
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, of a set of planetary tables, followed by a two-page note of instructions for their use, which begins: "For the declaracion of this p[re]cedente tabule." The included feast days suggest an origin in southern England, perhaps London.
Description:
[26] modern binder's blanks at end not digitized., Binding: modern half-calf., Decoration: gold initials., Formerly owned by Robert Davies (Gwysaney MS 26); P. R. Davies-Cooke. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: tables in red and brown ink., and Script: English bookhand.
Subject (Topic):
Astronomy--Early works to 1800., Calendar--Early works to 1800., English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Manuscript roll, on vellum, in a single hand, containing Latin prayers from the Sarum breviary, followed by Middle English devotional lyrics.
Description:
Binding: modern red morocco case., Decoration: initial large miniature of the Virgin Mary and child. Numerous burnished gold initials on red or blue grounds with foliate sprays; numerous internal initials in either burnished gold or red or blue penwork., Formerly owned by Harvey Frost. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: single column., Script: gothic bookhand., and The Middle English lyrics appear in several other manuscripts, including the Vernon MS (Bodleian Library).
Subject (Geographic):
Prayers, Medieval.
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, English (Middle), English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., and Medieval and Renaissance Manus
Manuscript roll, on parchment, in a single hand, containing four Latin prayers for personal use. One of the rubrics is in Middle English.
Description:
Decoration: Rubricated. Two initials with marginal penwork decoration., In Latin, with one rubric in Middle English., Layout: single column., Previously owned by H. L. Bradfer-Lawrence (his MS 17). From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Probably written for the use of a man named Thomas, as that name is inserted in several passages., and Script: gothic script.
Subject (Name):
Bradfer-Lawrence, H. L.--(Harry Lawrence)
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, Latin (Medieval and modern), Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., and Prayers, Medieval.
Manuscript roll, on parchment, in a single hand, of a collection of Middle English and Latin prayers. Reverse of roll contains horizontal inscription suggesting that the item may have been intended as a birth girdle.
Description:
Binding: modern case., Decoration: four illustrations: the Three Nails, a Heart and Crown of Thorns; a Cross with the Instruments of the Passion; the Holy Wounds of Christ; and the Instruments of the Passion., From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: single column., Possibly from Tewkesbury (contains a copy of a prayer said to have been carried away by the Devil from Our Lady of Tewkesbury)., and Script: English rounded bookhand.
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, English (Middle), English literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., English poetry--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., and Prayers, Medieval.
Manuscript, on parchment, in a single hand, of a collection of prayers, principally in Middle English.
Description:
From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: single column., and Script: secretary script.
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, English (Middle), Devotional literature, English., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., Prayers, Medieval., and Prayers--Early works to 1800.
Manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, of this unique English prose version of the twelfth-century Latin treatise Secretum secretorum, itself a translation of the Kitab sirr al-asrar. In addition to this text, the volume also includes a short astrological text (ff. 112-125) in Middle English, headed "secreta." The opening leaf is not present; the introduction by the translator praises Sir Miles Stapleton as his patron.
Alternative Title:
Secretum secretorum.
Description:
Binding: fifteenth-century blind-stamped calf over wooden boards; remains of clasps., Decoration: numerous initials in gold or in blue with contrasting penwork., Formerly owned by Richard Elde; John Harcourt; A. A. Judo?. Johannes de Caritate, Privite of Privyteis. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., Layout: single columns of 21-23 lines., Numerous errors in pencil foliation., Script: English bookhand., and Several verses and aphorisms in a sixteenth?-century cursive hand on blank leaves and in margins.
Subject (Name):
Johannes,--de Caritate.
Subject (Topic):
Astrology--Early works to 1800., Astronomy, Medieval., Astronomy--Early works to 1800., Education of princes--Early works to 1800., English prose literature--Middle English, 1100-1500., Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medicine, Medieval., Medicine--Early works to 1800., Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions--Early works to 1800., and Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Manuscript, on parchment, in at least two hands, containing the text of the psalter, preceded by prayers and a calendar, and followed by canticles and a litany. The calendar is very detailed and includes dates of various English battles, the latest of which is the battle of Dunkirk (1483).
Description:
Binding: contemporary binding of reversed skin over bevelled wooden boards; sewn on five double bands. Remains of clasps on the front board., Decoration: Rubricated. Small initials throughout in red and blue with contrasting penwork; seven large illuminated initials with two-sided borders; large illuminated initial on the first leaf of the text of the Psalter., Formerly owned by Alan G. Thomas. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-., In Latin; a few notes in the calendar in Middle English., Layout: single columns of 21 lines., Note concerning the probable date of the volume in Latin, in a later hand (9v.), and Script: rounded gothic liturgical script.
Subject (Name):
Catholic Church--Liturgy., Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions., and Thomas, Alan G.--Ownership.
Subject (Topic):
Manuscripts, Medieval--Connecticut--New Haven., Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library., Psalters., and Psalters--England--Early works to 1800.