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1 May, in a Martyrology
1 May, in a Martyrology
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
Monasteries had special services everyday in which the dead of the community were commemorated. I...
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A 14th-Century Pressmark of Rochester Priory and Decorated Letters, in 'Flowers of the Psalter' by Letbert
A 14th-Century Pressmark of Rochester Priory and Decorated Letters, in 'Flowers of the Psalter' by Letbert
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
Medieval authors sometimes produced books which were compilations of excerpts from earlier theolo...
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A 14th-Century Pressmark of Rochester Priory and Decorated Letters, in 'Flowers of the Psalter' by Letbert
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A Beaver Hunt, In A Bestiary
A Beaver Hunt, In A Bestiary
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
In addition to their often attractive illustrations, bestiaries are appealing because--with their...
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A Benedictine Monk Praying To God, In The Initial To Psalm 101, In 'The Map Psalter'
A Benedictine Monk Praying To God, In The Initial To Psalm 101, In 'The Map Psalter'
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
This Psalter is famous for, and named after, its full-page miniature of a map of the world, which...
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A Bestiary
A Bestiary
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
Bestiaries relate the behaviour of real and imaginary animals to the behaviour of Christ and huma...
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A Biblical History, In A Collection of Theological Writings
A Biblical History, In A Collection of Theological Writings
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
By the 13th century, vernacular languages (languages of contemporary use) could be used for nearl...
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A briefe of all the men trayned [trained] and vntrayned [untrained] furnished of everie Sessions [in Lincoln]
A briefe of all the men trayned [trained] and vntrayned [untrained] furnished of everie Sessions [in Lincoln]
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
This is a page from an atlas that belonged to William Cecil Lord Burghley, Elizabeth I’s Se...
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A briefe of all the men trayned [trained] and vntrayned [untrained] furnished of everie Sessions [in Lincoln] - Zoom-able Image
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A briefe of all the men trayned [trained] and vntrayned [untrained] furnished of everie Sessions [in Lincoln]
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A Calendar For December, In A Volume Of Chronological Treatises By Bede And Helperic
A Calendar For December, In A Volume Of Chronological Treatises By Bede And Helperic
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
The collection included a calendar, which would have been essential for calculating the date of E...
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A Calendrical Table, In A Scientific Textbook
A Calendrical Table, In A Scientific Textbook
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
The 16th-century English bibliophile, Robert Cotton, sometimes bound together unrelated manuscrip...
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A Canon Table With Angel, in the 'Bury Gospels'
A Canon Table With Angel, in the 'Bury Gospels'
Pen and ink on paper
1840
Add. MS 16945
f.39
Topographical Drawing
After the 9th-century Danish invasions and 10th-century reform of monasteries, the kind of decora...
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