![]() ![]() The tales are in an order which is unique to this manuscript, they lack some headings and running titles, and some of their variant readings presuppose the work of a good editor (see Doyle and Parkes 1978). 1785), duchess of Portland the manuscripts were sold by the Countess and the Duchess in 1753 to the nation for £10,000 (a fraction of their contemporary value) under the Act of Parliament that also established the British Museum the Harley manuscripts form one of the foundation collections of the British Library.įull digital coverage available for this manuscript: see Digitised Manuscripts at. 1755) during her lifetime and thereafter to their daughter, Margaret Cavendish Bentinck (b. 1).Įdward Harley bequeathed the library to his widow, Henrietta Cavendish, née Holles (b. 1741), 2nd earl of Oxford and Mortimer, book collector and patron of the arts: acquired by Edward in 1738 and inscribed 'Dec. 1724), 1st earl of Oxford and Mortimer, politician, and Edward Harley (b. The Harley Collection, formed by Robert Harley (b. 1738), lawyer and politician, brother-in-law to Lord Somers, after 1716: inherited from his brother-in-law as part of the Somer's library (see Wright 1972). 153 bequeathed to his brother-in-law, Sir Joseph Jekyll (see Wright 1972). 2 in the catalogue of his manuscripts, now Harley 7191, f. 144, 180), and 'John Thomsyn' and 'John Thomsun Symond, late 16th-early 17th century (ff. Other inscriptions include 'John Martant', 16th century (ff. 1639), eldest son of John's Brograve, and his wife Dorothie, née Leuenthorp: inscribed with their names (f. 286v see Manly and Rickert 1940 Wright 1972). 1613), lawyer, before 1602: obtained from Thomas Leuenthorp and inscribed with his name and those of his sons, including Charles who died in 1602 (f. ![]() Thomas Leuenthorp, husband to Dorothy, grand-daughter of Lady Anne Grey's brother, in 1564: inscribed with sayings and texts in Latin followed by his name (f. ? Anne Leu, 16th century: inscribed with her name (f. 61, 81, 187 see Manly and Rickert 1940 Wright 1972).Įdward Waterhous or Waterhouse, in 1557: inscribed with his name and those of Anne Grey (f. 129), and with date together with the names of Edward Waterhous and John Brograve (ff. 286v see Wright 1972).Įlizabeth Kympton, in 1557: inscribed with her name (f. W.', identified as those of Edward Waterhous (f. ![]() 187), 'Anne Grey wife to the Lord John Grey and Dowghtor to Wyllm Barlee Esquier owith this book' with date and initials 'E. 170).Īnne Grey, in 1556: inscribed 'My lady Grayes Boke' (f. Henry Sidney, 16th century: inscribed with his name (f. The Brunstone or Brunston family of Preston by Faversham, related to Lady Anne Grey, late 15th century: inscribed with the names of John Brunstone, William Brunstone and Thomas Brunstone (f. 32, 76v, 89 and 105, and Royal 2 B VIII (see Scott 1996).ġ6th-century additions of marginal titles and running titles in cursive hand, passim, and the drawing of a vase in brown ink (f. 1 were probably executed by the same anonymous artist who worked on Rennes, Bibl. ![]() Written by the scribe of the 'Canterbury Tales' in Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS 198, and of Gower's 'Confessio amantis' in Egerton 1991 and Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MS 67, among other manuscripts (see Doyle and Parkes 1978 Backhouse 1987). 19th-century binding of blind-tooled brown leather over (original?) wooden boards gilt edges. 20) and framed horizontal catchwords in the lower right corner of the last verso of each gathering.īM/BL in-house. Gatherings mostly of 8, with evidence of quire signatures in the lower right corner of the rectos in the first half of the gatherings (see f. 286 (+ 4 unfoliated paper flyleaves at the beginning and 3 at the end) Running titles in black or red in some sections (e.g. Small initials and paraphs in blue with red penwork decoration or in gold with dark blue/black penwork. Smaller 'champ' initials in colours and gold with ivy tendrils extending into the margin. 26 large initials in colours and gold with three-sided foliate bar borders at the beginning of each tale (ff. Large initial in colours and gold with a full foliate bar border (f. Illuminator of Royal 2 B VIII and Rennes, Bibl. Scribe of Egerton 1991 and Oxford, Corpus Christi College, MSS 67 and 198. ![]()
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