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MS. Arch. Selden. A. 1

Contents:
‘Codex Mendoza’, etc.; A: Mexico, c. 1541 (?); B: England, early 17th century (?)

MS. Arch. Selden. A. 2

Contents:
Codex Selden (Codex Añute): Mixtec pictorial manuscript (ñee ñuhu)

MS. Arch. Selden. A. 72 (3)

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'The Selden Roll' or 'The Roll of the New Fire': Mexican pictorial roll or 'tiras' — 16th century, first half (post-Columbian); Mixtec (modern Mexico)

MS. Arch. Selden. B. 18

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Polybius — 16th century, beginning; Italian
Polybius — 16th century, middle; Italian
Michael Psellos — 17th century, first half; Italian
Alchemical writings — 16th century, beginning; Italian

MS. Ash. Rolls 21

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MS. Ashmole 25
Contents:
Genealogy of the Kings of England from William I to Henry VI, illustrated with verses and medallions — 15th century, middle; English

MS. Ashmole 764

Contents:
Aeneas Sylvius, Honoré Bouvet, etc. — 15th century, third quarter - late; English (script); French (decoration)

MS. Ashmole 789

Contents:
Writing exercises — 15th century, second quarter; English
Disticha Catonis, 'Sentences of Sages' — 15th century
Formulary of letters — 15th century, first half; French
Correspondence and documents of ambassadors to England and France from the Pope of Rome, 1374–6 — 14th century, second half
Documents relating to Anglo-French treaties, 1395–1410 — 15th century
Documents relating to a meeting of the ambassadors of England and France, 1418 — 15th century
Thomas Bekynton, etc. — 14th century; English
John Somer — 14th century, end (after 1387); English

MS. Auct. F. 2. 29

Contents:
Justinus — 15th century, third quarter; France

MS. Bodl. 581

Contents:
De Quadripartita Regis Specie, Somniale Danielis, etc. — 14th century, late (after 1391); English

MS. Bodl. 596

Contents:
John Gerson, etc. — 15th century, beginning (after 1415); English
John Lydgate — 15th century, third quarter; English
Bede, Lethaldus Miciacensis, etc. — 11th century, end - 12th century, beginning; English, Durham, cathedral priory

MS. Bodl. 602

Contents:
Hugh de Fouilloy, etc. — 13th century, second quarter; English
John Cassian, Palladius of Hellenopolis — 13th century, early; English

MS. Bodl. 851

Contents:
Walter Map, De nugis curialium; Latin poetry; Piers Plowman (Z- and C-texts); England, 14th century, late, or 15th century,…

MS. Bodl. Rolls 5

Contents:
Genealogy of the kings of England to Richard III, Chronicle of the Percy family to 1485 — c. 1485

MS. Bodl. Rolls 6

Contents:
Gervase of Canterbury, etc. — 15th century, second quarter; England

MS. Bodl. Rolls 10

Contents:
Genealogy of the kings of England to Henry VI — 15th century, second quarter

MS. Canon. Ital. 22

Contents:
Fra Niccolò da Ferrara — 15th century, end; Italian, Bologna or Venice (?)

MS. Canon. Ital. 153

Contents:
Suetonius — 15th century, middle; Italian, Venice (?)

MS. Canon. Misc. 46

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Petrus de Abano, Nicholaus de Aquila, etc. — 15th century, end; Italian, Florence (?)

MS. Canon. Misc. 438

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Livy — c. 1400; French

MS. Canon. Misc. 575

Contents:
John the Deacon, Vita S. Gregorii Papae, etc.; 11th century, end, Austria(?), Carinthia(?)

MS. Digby 140

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Poem on stars, Treatise on seasons — 13th century, end; French
Thomas Stubbs — c. 1300; English

MS. D'Orville 14

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Justin — 15th century, third quarter; Italy, Ferrara (?)

MS. Douce 85

Contents:
John of Seville, Epistola Aristotelis ad Alexandrum de regimine sanitatis (recension of Thomas of Cantimpré); Thomas of…

MS. Douce 129

Contents:
Johannes de Sacro Bosco — 14th century, end; English
Chronicle of England, Creation to 1407 — 14th century, end; English

MSS. Douce 202-3

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Valerius Maximus — 15th century (after 1401); French

MS. Douce 205

Contents:
Jean Wauquelin — c. 1500; Flemish

MS. Douce 217

Contents:
Grandes Chroniques de France — 14th century, end; French

MS. Douce 241

Contents:
Book of Fate — 15th century, second quarter; Italian, North

MS. Douce 297

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Gesta Francorum — 13th century, end; French

MS. Douce 308

Contents:
Jacques de Longuyon — 14th century, first quarter; French, Metz (?)
Richard de Fournival — 14th century, first quarter; French, Metz (?)
Jacques Bretel, etc. — 14th century, first quarter; French, Metz (?)
Huon de Mery — 14th century, first quarter; French, Metz (?)

MS. Douce 323

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William Langland, etc. — 15th century, second half; English

MSS. Douce 336-7

Contents:
Miroir des histoires du monde, The Siege of Jerusalem, etc. — 15th century, second half (before 1463 (?)); French

MS. Douce 353

Contents:
Histoire ancienne jusqu'a César — 15th century, third quarter; French

MS. Douce 363

Contents:
George Cavendish, etc. — c. 1578–1580; English

MS. Douce 381

Contents:
Life of St. Juliana — 13th century
Adam Ross — 13th century
The Destruction of Troy — 13th century
Characters of first eighteen days of the month in relation to good and ill fortune — 15th century
Martijn van Thorout — 14th century, second half; Dutch
Romance of Garin de Montglane (?) — 15th century
Songs — 15th century, late
Songs with music — 14th century, late (?)
Chanson de Jérusalem — 13th century
Collectar and Hymnal — 13th century
[22 more parts]

MS. Douce 387

Contents:
Johannes Bochius — c. 1594–95; Flemish

MS. Eng. hist. e. 193 (R)

Contents:
Thomas Gardiner, monk of Westminster — 1542; English

MS. Eng. misc. c. 13 (R)

Contents:
Pictures of the battle of Pinkie, 1547 — c. 1550; English

MS. Fairfax 16

Contents:
Miscellany of poetry by Chaucer, Hoccleve, Lydgate, and other writers

MS. Fr. d. 4

Contents:
Chronicle of France from Creation to 1339 — 15th century, first half; French

MS. Germ. d. 1

Contents:
Guardbook of fragments: A Der Heilegen Leben; Germany, 15th century. B Guido delle Colonne, Historia destructionis Troiae;…

MS. Hatton 53

Contents:
Flores Historiarum — After 1307; English

MS. Lat. misc. d. 85

Contents:
Bartolomeo Fonzio — 15th century, end; Italian, Florence

MS. Lat. misc. e. 85

Contents:
Vocabulary (Verbale), Vocabulary (Nominale) — 15th century; English
Sermon for Easter Day, Poem attacking Protestant reformers, etc. — 16th century; English
John Mandeville — 16th century; English

MS. Laud Lat. 50

Contents:
Livy — 15th century, beginning; Italian, Bologna (?)

MS. Laud Lat. 112

Contents:
Livy — 15th century, beginning; Italian, Verona (?)

MS. Laud Misc. 247

Contents:
Victor de Vita, Paul the Deacon, etc. — 12th century, second quarter; added decoration, c. 1300; English

MS. Laud Misc. 572

Contents:
'Matthew of Westminster', John Bever — c. 1300; English

MS. Laud Misc. 587

Contents:
Geoffroi de Villehardouin, Bonincontrus de Bonis or Bovis — c. 1330; Italian, Venice

MS. Laud Misc. 653

Contents:
Jean de Wavrin — 15th century, third quarter; Flemish

MS. Laud Misc. 678

Contents:
Codex Laud (Codex Mictlan): Toltec pictorial sacred book (teoamoxtli)

MS. Laud Misc. 720

Contents:
Geoffrey of Monmouth, Giraldus Cambrensis — 13th century, third quarter; English
Historical extracts relating to Scotland, Charter of Richard I relating to Scotland — 13th century, third quarter; English

MS. Laud Misc. 730

Contents:
Peter of Ickham — 15th century, third quarter; English

MS. Laud Misc. 733

Contents:
Johannes de Bado aureo, etc. — c. 1440–1450; English

MS. Laud Misc. 751

Contents:
Quintus Curtius — c. 1470–1480; Flemish

MS. Mex. d. 1

Contents:
Codex Bodley (Codex Ñuu Tnoo–Ndisi Nuu): Mixtec pictorial manuscript (ñee ñuhu) — 16th century (precolonial; probably shortly before 1521); Mexico, Tilantongo (?)

MS. Montagu d. 32

Contents:
Leonardo Bruni, Petrarch — c. 1470–1480; Italian, Florence

MS. Rawl. A. 417

Contents:
Allegorical applications of ten scenes from the Old Testament and two from ancient history to the Christian Church, addressed to Charles VIII of France, Mass of St Anne — 16th century, beginning; French

MS. Rawl. B. 150

Contents:
Geoffrey of Monmouth — 13th century, last third; English

MS. Rawl. B. 170

Contents:
Chronicle from c. 1214–1260, Grandes Chroniques de France — 14th century, beginning; French

MS. Rawl. B. 214

Contents:
Poetic anthology written by John Wylde after 1469

MS. Rawl. B. 484

Contents:
Collectanea of Sir James Ware, comprising fragments, extracts and notes mostly on Ireland but including (fol. 85) cutting without text from a Psalter, English, Winchester, 10th century, second quarter — 10th century - 17th century; English, Winchester (in part)

MS. Rawl. C. 563

Contents:
Peter of Poitiers, etc. — c. 1300; English
Martinus Polonus — 14th century, beginning; English

MS. Rawl. D. 329

Contents:
Genealogy of the Kings of England from William I to Edward II, Chronicle of England (Brut Chronicle) to 1333, etc. — 14th century, second quarter; English

MS. Rawl. D. 939

Contents:
Agricultural and prognostic almanac in six pieces — 14th century, second half; English

MS. Rawl. D. 1020

Contents:
'T. G.' (Thomas Gardiner) — 16th century, first half; English

MS. Selden Supra 90

Contents:
John Somer — 15th century, second quarter (c. 1434 (?)); English
Church documents — 12th century, late (1192 or after)
Astronomical tables with a Flemish calendar — c. 1180; Flemish (?)
The manner & forme of the Coronation of the Kinges of Scotland — 16th century; English
Narracio breuis et compendiosa rerum mirabilium regni Chinæ — c. 1600

MS. Span. c. 16

Contents:
Transcripts, with two original documents, concerning grants of arms and genealogy — 16th century and 17th century; Spanish

MS. Top. Glouc. d. 2

Contents:
Founder's and benefactors' book of Tewkesbury Abbey — 16th century, beginning; English, Tewkesbury