¶ Morris — Manuscript notebook

Morris, William. Manuscript notebook, chiefly notes on books in British Museum.

Provenance: Morris. — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 6.

¶ Breviary (15th century) [MS]

Breviary.

Illuminated manuscript. Netherlands, 15th century. 351 leaves.

With a bibliographical note by Sydney Cockerell.

Provenance: Abbey of Marienwater’s Hertogenbosch (Netherlands). — Frederik Muller (Amsterdam), 27–31 January 1860, lot 126. — William Bragge. — Bragge sale, Sotheby, 7 June 1876, lot 491. — Thomas Shadford Walker. — Walker sale, Sotheby, 23–24 June 1886, lot 345. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 815 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £15). — Henry Wellcome. — Wellcome Library [deaccessioned]. — British Museum (purchased 1943). — British Library (Egerton 3271).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 5, no. 80 (£10). — Schoenberg (SDBM_MS_8108).

Digital images: British Library.

British Library

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¶ Antiphonarium (1295) [MS]

Antiphonarium.

Illuminated manuscript. Piacenza, Italy, 1295. 273 leaves.

Provenance: Signed 1462 by “Frater Johannes Wasserpoliz de Hylaria.” — Howel Wills. — Wills sale, Sotheby, 11 July 1894, lot 237. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 124 (sold to J. Maine (?) for £18 5s.). — George Dunn (acquired January 1899). — Dunn sale, Sotheby, 22 November 1917, lot 1801) [sold to Quaritch on behalf of the British Museum for £38]. — British Library (Egerton MS 2977).

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 1, no. 3 (£22 10s.). — Schoenberg (SDBM_210241; SDBM_40001; SDBM_39987).

British Library

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¶ St. Jerome — Vitas sanctorum patrum (c. 1490–92)

Jerome, Saint [Hieronymus]. Vitas sanctorum patrum, sive Vitas patrum. Trans. Domenico Calvaca. [Venice: Giovanni Ragazzo?, c. 1490–92.]

Illustrated. With a bibliographical note by Cockerell.

Provenance: William Horatio Crawford. — Crawford sale, Sotheby, 12 March 1891, lot 1556 (sold to Ellis for 14s.). — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 596 (sold to Quaritch for £35). — Quaritch. — British Museum (purchased from Quaritch, May 1899). — British Library (IB 23757).

References: BMC, 5:501. — ISTC (ih00231500). — MS catalogue (2), no. 371 (with one X beside the title).

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¶ Dat boek des hyllighen Evangelii Profecien (1506)

Dat boek des hyllighen Evangelii Profecien. Lübeck: Dorch dath beveel S. Andes, 1506.

Illustrated.

Provenance: British Museum [deaccessioned as duplicate, 1787]. — Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 521 (sold to Quaritch for £14). — Charles Fairfax Murray. — Murray sale, Christie, 10 December 1917, lot 346. — Unlocated.

References: Ellis valuation, fol. 6b, no. 95 (£14). — Fairfax Murray Catalogue (German), 2, no. 337.

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¶ Forshall — Index to the Arundel and the Burney manuscripts (1840)

Forshall, Josiah, comp. Index to the Arundel and the Burney manuscripts in the British Museum. London: Trustees of the British Museum, 1840.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1132 (part; sold to Massey for £2). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 526.

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¶ Berjeau — Biblia pauperum (1859)

Berjeau, Jean-Philibert, ed. Biblia pauperum, reproduced in fac-simile from one of the copies in the British Museum. London: J. Russell Smith, 1859.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 188 (sold to Hill for 18s.). — Unlocated.

Reference: MS catalogue (2), no. 312.

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¶ Ward — Catalogue of romances (1883)

Ward, Harry Leigh Douglas. Catalogue of romances in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum. 2 vols. London: printed by order of the Trustees, 1883.

Provenance: Morris. — Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 1042 (sold to Henry Wellcome for £1). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

Digital version: Google (vol. 1). — Google (vol. 2).

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¶ Sommer — Roman de Merlin (1894)

Sommer, Heinrich Oskar, ed. Le roman de Merlin, or the early history of King Arthur, faithfully edited from the French MS. Add. 10292 in the British museum (about A.D. 1316). London: privately printed for subscribers by Ballantyne, Hanson, & Co., 1894.

Provenance: Morris. —Richard Bennett. — Sotheby 1898, lot 679 (sold to Henry Wellcome for 19s.). — Henry Wellcome. — Unlocated.

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