A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of Trinity hall / by Montague Rhodes James.

  • Trinity Hall (University of Cambridge). Library.
Date:
1907
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Credit: A descriptive catalogue of the manuscripts in the library of Trinity hall / by Montague Rhodes James. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    285. f. loi b. In a building, king seated: the ecclesiastic kneels and presents a book. Behind him is a youth in red. 286. The month of May. A lover and maiden on the ground : above, stars in three bands, a goddess scattering flowers, and another with a torch. 287. f. 102. Fruit-trees, vines, corn and vegetables growing. 288. Lovers by a stream : dog, flagon and tumbler on the ground, trees, flowers and birds round. 289. f. 102(5. I of a page. Below, in a house, the author in bed; a fur quilt over him. Above, a scene of mountains, in centre in front a dolphin crowned with fleurs-de-lys which a leopard on each side gnaws. An angel with 4 or 6 wings flies down with blank scroll. On each side three covered carts each with 4 horses and a postilion. Those on L. contain a dove, a hawk and a ‘tarinus’ (greenfinch). Those on R. a sow, a wolf and a fox. 290. f. 103. Between two lily plants a shield party per pale: azure three fleurs-de-lys or^ the sinister half obscured by: party per fess in chief gules a crowned eagle or\ in base argent (?) a delphin vert with a purse (?) in his mouth. 291. f. 103(5. Prologue. Two trees: two casks, a man pours wine out of a flagon into a tumbler. 292. f. 104 (one column). At top, nine angels in 3 rows (i) six-winged, (2) crowned and sceptred, (3) plain. Below, the seven arts, female figures, (i) astrononiia with astrolabe. (2) musique, harp. (3) geo77ietrie., square and compasses. (4) ai'ism&tica, board with holes. (5) loglca, two serpents, one human-headed. (6) gra7?imatica, holds a boy’s hand. (7) rethoi'ica seated with scroll. 293. f. 105. Fh'-st visiofi. In a house, the author in bed, a seraph with a scroll. 294. f. 105(5. Similar. The author sits up. 295. In an oval of clouds, the Father in tiara holds the Crucifix: above it the Dove (an Italian Trinity). 296. f. 106. In vesica of clouds the Father in tiara with orb. 297. ,, The Son with cross-staff on shoulder. 298. f. 106(5. The Dove flies down out of cloud with scroll: 07nne datu77i optiT^iutn descendens a patre luminu77i. 299. The Virgin crowned throned with the Child, scroll: ego Tnater pulcre dileccionis et tifnoris etc. [f. 107 is the misplaced leaf of Boethius.] 300,301. f. 108. Two sieges, (i) Hannibal besieging Rome. (2) Scipio besieging Carthage (the news of which made Hannibal leave Rome). 302. f. 109. In a church, the author in almuce kneels and confesses to a priest in almuce. 303. f. 109(5. Second vision. Full-page. Three covered carts (in three tiers) going to L.: each drawn by 4 horses harnessed i, 2, i, a rider on the last. A beast in each cart. All have names viz. (from top): 1. Horses. Sy7nonie hixure sacrileges ypocrisie. Rider, perrot sans foy. In cart: a fox or wolf. Ajpfliccio77. 2. Horses. Couardise vaxvtise roberie violemens. Rider, iorges cueur faint. In cart a wolf or fox. Prodiccio7t. 3. Horses. Periure. tr^cherie a7iarice sophisticacion. Rider. Mathieu sans loy. In cart a pig. Decepcion.