1). Smaller initials in blue with red pen-flourishing. De pluralitate beneficiorum (ends imperfectly) Unidentified owner, middle of the 15th century: arms of the see of Winchester, ~gules~, a sword and key crossed, ~or~ and ~argent~ (f. 1).Bought by the British
added table of contents (f. 3v), an account of an expedition against Egypt lead by John de Brienne, king of Jerusalem (ff. 31v-40v); a letter from the Patriarch of Jerusalem to Pope Innocent III (ff. 40v-44), the Voyage of St
Detail of marginal drawings for Passover with Judeo-Italian captions. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified. Decorated initial-word panel with full floral border (f. 1). 3 drawings illustrating the text, in brown
Detail of a painting of a couple standing at the spread Seder table, lifting the seder basket. Under the table, there is a big cat. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified.
Detail of a painting of a man sitting at the spread table lifting his cup and saying the blessing over food. Captions of the drawings are perhaps in Judeo-Italian. Watermark of a ~fleur-de-lis~, f. [183], unidentified. Decorated initial-word panel with
Description Appearances Etymology Brit Eboracon, possibly a pers. name + -acon, suffix, 'estate of' Translation Earlier editors Eburienc (Gough); Eboriensis (OS 1035); Eboriens' (Parsons) Early Maps York (Angliae Figura); Eborac(us) (Totius Britanniae; spired church, three buildings, four (?) castles, walls
Appearances red ink, within a cartouche Etymology OE weald (Angl wald), 'forest land' Translation Earlier editors appears as district name on Saxton's map of 1577 (Parsons) Early Maps york wold (Angliae Figura) Overwritten no Attested spelling Yorkes Wold 1551 NCWills