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Illuminated leaf from a book of hours

  • F3699
  • Item
  • [ca. 1450].

An illuminated leaf from a book of hours on vellum. Both recto and verso contain 14 lines of Latin text, with initials rubricated in red and blue, heightened in gold and decorated borders. This page originates from a book of hours; a devotional Christian book used to celebrate the eight canonical hours in a private context. The page probably displays part of the Hours of the Holy Cross, an often included additional text.

Catholic Church

Super Ecclesiasten

  • F624
  • Item
  • 1498.]

Pages from Commentaria in Bibliam.

Jerome, Saint, ca 347-ca 420

Elizabethan land deeds

  • F3868
  • File
  • 1568

Two Elizabethan land deeds, with translations and explanatory notes. Both deeds, one written in English and the other in Latin, relate to the terms and conditions of land rental between between Charles Wingfield, Richard Wingfield, Antony Wingfield, Henry Wingfield and Simon Byddull in the town of Lichfield, Staffordshire. The seals of Charles, Richard, Antony and Henry Wingfield are still attached to the English version. The Latin version only the seals of Charles and Henry remain.

University of Queensland Department of History Records

  • UQFL69
  • Collection
  • 1482-1668

Papers concerning pre-industrial England compiled for the 1979 "Pre-Industrial England" history class taught by Rod Fisher. Some items vellum.

University of Queensland. Department of History

Cartularium de Elgin, [1740]

  • F1711
  • Item
  • [1740]

Transcript of a cartulary of Elgin Abbey, some of the transcribed documents being dated from the 13th to the 15th centuries.

Elgin Abbey (Scotland)

Letters, 1660-1790

  • F3487
  • Item
  • 1660-1790.

Letters in French relating to the Tardent family in Switzerland.
The letters were in possession of Tardent family members whose ancestors settled in Queensland. Some letters are original and on vellum with transcripts attached, others are photocopies.

Tardent family

Letter, 1796 June 26 : Dumfries, to James Clarke.

  • F2419
  • Item
  • 1796

Accompanied by : typed copy of letter (1 leaf; 30 cm. ; photocopy); and correspondence related to the authentication of Burns' letter ( letter from G.W.S. Tayler, 1981 Oct 6, to R. E. Marks, Head of English Dept., University of Queensland ; letter from David J. Lake, 1981 Oct 10 , to R. E. Marks ; letter from R. E. Marks, 1981 Oct 14, to G.W.S. Tayler).
Photocopy of one of the last letters written by Robert Burns.

Burns, Robert, 1759-1796

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