Harleian

Adjective

Meaning

Of or relating to anybody with the surname of Harley.

Relating to Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford (1661-1724), and his son, Edward Harley, especially in reference to the library of books and manuscripts they collected.

Examples

From a contemporary manuscript, British Library, Harleian Collection Henry experienced a rather more inconsistent relationship with King Richard II than his father had. Source: Internet

Saul (1997), p. 417. Richard's surrender to Henry at Flint Castle, Harleian Collection Henry was by now fully determined to take the throne, but presenting a rationale for this action proved a dilemma. Source: Internet

Second Badon The A Text of the Annales Cambriae Harleian MS. 3859. Source: Internet

With philological introduction and notes to the Vernon, Harleian and Bodleian versions, by John Morrison. Source: Internet

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