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1. Egerton MS 612

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 612
Title:
CONTES DEVOTS, consisting of legendary stories, narratives of miracles, and lives of Saints, in early Anglo-Norman poetry. Among them are the long legends of S. Théofile, and S. Gregorie. On vellum written about the year 1300. Imperfect at the beginning and end. Quarto. [Bibl. Eg. 612.]
Scope & Content:
Theophilus, Sanctus: His legend: in Anglo-Norman verse. Gregory I; Pope; the Great: Legend of S. Gregory: in Anglo-Norman verse. Poetry French and Anglo - Norman: Contes devots, legendary stories, etc.: in Anglo-Norman verse. Legends: Legendary stories, etc.: in Anglo-Norman verse.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman
Date Range:
c 1300
Extent:
1 item

2. Egerton MS 613

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 613
Title:
Prose and Verse Miscellany
Scope & Content:
The manuscript is a composite miscellany of verse and prose texts of a religious and didactic character. ff. 71r-74v: booklet with 15th-century medical recipes against gout, pestilence, swellings and other pains. 130 x 90 mm ( text space: 95 x 75 mm) The core parts of the manuscript were compl...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, French, Middle, French, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
13th century-15th century
Extent:

Parchment codex (composite)

3. Egerton MS 613, f 1r

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 613, f 1r
Title:
Fragment of a Calendar
Scope & Content:
Fragment of a Calendar in Latin, Anglo-Norman and Middle English.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 14th century
Extent:
Parchment leaf

4. Egerton MS 613, f 2v (item one)

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 613, f 2v (item one)
Title:
Chanson Amoreuse de Notre Seigneur
Scope & Content:
Verse in Anglo-Norman: 'En une matine me leuoye' (Chanson Amoreuse de Notre Seigneur).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman
Date Range:
Late 13th century
Extent:
Parchment leaf

5. Egerton MS 613, f 6v (item two)

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 613, f 6v (item two)
Title:
Prière à Sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie
Scope & Content:
Verse in Anglo-Norman: 'De une pucele/chanteray', preceded by the burden 'Tres duce katerine sez nostre mescine' (Prière à Sainte Catherine d'Alexandrie).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman
Date Range:
Late 13th century
Extent:
Parchment leaf

6. Egerton MS 613, f 30v

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 613, f 30v
Title:
La Souris
Scope & Content:
Verse in Anglo-Norman: 'De la soryte ne dige mye' (La Souris).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman
Date Range:
Late 13th century
Extent:
Parchment leaf

7. Egerton MS 613, ff 3r-6r

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 613, ff 3r-6r
Title:
Salut et solace par l'amour de Jésu
Scope & Content:
Verse in Anglo-Norman, with Latin quotations and Middle English phrases: 'Epître à une dame sur les souffrances du Christ, en prose' (Salut et solace par l'amour de Jésu). A tract for nuns under conventual discipline.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
Four parchment leaves

8. Egerton MS 613, ff 59r-64r

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 613, ff 59r-64r
Title:
Les Quatre Titres d'une Nonne
Scope & Content:
Verse in Anglo-Norman: 'Dame . amie . fille . sorur' (Les Quatre Titres d'une Nonne).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
Six parchment leaves

9. Egerton MS 1894

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 1894
Title:
Egerton Genesis Picture Book
Scope & Content:
Cycle of 149 illustrations of Genesis, from Creation to the latter part of the history of Joseph; full-page drawings arranged in one to four compartments on each page, executed in ink, and either with colour washes or unfinished, with (ff. 1r-9v) short captions in Ango-Norman French, based on Pe...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and French
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

A parchment codex, 20 folios

10. Egerton MS 2781

Reference (shelfmark):
Egerton MS 2781
Title:
Book of Hours, use of Sarum (The 'Neville of Hornby Hours')
Scope & Content:
Contents: Book of Hours, use of Sarum, consisting of: ff. 2r-7v: A calendar, with numerous English saints; ff. 9r-20v: 23 Salutations of the Virgin in Latin, each beginning 'Ave et gaude'; ff. 21r-25r: Prayers to the Virgin in Latin, some with rubrics in Anglo-Norman; ff. 25v-26r: Prayer f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, French, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

A parchment codex