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1. Cotton MS

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS
Title:
Cotton Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
The Cotton Manuscripts contains a variety of material, much of it relating to the history, literature and culture of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 17th century. It is particularly rich in: (a) manuscripts written in Old English; (b) monastic cartularies; (c) saints’ Liv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, Arabic, Cipher, Coast Miwok, Cornish, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, Middle, English, English, Middle, English, Old, Flemish, French, French, Old, German, Germanic languages, Greek, Ancient, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Inuit, Irish, Irish, Middle, Italian, Javanese, Latin, Low German, Occitan, Old, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Saxon, Old, Scots, Scots, Spanish, Temne, and Welsh
Date Range:
5th century-19th century
Extent:
1,429 manuscripts

2. Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV
Title:
Calendar, Latin-Old Cornish Glossary, 'Vita Sanctorum Wallensium'; excerpts from Bede, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, Gilbert Crispin, De spiritu sancto, and an Altercatio inter Urbanum et Clementem; Letter-book of Archbishop Wulfstan
Scope & Content:
This is a composite manuscript, containing texts made between the early 11th and late 12th century. These include: ff. 1-105: a calendar, Latin-Old Cornish glossary, documents pertaining to Wales, and lives of Welsh saints ('Vita Sanctorum Wallensium'), which was copied in the 2nd half of 12th ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cornish, English, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of 11th century-2nd half 12th century
Extent:

1 parchment codex

3. Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV, ff 1–105

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV, ff 1–105
Title:
Calendar; Latin-Old Cornish glossary; De situ Brecheniauc; Vita sancti Gundleii regis; Vita et passio sancti Cadoci; Vita sancti Iltuti abbatis; Geoffrey (alias Stephen) of Llandaff, Vita sancti Teliaui episcopi; De primo statu Landauensis ecclesie; Vita sancti Dubritii archiepiscopi; Rhygyfarch ap Sulien, Vita sancti Davidis episcopi; Genealogia and mass for St David; Benedict of Gloucester, Vita sancti Dubritii archiepiscopi; Vita sancti Bernaci; Vita sancti Paterni episcopi; Vita sancti Cl...
Scope & Content:
These folios contain a calendar, a Latin-Old Cornish Glossary, and series of hagiographical materials related to Welsh and Western British saints, in Latin. These include: ff. 1r–6v: calendar; ff. 7r–10r: Latin-Old Cornish glossary; ff. 10v–11v: De situ Brecheniauc; f. 12r: blank; f. 12...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cornish and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:

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