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1. Arundel MS 57, ff 1r-12v

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 57, ff 1r-12v
Title:
Glossed Aristotle De anima, with added texts in Latin, French and Middle English
Scope & Content:
1. A fragment of Aristotle's De anima with glosses added in the late 13th century (ff. 1r-12v); On the lower half of the pages and in spaces in the Aristotle text have been added: (i) Inscription (see below, item 2), verses (f. 2: Boffey 539.5, 1227, 1961.3, 3238.5) and a list of contents of t...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle, French, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
1250-1300
Extent:
Part of a parchment codex: 12 folios

2. Arundel MS 57, ff 13r-96v

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 57, ff 13r-96v
Title:
Ayenbite of Inwyt, prayers and treatises in Middle English
Scope & Content:
1. Ayenbite of Inwyt ('Prick of Conscience'), a translation into the Kentish dialect of the French treatise on morality, Somme le roi. This is thought to be an autograph copy by the translator, Michael of Northgate, and is the only surviving example of the text in Middle English. A verse on f. 9...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1340
Extent:
Part of a parchment codex: 84 folios

3. Cotton MS Appendix XXIX, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix XXIX, f 1
Title:
Letter of (?)Henry George and John Stokes addressed to King Henry V of England (1413–1422): Heidelberg, 16 June (1420)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

4. Cotton MS Appendix XXVII, ff 1–51

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix XXVII, ff 1–51
Title:
John Lydgate, Fifteen Joys and Sorrows of Our Lady (1r–2v: Boffey 447, imperfect); John Lydgate, The Siege of Thebes (3r–51v: Boffey 3928, imperfect)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

5. Cotton MS Appendix XXXIX, ff 1–22

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix XXXIX, ff 1–22
Title:
Treatise on the three magi (imperfect)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

6. Cotton MS Appendix XXXIX, ff 23–28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix XXXIX, ff 23–28
Title:
History of the kings of England from Edward the Confessor (1042–1066) to William II (1087–1100) (imperfect)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Cotton MS Caligula A II, ff 3–139

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A II, ff 3–139
Title:
‘The Pistill of Susan’ (3r–5r: Boffey 3553, imperfect); Syr Egyllamore of Artois (5v–13r: Boffey 1725); John Lydgate, Stans puer ad mensam (14r–15v: Boffey 2233); John Lydgate, ‘Dietary’ (15v–16v: Boffey 824); John Lydgate, ‘The Chorle and the Birde’ (17r–22r: Boffey 2784); Octavian (22v–35r: Boffey 1774, Southern version); Thomas Chester, Launful Miles (35v–42v: Boffey 567); Libeaus Desconus (42v–57r: Boffey 1690); elegy on Ralph Cromwell, 3rd Baron Cromwell (d. 1456) (57v–58r: Boffey 2411);...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

8. Cotton MS Caligula A XI, f 14

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A XI, f 14
Title:
Short Metrical Chronicle of England (14r: Boffey 1105, imperfect)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:
1 item

9. Cotton MS Caligula A XI, ff 3–13, 15–169

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A XI, ff 3–13, 15–169
Title:
Robert of Gloucester, Chronicle (3r–13v, 15r–168v: 1st version, Boffey 727, imperfect); verse beginning ‘Noctis sub silentio tempore brumali’ (169v: Walther 11894)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): Middle English; Latin (169v) Dated: last quarter of the 13th century; 1st half of the 17th century (75r, 81r)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 13th century-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:
1 item

10. Cotton MS Caligula A XI, ff 170–286

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A XI, ff 170–286
Title:
William Langland, The Vision of Piers Plowman (B version, Boffey 1459)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item