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1. Cotton MS Claudius B I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius B I
Title:
The Life and Revelations of Birgitta of Sweden
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains one of the two extant full-text translations of the Revelations of the mystic and saint Birgitta of Sweden (b. 1303, d. 1373), known as the Liber celestis revelationum (Heavenly Book of Revelations). Another full copy of the text now survives as Cotton MS Julius F II. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Harley MS 1022

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1022
Title:
A miscellany of religious prose and verse
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1r: A tract on the nativity of John the Baptist (Latin). f. 1v: A short account of a ‘John the Hermit’ (Latin). f. 1v: The nun Eulalia whom the Virgin Mary asked to say the Ave more slowly (Latin). f. 1v: A priest who saw a woman clad in demons, translated from Caesarius of He...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
c 1390-c 1425
Extent:

1 volume

3. Harley MS 1260

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1260
Title:
Book of Hours, Use of Sarum (The Percy Hours)
Scope & Content:
This prayer book contains items that are typical of a Book of Hours, including a Calendar, the Hours of the Virgin, the Seven Penitential Psalms, and a Litany of Saints. However, its larger part comprises prayers in Latin and Anglo Norman that are not organised according to the canonical hours. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1370
Extent:

1 volume

4. Harley MS 4172

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4172
Title:
Collection of theological texts, including the Sacerdos parochialis and De Festis Duplicibus
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains various items that appear to have been compiled for the use of a priest. The first part (ff. 1r-63r) contains one of the seven extant copies of the Sacerdos parochialis, a manual for parish priests in Middle English and Latin, including tracts on the Pater noster, Ave Ma...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 6718

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6718
Title:
Collection of sermons; tract on the Pater Noster from William of Nassyngton’s Speculum Vitae; treatise on making testaments
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript consists of three distinct parts that were produced separately in England in the 15th century. Part 1 (ff. 2-15) contains a collection of Latin sermons with occasional quotations in Middle English. Part 2 (ff. 16-33), contains a Middle English verse commentary on th...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
15th century
Extent:
1 volume