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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Arundel MS 1-550 Language English, Middle

1. Arundel MS 57

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 57
Title:
Michael of Northgate, Ayenbite of Inwyt
Scope & Content:
Contents: This manuscript contains the only copy of the Middle English text, Ayenbite of Inwyt, together with religious poems and treatises. The first and last quires (ff. 1-12, 97-108) appear to have been added not long after the manuscript was written, possibly as protective flyleaves (see G...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle, French, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
1340
Extent:

A parchment codex consisting of 3 items

2. 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

3. 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

4. Arundel MS 130

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 130
Title:
Ordinal and noted Breviary (use of Sarum) with other texts
Scope & Content:
The manuscripts contains: ff. 1r-100r: Ordinal and noted Breviary, Use of Sarum. ff. 100r-117v: Guido of Arezzo, Micrologus de plana musica. f. 118r: The Gret Sentence or Magna sentencia excommunicationis (fragment), dealing with offences that deserve excommunication (Index of Printed Middle...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1455-1461
Extent:

Parchment codex

5. Arundel MS 140

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 140
Title:
Collection of legendary and devotional texts including The Prick of Conscience, Mandeville's Travels and The Seven Sages of Rome; Geoffrey Chaucer, The Tale of Melibee
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is made up of two distinct structural units joined together. The first part (ff. 1-165) contains a collection of legendary and devotional works in Middle English, including The Prick of Conscience, The Seven Sages of Rome, and Mandeville's Travels. The second part (ff. 166-181)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

6. Arundel MS 146

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 146
Title:
The Syon Additions to the Rule of St Saviour
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains the text of a set of additions to the rules compiled for the sisters of the Brigittine abbey of St Saviour, St Mary, and St Bridget of Syon, founded by King Henry V (r. 1413-1422) in 1415. Other surviving versions of the Additions to the Rule include: London, Guildhall...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume