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1. Royal MS 1 B VII

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 1 B VII
Title:
Gospel-book ('The Royal Athelstan Gospels')
Scope & Content:
The four Gospels, in Jerome's translation. Detailed contents: (1) Epistle of Jerome to Damasus, incipit: 'Nouum opus facere', f. 1r; (2) Prologue to Jerome's commentary on Matthew's Gospel, incipit: 'Plures fuisse', f. 2v; (3) Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus, incipit: 'Eusebius Carpiano...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
700-749
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Royal MS 1 D IX

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 1 D IX
Title:
Gospels (the 'Cnut Gospels')
Scope & Content:
The manuscript contains the four Gospels, preceded by: Epistle of Jerome to Pope Damasus I, incipit: 'Novum opus facere' (ff. 1r-2v); an extract from Jerome's commentary on Matthew, incipit: 'Plures fuisse' (ff. 2v-3v); Epistle of Eusebius to Carpianus, incipit: 'Ammonius quidem' (ff. 3v-4v); pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Early 11th century-c 1020
Extent:

150 + 11 folios.

3. Royal MS 7 C XII, ff 4r-218v

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 7 C XII, ff 4r-218v
Title:
Ælfric's Catholic Homilies, First Series
Scope & Content:
This item consists of the earliest known copy of the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. This copy lacks the prefaces found in later versions, and some of the homilies are imperfect (numbers i, xv, xx, xxiii, and xxiv in Catholic Homilies, ed. by Clemoes (1997), p. 1). The main text was ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
c 1000
Extent:

214 folios, part of a parchment codex