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1. Add MS 24145

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Add MS 24145
Title:
Sigebert of Gembloux, Chronica sive Chronographia Universalis
Scope & Content:
This manuscript from the Benedictine abbey of Stavelot contains one of the more than forty extant copies of the world chronicle that Sigebert of Gembloux (b. c. 1028, d. 1112), a Benedictine monk at the abbey of Gembloux and St Vincent in Metz, wrote between c. 1086 and 1106. The world chronicle...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century-4th quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Add MS 46487

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Add MS 46487
Title:
The Sherborne Cartulary, a collection of charters and other documents; Passions, Gospels and liturgical texts
Scope & Content:
Cartulary and documents of the Benedictine abbey of Sherborne, Dorset, containing copies of royal, papal and episcopal charters in Latin and Old English, followed by account of the Passion by the four Evangelists, Gospels, collects, blessings and other ceremonies. The boundaries of lands are wri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

3. Cotton MS Caligula A VII, f 1

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Cotton MS Caligula A VII, f 1
Title:
Medieval memorandum, dated 1371–72; early modern instructions for binding
Scope & Content:
This folio contains a memorandum in Anglo-Norman French, dated 1371-72. It also contains instructions for binding a manuscript, in an early modern hand, and the shelfmark 'Caligula A. 7.'
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VII

4. Cotton MS Claudius A VI, ff 4-155

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Cotton MS Claudius A VI, ff 4-155
Title:
Cartulary of Boxgrove Priory
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-155v: The cartulary of the priory of the Blessed Virgin and St Blaise at Boxgrove (imperfect due to loss of leaves), including a rental, c. 1253 (5r-13v), and 3 original documents (ff. 102, 105, and 121). Decoration: Medium initials in red or brown ink; or brown ink with f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
mid 13th century-14th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Claudius A VI

5. Cotton MS Claudius C IX, ff 204–209

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Cotton MS Claudius C IX, ff 204–209
Title:
Abingdon indices, notes and letters
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 204r-209v: Indices for and notes on Abingdon’s Liber Terrarum, added in several hands, primarily that of Sir Simonds D’Ewes (d. 1650); this section also includes two letters to Sir Simonds D’Ewes, one written by Roger Dodsworth (d. 1654), dated 16 January 1645/6 (sealed); the oth...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
17th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius C IX

6. Cotton MS Otho A VI, f 169

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho A VI, f 169
Title:
Fragment of an account of a pilgrimage to St Edward the Confessor's shrine
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 169r: a damaged, 13th-century fragment of an account of a group from Norfolk's pilgrimage to King Edward the Confessor's shrine.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Otho A VI