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2. Cotton MS Claudius A V
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Claudius A V
- Title:
- Pseudo-John of Peterborough, Peterborough Chronicle, AD 654-868, 890-1368; William of Malmesbury Gesta Pontificum Anglorum; William of Malmesbury, Vita Sancti Aldhelmi Episcopi; genealogy of King Henry II of England; Vita Sancti Erkenwaldi Episcopi; Vita Sancte Wenefrede Virginis; Miracula Sancte Wenefrede Virginis; Vita Sancti Neoti Abbatis; William of Malmesbury, Vita Sancti Wulfstani Episcopi
- Scope & Content:
- This is a composite manuscript of three parts. The first part, ff. 2r-45r, is a copy of the Peterborough Chronicle, copied in the 2nd half of the 14th century with a continuation added in the 17th century. The second part, ff. 46r-134r, includes William of Malmesbury's (b. c. 1080, d. 1143) Gest...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
- Extent:
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A parchment codex
3. Cotton MS Claudius A VI, ff 4-155
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
4. Cotton MS Claudius C IX
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Claudius C IX
- Title:
- Hugh of Saint-Victor, Chronicle; annalistic chronicle, AD 1–1171; William of Malmesbury, Gesta regum Anglorum; Notarial copy of letters patent of Queen Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558–1603), issued at Hereford Cathedral; Charters of Kings Edward I (r. 1272–1307) and Henry III (r. 1216–72) of England for the Abingdon Abbey; Award of Norham, addressed to the abbot and convent of Battle; Liber terrarum of Abingdon Abbey and other memoranda
- Scope & Content:
- This composite manuscript consists of three parts that were produced separately in England during the 12th and 13th centuries. The first part (ff. 4-17), written in the 2nd half of the 12th century, contains the Chronicle of the theologian Hugh of Saint-Victor (b. c. 1096, d. 1141). The second p...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman, English, English, Middle, English, Old, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 12th century-1st half of the 17th century
- Extent:
-
A parchment codex
5. Cotton MS Claudius C IX, ff 204–209
- Reference (shelfmark):
- 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
7. Cotton MS Vitellius C III
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Vitellius C III
- Title:
- (1) Old English Illustrated Herbal and Medicina de quadrupedibus in Old English; (2) Peter of Poitiers, Compendium in Genealogia Christi; (3) Macrobius, Saturnalia, books i–ii; (4) notes by William Harvey
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript contains four separate items, bound together for Sir Robert Cotton (d. 1631): f. 1: Cottonian frontispiece. f. 3r: early modern endleaf. f. 4r: early modern table of contents. ff. 5r-10v: Peter of Poitiers, Compendium in Genealogia Christi, copied in England in the 1st qua...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman, English, English, Old, Greek, Ancient, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 3rd quarter of the 9th century-1st half of the 17th century
- Extent:
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1 volume
8. Cotton MS Vitellius C III, ff 139-141
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Vitellius C III, ff 139-141
- Title:
- Medical recipes copied by William Harvey
- Scope & Content:
- These folios contain medical notes and recipes copied by William Harvey (b. 1578, d. 1657), the physician who discovered the circulation of blood. Contents: ff. 139-141: Medical notes and recipes, copied by William Harvey. No decoration.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 17th century
- Extent:
-
Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C III