Chronicle of Montacute Priory, 44 BC–AD 1312 (145r–176r); lists of Popes, kings of England, abbots of Cluny and priors of Montacute (179v–181r); chronicle of Popes, emperors and kings of England (181v–188r)
Scope & Content:
Dated: 1st quarter of the 14th century; 1st quarter of the 14th century to last quarter of the 15th century (179v–181r)
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century-4th quarter of the 15th century
Unidentified documentary text (177r); unidentified historical text (177v–178v); unidentified theological text (177v)
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Dated: last quarter of the 13th century or 1st quarter of the 14th century (177r); 8th century or 9th century (177v–178v); 1st quarter of the 12th century (177v)
Gospel of St John; A charter of Duke William II of Normandy
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Contents: f. 174r: a fragment from a Gospel of St John copied in the middle of the 10th century. f. 174v: a charter of William II, duke of Normandy (b. 1035, d. 1087), later King William I of England (r. 1066-1087), for the chapel of Notre Dame, Cherbourg, dated between 1063 and 1066 and copi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 10th century-2nd half of the 11th century
These folios contain a series of letters copied in early 11th century, possibly at Canterbury. They were damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731 and are illegible in some parts. The bulk of the manuscript contains around 126 letters of Alcuin (ff. 1-144v). Further letters by various authors...
Junillus Africanus, Instituta regularia divine legis (imperfect)
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Contents: ff. 175r-180v: Junillus Africanus (d. 548/9), Instituta regularia divine legis, copied possibly in the south of England in the late 7th or early 8th century. The leaves have been rebound out of order. The correct order is ff. 177, 179–180, 176, 175, 178. Decoration: Some letters f...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 7th century-1st quarter of the 8th century
Richard Rolle, Super Apocalypsim; Richard Rolle, Super Mulierem Fortem; Officium de Sancto Ricardo Heremita; Vita et Miracula Sancti Ricardi Heremite
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These folios include a series of works written by or about the hermit Richard Rolle (d. 1349), copied in the late 14th or early 15th century. Contents: ff. 181r–189v: Richard Rolle, Super apocalypsim. f. 190r–v: Richard Rolle, Super mulierem fortem. f. 191r: Officium de sancto Ricardo here...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century-1st quarter of the 15th century