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1. Stowe MS 31

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Stowe MS 31
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Scope & Content:
EPISTLES of St. Augustine, St. Jerome, and St. Anselm, viz.: — 1. "Epistola Anselmi arehiepiscopi ad papam"; Anselm's letter to Pope Paschal II., asking for a clearer declaration of his opinion on Investitures (Migne, Patrologia, vol. clix. col. 110, Ep. iii. 73). Begins (after the salutation), ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Old, and Latin
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Stowe MS 36

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Stowe MS 36
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EIGHT SERMONS "de Morte," and eleven "de Passione" Christi, in Latin. A short introduction is prefixed to the first series, beg. "Cum propriam imperitiam," and each sermon begins with the words "Omnes morimur." The second series begins, "Rorantes sanguine lacrimas" (f. 29b). The end of the volum...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 item

3. Stowe MS 39

Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 39
Title:
The Abbey of the Holy Ghost; The Desert of Religion
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 4r-9v: The Abbey of the Holy Ghost, written in Middle English prose, beginning, 'My dere syster, I se þat many wuld be in religyon, bot þai may noght...' ff. 10r-31v: The Desert of Religion, written in Middle English verse, beginning, 'David þat prophet was ay. In þe sauter boke ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

4. Stowe MS 52

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Stowe MS 52
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Scope & Content:
"VITA beati Thomæ arehiepiscopi et martiris": the Quadrilogus, or compilation by E[lias?] of Evesham, from the four Lives by John of Salisbury, Herbert of Boseham, William of Canterbury, and Alan, Abbot of Tewkesbury. The prologue begins "Post summi favoris dote vestitos," and the Life itself "T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English and Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 item