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1. Cotton MS Claudius B II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius B II
Title:
Alan of Tewkesbury, Collectio Epistolarum Sancti Thome Cantuariensis; John of Salisbury, Life of St Thomas Becket with Alan of Tewkesbury's prologue
Scope & Content:
Alan of Tewkesbury (d. 1202) compiled a collection of St Thomas Becket's letters from earlier collections than John of Salisbury's collection. This manuscript is the earliest extant version of Alan of Tewkesbury’s collection. It contains a number of emendations, additions and corrections indicat...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Cotton MS Vespasian A XV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XV
Title:
Anonymous compilation of canonical texts and decretals based on the Collectio Tripartita
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-130v: A compilation of canonical texts, false decretals and extracts from papal and episcopal correspondence; the compilation is made from the sources that are part of the canonical collection known as the Collectio Tripartita or Collectio Trium Partium (Tripartite Collection)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

A parchment codex