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1. Add MS 40000

Reference (shelfmark):
Add MS 40000
Title:
The Gospels ('The Thorney Gospels'); added Liber Vitae and list of relics of Thorney Abbey
Scope & Content:
This early 10th-century book of Gospels was produced in France, but, as is indicated by Old English glosses, was at the Benedictine abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St Botoph at Thorney (Cambridgeshire) by the late 10th or early 11th century. At Thorney Abbey, a Liber Vitae (Book of Life) was add...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 10th century-15th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Harley MS 2795

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2795
Title:
The Four Gospels
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-3v: Prologus Quattuor Evangeliorum ex Commentario Hieronymi in Mattheum (Prologue to the Four Gospels from St Jerome's commentary on the Gospel of St Matthew), beginning: 'Plures fuisse qui evangelia scripserunt'. ff. 4r-6v: St Jerome, Epistula ad Damasum Papam (St Jerome's e...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 9th century
Extent:
A parchment codex

3. Harley MS 2797

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 2797
Title:
The Four Gospels
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-6v: The Eusebian Canon tables. ff. 7r-8v: St Jerome, Epistula ad Damasum Papam (Epistle to Pope Damasus), preceded by the prologue (ff. 7r-8r). ff. 8v-9v: St Jerome, Prologus Quattuor Evangeliorum (The Prologue of St Jerome's commentary on St Matthew). ff. 9v-10v: Eusebius,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 9th century
Extent:
A parchment codex

4. Harley MS 4978

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 4978
Title:
St Jerome, Sermo de persecutione christianorum; Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica (books 1-5); Collection of canon law
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1v-3v: An unidentified obituary, imperfect. ff. 4r-5r: St Jerome (b. c. 347, d. 420), Sermo de persecutione christianorum (Sermon on the persecution of Christians). ff. 5r-7v: A collection of patristic citations, beginning: 'Sanctus Ciprianus: hec est voluntas Dei'. ff. 8r-1...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 9th century
Extent:

1 volume

5. Royal MS 13 A XI

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 13 A XI
Title:
Miscellany of works on computus and astronomy
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-12v: Helperic of Auxerre, Computus preceded by a prologue (f. 1r) and capitula (f. 1v). ff. 12v-13r: Dies Egyptiaci (Egyptian days). ff. 13r-14r: Computus material including Ciclus annalis, De horis mensium and De singulis horis in die quomodo mensurantur cum pedibus with a...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
11th century-12th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

6. Yates Thompson MS 11

Reference (shelfmark):
Yates Thompson MS 11
Title:
Collection of moral tracts
Scope & Content:
This collection of moral tracts originally formed one volume with the Somme le Roy, Add. MS 28162. The manuscript includes: ff. 2r-7r: Traité de la sainte abbaye; incipit: 'La sainte abbaie e la religion doit estre fondee...' ff. 7r-28: Traité de l'amour de Dieu; incipit: 'Vous vouliez que je...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Latin
Date Range:
c 1290-c 1300
Extent:

1 volume

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