John Tzetzes, Antehomerica, with an imperfect Latin translation by Petrus Morellus (Volume A)
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John Tzetzes, Antehomerica, Homerica and Posthomerica, with glosses. Imperfect Latin translation by Petrus Morellus in parallel. inc. Ἀργαλέου πολέμοιο μέγαν πόνον Ἰλιακοῖο. Translation inc. Asperi belli magnum laborem Iliaci.
Hippocrates, Prognosticon (TLG 0627.003), inc. Τὸν ἰατρὸν δοκεῖ μοι ἄριστον εἶναι. Interlinear Latin translation and marginal notes. In Alexanderson's group V.
James le Palmer Omne Bonum (Circumcisio-Dona Spiritui Sancti)
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Contents: James le Palmer Omne Bonum, ff. 269-562 containing alphabetical entries from 'Circumcisio' to 'Dona Spiritui Sancti'. One of four volumes of this work; the remaining volumes are Royal 6 E VI/1, Royal 6 E VII/1 and Royal 6 E VI/2. Decoration: One miniature in colours and gold (f. 3...
Vita sanctae Macrinae (TLG 2017.041; PG 46.960; CPG 3166; BHG 1012). Imperfect at the beginning, inc. 19.24 [T]ῷ ὄντι γὰρ καθάπέρ τις δρομεύς. 17th century Latin note (f 336r) on lacuna.
Alanus ab Insula (Alain de Lille), Summarium and Anticlaudianus
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Two works by Alain de Lille, Summarium and Anticlaudianus (a poem in Latin hexameter)in 9 'distinctiones'. Prologue (in prose), incipit: 'Cum fulminis impetus vires suas'; followed by the Summarium, incipit (f. 117v): 'Quia in hoc opere agitur'. Verse prologue to the Anticlaudianus, incipit: 'Au...
Ad Eustathium de sancta trinitate (TLG 2017.001; PG 32.684, there as Ep. 189 of St Basil; CPG 3137. Text supplementary to that printed in Migne inc. (f 371r) Εἰ δὲ τις ἀξία ἐνδεικτικὴν εἶναι τὴν προσηγορίαν ταύτην. A few 17th century marginal collations with printed editions, partly in Latin
Contents: ff. 2r-15r: Sworne Book of Honorius (Liber iuratus Honorii), or Liber Sacer,chapters 1-5 (chapter 4 in Latin, the remainder in English); ff. 15r-23r: A treatise on Suffumigations (mostly in English, final paragraphs in Latin); ff. 23r-27r: Lists of classes of angels and spirits (op...
Vita Sancti Johannis Eleemosynarii; Passio Sancti Albani; Vita Sancti Runwoldi
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Contents: ff. 1r-53r: Vita Sancti Johannis Eleemosynarii (Life of St Johannes Eleemosynarius), including a preface (ff. 1r-2r) and capitula (ff. 2r-3v). ff. 53r-55v: Passio Sancti Albani (Passion of St Alban). ff. 55v-61v: Vita Sancti Runwoldi (Life of St Runwold) with a prologue (ff. 55v-56r...
Contents: ff. 1r-5v: The book of Job (24:20-42:16), imperfect beginning: 'Non sit in recordatione sed conteratur quasi lignum infructuosum'. Decoration: Small initials in red or blue.
This item consists of the earliest known copy of the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. This copy lacks the prefaces found in later versions, and some of the homilies are imperfect (numbers i, xv, xx, xxiii, and xxiv in Catholic Homilies, ed. by Clemoes (1997), p. 1). The main text was ...