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1. Cotton MS

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS
Title:
Cotton Manuscripts
Scope & Content:
The Cotton Manuscripts contains a variety of material, much of it relating to the history, literature and culture of the British Isles from the Anglo-Saxon period to the 17th century. It is particularly rich in: (a) manuscripts written in Old English; (b) monastic cartularies; (c) saints’ Liv...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, Arabic, Cipher, Coast Miwok, Cornish, Danish, Dutch, Dutch, Middle, English, English, Middle, English, Old, Flemish, French, French, Old, German, Germanic languages, Greek, Ancient, Greek, Modern, Hebrew, Inuit, Irish, Irish, Middle, Italian, Javanese, Latin, Low German, Occitan, Old, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Saxon, Old, Scots, Scots, Spanish, Temne, and Welsh
Date Range:
5th century-19th century
Extent:
1,429 manuscripts

2. Cotton MS Caligula B VI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VI
Title:
Correspondence and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1474–1528
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers concerning England and Scotland, between 1474 and 1528. Including items sent by James IV (1473–1513), king of Scots; James V, king of Scots (1513–1542); Margaret, queen of Scots (d. 1541); Katherine of Aragon (1485–1536), queen of England and first consort of Henr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1474-1528
Extent:
2 volumes

3. Cotton MS Caligula B VI/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VI/1
Title:
Correspondence and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1474–1528
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers concerning England and Scotland, between 1474 and 1528. Including items sent by James IV (1473–1513), king of Scots; James V, king of Scots (1513–1542); Margaret, queen of Scots (d. 1541); Katherine of Aragon (1485–1536), queen of England and first consort of Henr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1474-1528
Extent:
1 volume

4. Cotton MS Caligula B VI/2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B VI/2
Title:
Correspondence and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1474–1528
Scope & Content:
Correspondence and other papers concerning England and Scotland, between 1474 and 1528. Including items sent by James IV (1473–1513), king of Scots; James V, king of Scots (1513–1542); Margaret, queen of Scots (d. 1541); Katherine of Aragon (1485–1536), queen of England and first consort of Henr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, French, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1474-1528
Extent:
1 volume

5. Cotton MS Caligula B X

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula B X
Title:
Records and papers concerning England and Scotland, 1558-1567
Scope & Content:
This manuscript has been divided into two volumes: Cotton MS Caligula B X/1 (ff. 1-208) and Cotton MS Caligula B X/2 (ff. 209-412).
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cipher, English, French, Italian, Latin, and Scots
Date Range:
1558-1631
Extent:
2 volumes

6. Cotton MS Nero D XI

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero D XI
Title:
Andrew Wyntoun, Original Chronicle (3r–215v: Boffey 399, imperfect)
Scope & Content:
Language(s): Middle Scots
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Scots
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:
1 item

7. Cotton MS Vespasian E VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian E VIII
Title:
Cotton Manuscript Vespasian E VIII
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin and Scots
Date Range:
Unspecified
Extent:
4 items

8. Cotton MS Vespasian E VIII, ff 16–74

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian E VIII, ff 16–74
Title:
The Whole Prophesie of Scotland (16r–29r: imperfect); drawings of the royal crests of Scotland, France and England (29r–31r), and crests of the Scottish nobility (32r–74r)
Scope & Content:
Language: Scots English
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Scots
Date Range:
2nd half of the 16th century
Extent:
1 item