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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Harley MS 1-7661 Name Neckam, Alexander, scholar and abbot of Cirencester, 8 Sep 1157-31 Mar 1217 Level [40] File

1. Harley MS 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 6
Title:
Isidore of Seville, Etymologiae, and Alexander Neckam, Corrogationes Promethei
Scope & Content:
The volume is composed of two parts that comprise: Isidore of Seville Etymologiae (ff. 1r-149r), and Alexander Neckam Corrogationes Promethei (ff. 150r-196r). The manuscript also includes a title and a table of contents (ff. 1*v-2*r) added on two flyleaves at the beginning of the book.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century
Extent:

1 volume

2. Harley MS 325

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 325
Title:
Alexander Nequam, Sermones; Lotharius (Pope Innocent III), De contemptu mundi; William de Montibus, Numerale, Speculum penitentis; St Jerome, De Hebraicis Nominibus; Priscian, About Greek prepositions; Hildebert, Poem on the Mass
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-8v, 34r-37v, 59v-64r: Alexander Nequam, Sermones. ff. 9r-29r: Lotharius (Pope Innocent III), De contemptu mundi. f. 29r: an unidentified letter. ff. 29v-33v: Hildebert, Poem on the Mass. ff. 39r-82r: William de Montibus, Numerale. ff. 82v-86v: Sermones. ff. 87r-94r: Will...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century - 1st half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 volume

3. Harley MS 683

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 683
Title:
Grammatical miscellany
Scope & Content:
A schoolbook compiled from at least four pre-existing manuscripts, dating from the early 13th century (ff. 2–19), late 13th century (ff. 32–35, 36–62), and 14th century (ff. 20–31): f. 1r: Effaced page opening with the word ‘Debeat’ with a decorated six-line initial. f. 1v: Fragment of the Off...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
9th century-14th century
Extent:

1 volume

4. Harley MS 1687

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 1687
Title:
Expositiones vocabulorum Bibliae, attributed to William Brito, and Alexander Neckam, Corrogationes Promethei
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes: List of letters of the Hebrew alphabet with Latin translations (f. 1v); Expositiones vocabulorum Bibliae, attributed to William Brito (ff. 2r-127r), comprising a note relating to medicine added by a contemporary hand (f. 64r margin); Alexander Neckam, Corrogationes Pr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1250-1450
Extent:
1 volume

5. Harley MS 3133

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3133
Title:
Collection of sermons; Alexander Nequam, Commentary on the Athanasian Creed
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-90v: A collection of sermons, beginning: 'Cum appropinquassent ihesus ierosolymis et veniffent Beth phage ad montem Oliveti'. ff. 91r-100r: Alexander Nequam (b. 1157, d. 1217), Commentary on the Athanasian Creed. ff. 100r-100v: Theological notes. Decoration: ff. 1r-90v: L...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:
1 volume

6. Harley MS 3737

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 3737
Title:
Alexander Neckam, De naturis rerum
Scope & Content:
The manuscript includes Alexander Neckham, De naturis rerum, with added glosses including a passage from P. Ovidius Naso, Metamorphoses and Claudianus De phenicae (f. 31r). Decoration: 1 large initial in blue and red, with pen-flourishing and penwork decoration including foliate motifs (f. 2r)...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1180-c 1200
Extent:

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