The manuscript includes De naturis rerum by Thomas of Cantimpré, in the first shorter version of 19 books, written between 1228 and 1244. The core of the book (ff. 36r-130v) of c. 1230-1240, and the added section at the beginning (ff. 2r-33v) of c. 1250 date from the author's lifetime. The manus...
f. 1r–v: Cassiodorus, Expositio in Psalterium 104.11–18, fragment: a flyleaf with 12th-century text in two columns, lemmata in red. ff. 2r–24r: Osbern, Life of Dunstan, ending in chapter 16: ‘Epistula de vita sancti dunstani archiepiscopi et confessoris. Vniuersis catholicę matris ecclesię fili...
Contents: ff. 1r-124r: William Langland, Piers Plowman (the 'C' (N) text). Decoration: Numerous large initials in red ink with purple penwork decoration, with oak leaves in red ink decorating the rubric (f. 1r). Rubric on a scroll drawn in red ink (f. 51r). Parts of the text framed in red in...
Contents: ff. 1r-96r: Publius Terentius Afer, Comoediae. ff. 96r-96v: Petrarch, Vita Terentii. This manuscript contains later additions: ff. 1*r-1*v, 97r-97v: various notes and scribbles in late-medieval hands. [f. 1*r is blank. Decoration: Numerous initials in red and blue. Running title...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century - 1st half of the 15th century
This manuscript consists of two parts. The larger part appears to have been written around 1225 (written above the top line), but the first quire (ff. 1-5) was probably added in the 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 13th century (written below the top line and the flourishings include 'J-borders'). Co...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 13th century-3rd quarter of the 13th century
Contents: ff. 1r-90v: Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch), Opuscula. Decoration: Border with floral motifs in gold, silver, and colours, with pen-flourishing in brown ink, a coat of arms in the lower margin, and a large historiated initial in colours and gold with a portrait of Petrarch seated (f. ...
Contents: 86 letters of Catherine of Siena,preceded by a titulus: ''Incipiunt epistole gloriose virginis beatissime k[a]terine desenis recollecte per reverendum in christo p[at]rem do[mi]num stephanum de senis priore[m] monasterii sancte Marie de gratiis p[...]pe papiam ordinis cartuse. Questo...
f. 1r: Early modern ownership inscriptions. f. 1v–3r: Added charters, early 15th century. f. 4v: Confirmation of William de Magna Villa. ff. 5r–16r: Contemporary table of contents. f. 17v: Added inscription on the origin of the cartulary under Abbot John Pentelowe, 1385–90. ff. 18r–29v: Fou...