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11. Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2, f 157

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2, f 157
Title:
Letter of Pope Innocent III addressed to the bishops of Ely, London and Worcester
Scope & Content:
The recto of this folio contains a letter of Pope Innocent III (reigned 1198-1216) addressed to the bishops of Ely, London and Worcester, copied in England in the early 13th century.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2

12. Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2, ff 158-228

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2, ff 158-228
Title:
Life of Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury (Quadrilogus II)
Scope & Content:
These folios include an early copy of the second Quadrilogus, a composite life of Thomas Becket (Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8194). The text was composed by Brother 'E', a monk of Evesham who worked under the auspices of Henry de Longchamp, abbot of Crowland, according to the dedicator...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2

13. Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2, ff 229-235

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2, ff 229-235
Title:
De indulgencia apud assisium; Coronatio Edwardi secundi; La maniere comment le roy sera coronee
Scope & Content:
These folios contain some material related to royal coronations that was copied in the 14th century, including: ff. 229r-230v: De indulgencia apud assisium; ff. 231r-v: Coronatio Edwardi secundi; ff. 232r-235v: La maniere comment le roy sera coronee.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2

14. Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2, ff 236-291

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2, ff 236-291
Title:
Life of St Edward the Confessor; Life of Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury; Life of Edmund Rich, archbishop of Canterbury
Scope & Content:
These folios include three saints' lives, copied in the 14th century: ff. 236r-254v: Aelred of Rievaulx's vita of St Edward the Confessor (Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 2423); ff. 254v-280r: A vita of Thomas Becket, archbishop of Canterbury by Edward Grim (Bibliotheca Hagiographica La...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C XII/2

15. Cotton Nero E I/2, ff 185-186

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton Nero E I/2, ff 185-186
Title:
Office lections; law-code IV Edgar (excerpt)
Scope & Content:
These folios contain office lections in Latin (f. 185r) and excerpts from the law-code IV Edgar (ff. 185v–186v), copied in the late 10th or early 11th century.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
late 10th century-early 11th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Nero E I/2

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