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Project / Collection England and France 700-1200 Project Place Southern England Material Type Archives and Manuscripts

1. Arundel MS 98

Reference (shelfmark):
Arundel MS 98
Title:
Excerpt on Pliny the Elder from Suetonius Tranquillus, De viris illustribus; Prefatory epistle to the Historia Naturalis, Pliny the Elder, Epistula ad Vespasianum; Pliny the Elder, Historia naturalis (books 1-18)
Scope & Content:
This manuscript consists of books 1-18 of Pliny the Elder (b. 23, d. 79)'s Historia naturalis (Natural History), preceded by an excerpt on Pliny the Elder from Suetonius Tranquillus (b. 69, d. 140), De viris illustribus (Concerning illustrious men). The manuscript was probably the first volume o...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd or 3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

2. Cotton MS Caligula A VII, ff 11–175

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A VII, ff 11–175
Title:
Heliand
Scope & Content:
These folios contain a copy of the Heliand, an Old Saxon Biblical epic copied perhaps in England in the middle or 2nd half of the 10th century (ff. 11r–175v). It is the longest Old Saxon text that survives. Apart from fragments, only one other substantial medieval copy of the Heliand survives (M...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Saxon, Old
Date Range:
2nd half of the 10th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VII

3. Cotton MS Caligula A VII, ff 176-178

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A VII, ff 176-178
Title:
Æcerbot charm
Scope & Content:
These folios include a charm for fields and to ensure fruitful land (Æcerbot), added in the 1st half of the 11th century. It is primarily in Old English, with some Latin phrases. Contents: ff. 176r-178r: a charm for fields and to ensure fruitful land known as Æcerbot. [f. 178v is blank].
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 11th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VII