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1. Cotton MS Claudius B I

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius B I
Title:
The Life and Revelations of Birgitta of Sweden
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains one of the two extant full-text translations of the Revelations of the mystic and saint Birgitta of Sweden (b. 1303, d. 1373), known as the Liber celestis revelationum (Heavenly Book of Revelations). Another full copy of the text now survives as Cotton MS Julius F II. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:
1 volume

2. Cotton MS Otho C V

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho C V
Title:
Gospels of St Matthew and St Mark (part of the 'The Otho-Corpus Gospels') (imperfect)
Scope & Content:
This codex contains part of an Insular Gospel-book which was badly damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731. Contents: ff. 1r–64v: The Gospels of St Matthew and St Mark (imperfect). The Gospels of St Luke and St John are contained in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS 197B and possibly ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 7th century-1st quarter of the 8th century
Extent:
A parchment codex