This manuscript contains a 16th-century transcript of the Vita Ælfredi regis, a Life of Alfred the Great (r. 848/849-899) written by his advisor Asser (d. c. 909), Bishop of Sherborne.
This manuscript from the 2nd half of the 10th or early 11th century was written in Old English, most likely by six scribes that were working in South-East England, perhaps London. The manuscript contains the Regula Pastoralis (Rule of Pastoral Care) by Pope Gregory the Great (b. c. 540, d. 604),...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 10th century-1st quarter of the 11th century