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82. Cotton MS Nero C IV
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero C IV
- Title:
- ‘Winchester Psalter’ or ‘Psalter of Henry of Blois’
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: Cottonian contents-page, 17th century, in the hand of William Dugdale (1605–1686) (f. 1r); Prefatory cycle comprising 38 full-page miniatures, with captions in Latin and Anglo-Norman French (ff. 2r–39v): Dean, Anglo-Norman Literature (1999), no. 986; Calendar, in Latin (ff. 40r–45v...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman and Latin
- Date Range:
- Mid 12th century-2nd half of the 13th century
- Extent:
-
Parchment codex
83. Cotton MS Nero C X
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero C X
- Title:
- Papers of King Edward VI
- Scope & Content:
- ff. 2–4: Correspondence relating to Prince Edward of England (the future King Edward VI). ff. 5–9: Letters of Prince Edward of England (ff. 5, 7–9 in Latin). ff. 10–83: Diary of Edward VI, king of England (1547–1553). ff. 84–117: Miscellaneous documents relating to the reign of Edward VI (ff....
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1537-1553
- Extent:
-
Paper codex
84. Cotton MS Nero D I
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero D I
- Title:
- Matthew Paris, Liber additamentorum
- Scope & Content:
- Matthew Paris, Liber additamentorum, a collection of original literary treatises and historical documents he assembled to support his research, rearranged in the 14th century (with later additions) and by Sir Robert Cotton. f. 1r: Notes related to the contents of the manuscript in a 17th-centur...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1250-1259
- Extent:
-
Parchment codex
85. Cotton MS Nero D II
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero D II
- Title:
- Chronicle of Rochester Cathedral Priory, List of donations to Holme St Benets Priory, John of Oxnead Chronicle, Chronicle of Battle Abbey, miscellaneous historical and heraldic texts, Robert Grosseteste, Constitutiones, Jean Froissart, Chroniques.
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript contains a variety of texts bound together, including: f. 1v: Cottonian list of contents; ff. 2r–214r: Chronicle of Rochester Cathedral Priory to 1377; ff 215r–216v: Annalistic chronicle to1089 (imperfect); ff. 217r–v: List of donations to Holme St Benets Priory, imperfect f...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman, French, and Latin
- Date Range:
- c.1100-c.1650
- Extent:
- Parchment codex, composite, containing 11 items
86. Cotton MS Nero D IX
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero D IX
- Title:
- Antoine de La Sale (Salle), Le Petit Jehan de Saintré; Rasse de Brunhamel, Floridan et Elvide
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 2r–108r: Antoine de La Sale or Salle (b. c. 1398, d. c. 1461), Le Petit Jean de Saintré, a didactic romance about the adventures of the hero, Jean, at the court of King John of France, and of his lady, the Dame des Belles Cousines, who teaches him how to become the perfect knight...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- French
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 15th century
- Extent:
-
Parchment codex
87. Cotton MS Nero D VIII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero D VIII
- Title:
- Cotton Manuscript Nero D VIII
- Scope & Content:
- This composite manuscript contains a variety of texts bound together as follows: ff. 3-175: A collection of historical texts including the Historia regum Brittaniae and Historia Normannorum (4th quarter of the 12th century); ff. 176-344: Historical and scientific texts, including the Polychro...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 12th century -16th century
- Extent:
-
Parchment codex, composite, consisting of 3 items
88. Cotton MS Otho A VIII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho A VIII
- Title:
- Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Uita sancte Mildrethe and Translatio sancte Mildrethe; Old English Life of St Machutus
- Scope & Content:
- Cotton MS Otho A VIII was badly damaged in the Ashburnham House Fire of 1731, leaving only 34 surviving leaves, which were subsequently bound out of their original order. An additional leaf from the manuscript (containing part of the Old English Life of St Machutus) is now bound separately as Co...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1st quarter of the 11th century-1st quarter of the 12th century
- Extent:
-
1 volume
89. Cotton MS Otho C X
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho C X
- Title:
- Papers relating to the marriages of King Henry VIII
- Scope & Content:
- Papers relating to the divorce of Henry VII (1457–1509), king of England and lord of Ireland, from Katherine of Aragon (1485–1536), queen of England and first consort of Henry VIII. Also concerning his marriages to: Anne Boleyn (c. 1500–1536), queen of England and second consort of Henry VIII; A...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, French, Italian, and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1528-1544
- Extent:
- 1 volume
90. Cotton MS Otho D II
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho D II
- Title:
- A collection of travellers' accounts of the East, including La Fleur des Histoires de la terre d'Orient, translated by Jean d'Ypres; Jean d'Arras, Roman de Melusine
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: Six texts on the Orient, including a set of letters, compiled and translated into French in 1351 by Jean d'Ypres or Jean le Long, Abbot of St Bertin from 1365 to 1383 (ff. 1-85v); Jean d'Arras, Roman de Melusine (ff. 86r-150v). The foliation for the contents is that of the re-mounte...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- French and French, Middle
- Date Range:
- 1400-1415
- Extent:
-
A parchment codex