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241. Cotton MS Titus D IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus D IV
Title:
Thomas More's coronation suite; a chronicle from Brutus to Edward the Confessor; Hermann of Carinthia, De essentiis
Scope & Content:
A composite volume in three parts, put together for Sir Robert Cotton (d. 1631), containing: (1) the presentation copy of Thomas More's coronation ode; (2) a chronicle from Brutus to Edward the Confessor; (3) Hermann of Carinthia, De essentiis. Contents: Cottonian endleaves: ff. i–ii: Parc...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Greek, Ancient and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 13th century-1st half 16th century
Extent:

1 volume

242. Cotton MS Titus D XVIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus D XVIII
Title:
The Katherine Group of Middle English texts; an Abecedarium and other verses; lists of Archbishops
Scope & Content:
This manuscript consists of three parts, bound together: ff. 1-12: An Abecedarium in Latin, Greek and Hebrew; a verse prophecy of the Sibille, verses on the zones of the Earth, the seasons and related topics in Latin; a Greek litany (2nd half of the 14th century); ff. 14-147: The Katherine Gr...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle, Greek, Ancient, Hebrew, and Latin
Date Range:
1300-1550
Extent:

A parchment codex

243. Cotton MS Vespasian A I/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A I/1
Title:
Leaf from a Psalter
Scope & Content:
This leaf from a Psalter was inserted into Cotton MS Vespasian A I, probably during the 17th century when they were owned by Sir Robert Cotton. It is now mounted and kept separately. Decoration: f. 1r: a full-page framed miniature in colours on a gold ground, depicting Christ in Majesty with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1220
Extent:
A parchment leaf

244. Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A VIII
Title:
Refoundation charter of the New Minster, Winchester
Scope & Content:
f. 2v: Frontispiece depicting King Edgar of England offering his charter to Christ. ff. 3v–33v: Charter of King Edgar refounding the New Minster, Winchester; dated 966 (Sawyer, no. 745). ff. 34r–37r: Charter of King Edgar for the New Minster, 966 (Sawyer, no. 746). ff. 37v–38v: Charter of Kin...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half 10th century-1st quarter 13th century
Extent:

Parchment codex

245. Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV, ff 1–105

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV, ff 1–105
Title:
Calendar; Latin-Old Cornish glossary; De situ Brecheniauc; Vita sancti Gundleii regis; Vita et passio sancti Cadoci; Vita sancti Iltuti abbatis; Geoffrey (alias Stephen) of Llandaff, Vita sancti Teliaui episcopi; De primo statu Landauensis ecclesie; Vita sancti Dubritii archiepiscopi; Rhygyfarch ap Sulien, Vita sancti Davidis episcopi; Genealogia and mass for St David; Benedict of Gloucester, Vita sancti Dubritii archiepiscopi; Vita sancti Bernaci; Vita sancti Paterni episcopi; Vita sancti Cl...
Scope & Content:
These folios contain a calendar, a Latin-Old Cornish Glossary, and series of hagiographical materials related to Welsh and Western British saints, in Latin. These include: ff. 1r–6v: calendar; ff. 7r–10r: Latin-Old Cornish glossary; ff. 10v–11v: De situ Brecheniauc; f. 12r: blank; f. 12...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Cornish and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV

246. Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV, ff 106–113

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV, ff 106–113
Title:
Excerpts from Bede, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum; Gilbert Crispin, De spiritu sancto; Altercatio inter Urbanum et Clementem
Scope & Content:
These folios, copied in England in the mid-12th century, include: ff.106r–109r: Bede, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, i.25–27, 29; ff. 109r–110v: Gilbert Crispin, De spiritu sancto; ff. 111r–113v: Bede, Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum, i.25–27, 29, v.12–14, 16–17; f. 113v: A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 12th century
Extent:

Part Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV

247. Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV, ff 114–179

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV, ff 114–179
Title:
Letter-book of Wulfstan (d. 1023), bishop of Worcester and archbishop of York
Scope & Content:
The collection compromises a selection of letters of Alcuin (d. 804), abbot of St Martin, Tours and royal advisor, of Wulfstan (d. 1023), bishop of Worcester and archbishop of Canterbury, and others, and various ecclesiastical decrees and documents from England. There are minor corrections made ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

Part Cotton MS Vespasian A XIV

248. Cotton MS Vespasian A XIX, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XIX, f 1
Title:
Leaf of a Book of Hours
Scope & Content:
f. 1v: Procession to Calvary miniature, attributed to the Master of the Harvard Hannibal (a Parisian artist active in the early 15th century named after Cambridge (MA), Harvard College Library, Houghton Library, MS Richardson 32), with a gold frame and foliate borders.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1415-1420
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vespasian A. xix.

249. Cotton MS Vespasian A XIX, f 28

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XIX, f 28
Title:
Leaf of a Book of Hours
Scope & Content:
f. 28r: A crucifixion miniature, attributed to the Master of the Harvard Hannibal (a Parisian artist active in the early 15th century named after Cambridge (MA), Harvard College Library, Houghton Library, MS Richardson 32), with a gold frame and foliate borders.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1415-1420
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vespasian A. xix.

250. Cotton MS Vespasian A XIX, f 103

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian A XIX, f 103
Title:
Leaf of a Book of Hours
Scope & Content:
f. 103v: Miniature of the deposition and entombment of Christ, attributed to the Master of the Harvard Hannibal (a Parisian artist active in the early 15th century named after Cambridge (MA), Harvard College Library, Houghton Library, MS Richardson 32), with a gold frame and foliate borders.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1415-1420
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vespasian A. xix.

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