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032-001101582 Project / Collection England and France 700-1200 Project Place England

1. Cotton MS Tiberius C III

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius C III
Title:
Honorius of Autun, Gemma animae sive De divinis officiis
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-3v: Leaf of a noted liturgical book (imperfect) ff. 4r-91r: Honorius of Autun (b. c. 1080, d. c. 1155), Gemma animae sive De divinis officiis (Gem of the Soul or on Divine Services), an allegorical treatise on the liturgy, beginning: 'Incipit liber de divinis officiis venerabi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century
Extent:
A parchment codex

2. Cotton MS Tiberius B XIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius B XIII
Title:
Gerald of Wales, Speculum Ecclesiae; Gerald of Wales, De Rebus a Se Gestis; Roger of Ford, Speculum Ecclesiae
Scope & Content:
This composite manuscript contains two parts. The first part (ff. 1-185), copied in the first quarter of the 13th century, contains the only surviving copy of the Speculum Ecclesiae (Mirror of the Church) that Gerald of Wales (b. c. 1146, d. c. 1223), author and ecclesiastic, is thought to have ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
13th century
Extent:

1 volume

3. Cotton MS Tiberius D IV/1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius D IV/1
Title:
A collection of hagiographical texts
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is the first volume of Cotton MS Tiberius D IV. The other volume is Cotton MS Tiberius D IV/2. Contents: ff. 1r-16v: Vita et Translatio S. Sylvestri (The Life and Translation of St Sylvester). ff. 16v-25r: Vita S. Basilii (The Life of St Basil). ff. 25r-33v: Hincmar (b. 806,...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1125-1225
Extent:
A parchment codex

4. Cotton MS Tiberius B III, ff 12–142

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius B III, ff 12–142
Title:
Benedictional
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 12r-142v: Benedictional. [ff. 87v and 142v are empty]. Decoration: 1 large initial (‘O’) in green with rosette-shaped foliate decoration in blue, green, ochre and red inside the letter (f. 12r). 1 large initial ‘D’ in green, pink and gold with a medium initial ‘S’ in purple ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius B III

5. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 2–7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 2–7
Title:
Calendar
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-7v: Calendar, imperfect due to fire damage. Decoration: 20 of the originally 24 roundels with the Labours of the Month and Symbols of the Zodiac in blue, red and white, against a gold background in frames of blue and purple; several are damaged by fire. Partial (three-side...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Otho D VIII

6. Cotton MS Vitellius A XII, f 3

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vitellius A XII, f 3
Title:
Computistical memoranda
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 3r: Computistical memoranda. [f. 3v is blank]. Decoration: No decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vitellius A XII

7. Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 216–223

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 216–223
Title:
Annalistic chronicle
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 216r-223r: An annalistic chronicle including years with Roman numerals, ending in 1141. Much of the space remains unfilled; some has been filled by a later cursive hand (13th century). Decoration: Roman numerals in red. Letters highlighted in red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Nero C VII

8. Cotton MS Appendix LVI, f 112

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Appendix LVI, f 112
Title:
Leaf of a Psalter
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 112r-112v: The Book of Psalms, excerpt: Psalms 6-7, imperfect at the end. Decoration: 2 medium initials in blue or red with penwork decoration in the opposite colour; small initials in blue or red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Appendix LVI

9. Cotton MS Titus D XVI, ff 113r-128r

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus D XVI, ff 113r-128r
Title:
Vita Afrae Metrice
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 113r-128r: Vita Afrae Metrice, usually attributed to 'Master Rufus'. Decoration: A decorated initial (f. 113r). Initials in red, blue and green.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 13th century
Extent:
Part of Cotton MS Titus D XVI

10. Cotton MS Caligula A VII, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A VII, f 1
Title:
Medieval memorandum, dated 1371–72; early modern instructions for binding
Scope & Content:
This folio contains a memorandum in Anglo-Norman French, dated 1371-72. It also contains instructions for binding a manuscript, in an early modern hand, and the shelfmark 'Caligula A. 7.'
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and English
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VII

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