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112. Cotton MS Otho A VI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho A VI
- Title:
- Old English prose and verse translation of Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae; Aelred of Rievaulx, Vita Sancti Edwardi Regis et Confessoris; fragment of an account of a pilgrimage to Edward the Confessor's shrine
- Scope & Content:
- This composite manuscript contains two parts, bound together in the 17th century. Contents: ff. 1r-129v: the only surviving copy of an Old English translation of Boethius's De Consolatione Philosophiae in alternating prose and verse. These folios were copied in the mid-10th century. ff. 130r-...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 10th century
- Extent:
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1 volume
113. Cotton MS Otho A VI, f 169
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho A VI, f 169
- Title:
- Fragment of an account of a pilgrimage to St Edward the Confessor's shrine
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: f. 169r: a damaged, 13th-century fragment of an account of a group from Norfolk's pilgrimage to King Edward the Confessor's shrine.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 2nd quarter of the 13th century
- Extent:
- Part of Cotton MS Otho A VI
114. Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 1–129
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 1–129
- Title:
- Old English translation of Boethius's De Consolatione Philosophiae
- Scope & Content:
- This is the only surviving copy of the Old English prose and verse translation of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, with alternating sections in prose and verse. Parts of the text that are now damaged were recorded in Junius's notebook (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Junius 12). Both this manuscr...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old
- Date Range:
- 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 10th century
- Extent:
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Part of Cotton MS Otho A VI
115. Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 130–168
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 130–168
- Title:
- Aelred of Rievaulx, Vita Sancti Edwardi Regis et Confessoris
- Scope & Content:
- These folios contain the Life of St Edward the Confessor by Aelred of Rievaulx (b. 1109, d. 1167). This manuscript includes a table of chapters and prefatory letters addressed to King Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and Laurence, abbot of Westminster (d. 1173). All these text are listed in Bi...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 12th century
- Extent:
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Part of Cotton MS Otho A VI
116. Cotton MS Otho B II
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho B II
- Title:
- Gregory the Great, Regula Pastoralis (imperfect)
- Scope & Content:
- 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
- Extent:
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A parchment codex
117. 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
118. Cotton MS Otho D VIII
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho D VIII
- Title:
- Calendar; Passional (February–March), comprising: Passio Sancti Ignatii; Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis; Passio Sancti Blasii Episcopi; Passio Sancti Triphonis Martyris; Passio Sancte Agathe Virginis et Martyris; Alcuin, Vita Sancti Vedasti Episcopi; Haiminus of Saint-Vaast, Miracula Sancti Vedasti Episcopi; Baudemundus, Vita Sancti Amandi Traiectensis Episcopi; Vita Sancti Ansberti episcopi; Vita Sancte Austroberte Virginis; Vita Sancte Euphrasie Virginis; Passio Sancti Valentini Martyris; Pa...
- Scope & Content:
- This composite manuscript contains six parts (ff. 2-7; ff. 8-173; ff. 174-233; ff. 234-254; f. 255; ff. 256-269) that were produced at separate times in England. The largest part of the manuscript (ff. 8-173) contains a Passionary or Legendary (featuring the lives of saints for liturgical read...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd quarter of the 12th century - 4th quarter of the 14th century
- Extent:
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A parchment codex
119. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, f 255
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho D VIII, f 255
- Title:
- Record of the peace made between Henry III and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of Gwynedd, 25 September 1267
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 255r-255v: Record of the peace made between King Henry III (r. 1216–1272) and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of Gwynedd (d. 1282), 25 September 1267. Decoration: No decoration.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 13th century
- Extent:
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Part of Cotton MS Otho D VIII
120. 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:
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Part of Cotton MS Otho D VIII