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91. Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 130–168

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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:

Part of Cotton MS Otho A VI

92. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, f 255

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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:

Part of Cotton MS Otho D VIII

93. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 2–7

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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

94. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 8–173

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Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 8–173
Title:
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; Passio Sanct...
Scope & Content:
This part of the manuscript contains a Passionary or Legendary, containing the lives of saints for feasts in the period of February–March. Contents: ff. 8r-12r: Passio Sancti Ignatii (The Martyrdom of St Ignatius) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 4256]. ff. 12r-26v: Vita Sancte Brigid...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Otho D VIII

95. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 174–233

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Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 174–233
Title:
Nicholas Trevet, Annales Sex Regum Anglie; Pseudo-Methodius, De Initio et Fine Seculi; ‘Hermerus’, Lilium Regnans
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 174r-231r: Nicholas Trevet (b. c. 1258, d. c. 1334), Annales Sex Regum Anglie (Annals of Six Kings of England), 1136–1307. ff. 231v-233v: Pseudo-Methodius, De Initio et Fine Seculi (On the Beginning and the End of this Age). f. 233v: ‘Hermerus’, a political prophecy known as Li...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Otho D VIII

96. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 234–254

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Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 234–254
Title:
Chronicle of English history, 1341–1399
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 234r-254v: Chronicle of English history, 1341–1399 Decoration: No decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 14th century-1st quarter of the 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Otho D VIII

97. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 256–269

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Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 256–269
Title:
Account of a dispute between Henry III and his barons; A record of a dispute between Peterborough Abbey and the inhabitants of Dodesthorpe; A chronicle of British history, Brutus–1388
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 256r-262r: Account of a dispute between King Henry III (r. 1216–1272) and his barons. ff. 262v-267v: A record of a dispute between Peterborough Abbey and the inhabitants of Dodesthorpe. ff. 268v-269r: A chronicle of British history, Brutus–1388. [f. 268r and f. 269v are blank...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Otho D VIII

98. Cotton MS Tiberius A III, f 178

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius A III, f 178
Title:
Genealogy of the West Saxon kings
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 178r-178v: a genealogy of West Saxon kings to Edward the Martyr. This genealogy was originally part of the same manuscript as the B-text of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (Cotton MS Tiberius A VI, ff. 1-35), which was probably copied between 977 and 978. Decoration: 1 small initial i...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
2nd half of the 10th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius A III

99. Cotton MS Tiberius A III, f 179

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Cotton MS Tiberius A III, f 179
Title:
Horologium; mass prayer
Scope & Content:
These folios contain two texts copied in the 4th quarter of the 10th century. Contents: ff. 179r–179v: a Horologium in Old English. f. 179v: a mass prayer in Latin. Decoration: One small initial in red ink. Several small initials in brown ink. Rubrics in red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 10th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius A III

100. Cotton MS Tiberius A III, ff 2–173

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius A III, ff 2–173
Title:
Miniature of Æthelwold, Edgar and Dunstan; Regularis Concordia; collection of prognostics; confessional prayers; prayers and devotions; Ælfric, Colloquy; prognostics; Bede, De Temporibus, revised by Ælfric; Life of St Margaret; Ælfric, homily for Palm Sunday; miscellaneous texts including a collection of homilies; contents page; miniature of St Benedict, enthroned; Rule of St Benedict; various texts including capitula of the Council of Aachen, 817
Scope & Content:
These folios contain an 11th-century copy of Regularis Concordia, the Rule of St Benedict, prognostics, prayers, homilies, other texts and two miniatures. It may have originally formed a miscellany for a churchman or archbishop (see Cooper, Monk-Bishops (2015), p. 263). Late 11th- or early 12th-...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
Mid 11th century-Mid 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius A III

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