Anthology of texts on topography, history and marvels of the world
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The manuscript includes an anthology of texts on topography, history and marvels of the world, relating to Ireland and Wales. Contents: 1. Gerald of Wales, Topographia Hiberniae (Topographia Hibernica) (ff. 1r-34v); 2. Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernica (ff. 34v-74r); 3. Gerald of Wales...
Gerald of Wales, Topographia Hiberniae (Topographia Hibernica)
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Gerald of Wales, Topographia Hiberniae (Topographia Hibernica); rubric: 'Introitus in recitationem', incipit: 'Consideranti mihi quam brevis' (f. 1r); the dedication to Henry II, incipit: 'Placuit excellentie uestre' (f. 3v); the main work (here entitled 'Hybernica historia'), incipit: 'Hybernia...
Gerald of Wales, Expugnatio Hibernica; rubric: 'Introitus in recitationem', incipit (f. 34v): 'Quoniam de insule Hybernice situ' ; the dedication to Richard, Count of Poitou, incipit (f. 37r): 'A multis requisitus et multotiens'; the main work (entitled 'Liber vaticinalis hystorie . . . super Hy...
Gerald of Wales Itinerarium Kambriae; rubric: 'Incipit itinerarium Girardi Kambrensis, et tam Kambrie quam Britannie descriptio'; incipit: 'Quoniam ca que laudabili devotione', without the preface which appears in some other manuscripts. Edited by Dimock 1867 (pp. 9-152) from this manuscript, w...
Henry of Sawtry (Saltrey), De purgatorio sancti Patrici
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Henry of Sawtry (Saltrey), De purgatorio sancti Patrici with the prologue addressed to H[enry] Abbot 'de Sartis' [of Wardon, co. Bucks]. Prologue incipit:. 'Patri suo in Christo, preoptato domino'; text, incipit (f. 101v) : 'Dicitur magnus sanctus Patricius'. Decoration: Two large foliate in...
Eusebius of Caesarea Chronicle (excerpts); rubric (f. 112v): 'Exceptiones de cronicis Eusebii'; incipit (f. 113r): 'In castello Iudee Emaus natus estpuer'. Includes miscellaneous anecdotes with several relating to French and English history. Decoration: Initials in red and green.
Alanus ab Insula (Alain de Lille), Summarium and Anticlaudianus
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Two works by Alain de Lille, Summarium and Anticlaudianus (a poem in Latin hexameter)in 9 'distinctiones'. Prologue (in prose), incipit: 'Cum fulminis impetus vires suas'; followed by the Summarium, incipit (f. 117v): 'Quia in hoc opere agitur'. Verse prologue to the Anticlaudianus, incipit: 'Au...
TRANSLATION into Latin of a portion of a Greek Menology, by john Morren; with dedication (ff. 3-13) to the Princess [afterwards Queen] Mary. The author describes himself as a member of Corpus Christi College [Oxfordl and his work as a translation from an imperfect manuscript in the library of th...
COLLECTION of state papers relating to negotiations between Edward IV of England and various other powers, 1461-1476, in Latin (except where otherwise stated), viz.: I. Scotland. 1. Commission to Richard, Earl of Warwick, to treat for a truce with Scotland; Westminster, 2 Aug 1461. Printed in ...
WORKS of Giraldus Cambrensis, in Latin, viz.: 1. 'Odoporion seu Itinerarium Cambriae', with 'praefatio prima', beg. 'Sicut uariis rerum motibus', table of capitula, and 'praefatio secunda', beg. 'Quoniam ea que laudabili deuotione gesta'. Text beg. 'Anno igitur ab incarnatione Domini 1188'. Acco...