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52. Cotton MS Julius D VII/1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Julius D VII/1
- Title:
- Matthew Paris, Map of Britain
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript contains a map of Britain by the English artist and chronicler Matthew Paris (b. c. 1200, d. 1259). Originally drawn on a single folio, it was folded and cut into four leaves and became ff. 50r-53v of Cotton MS Julius D VII, the only surviving copy of the collectanea of John of W...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- c. 1250-1260
- Extent:
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1 leaf
53. Cotton MS Julius E IV/3
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Julius E IV/3
- Title:
- The Pageants of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick
- Scope & Content:
- This manuscript is the third volume of Cotton MS Julius E IV. The other volumes are Cotton MS Julius E IV/1 and Cotton MS Julius E IV/2. This volume contains the only surviving copy of a Middle English illustrated biography of Richard Beauchamp (b. 1382, d. 1439), 13th Earl of Warwick during the...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Middle
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 15th century
- Extent:
- 1 volume
54. Cotton MS Nero A II, ff 46–108
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero A II, ff 46–108
- Title:
- Bede the Venerable, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (excerpt); Translatio et Miracula Sancti Cuthberti (imperfect); Excerpta de Vita et Miraculis Sancti Cuthberti
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 46r-47r: Bede the Venerable (b. 672/3, d. 735), Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (The Ecclesiastical History of the English People), Book 4.32 [healing miracle of St Cuthbert]. ff. 47r-85v: Translatio et Miracula Sancti Cuthberti (Translation and Miracles of St Cuthbert), ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 12th century
- Extent:
-
Part of Cotton MS Nero A II
55. Cotton MS Nero A V, ff 83–118
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero A V, ff 83–118
- Title:
- Elias of Evesham, Quadrilogus de Vita Sancti Thome Cantuariensis
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 83r-118v: Elias of Evesham, Quadrilogus de Vita Sancti Thome Cantuariensis. This part of the manuscript contains a later addition: f. 118v: A list of readings for liturgical feasts (‘oblaciones’) with folio numbers, added in a 13th-century script. Decoration: Medium and smal...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- Mid 13th century
- Extent:
-
A part of Cotton MS Nero A V
56. Cotton MS Nero A VII, ff 113-131
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero A VII, ff 113-131
- Title:
- Henry of Saltrey, Tractatus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii; Alexander of Canterbury, Liber ex Dictis Beati Anselmi; excerpts from William of Malmesbury, Gesta Regum Anglorum, Agobard of Lyons, De Picturis et Imaginibus and Iunianus Iustinus, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus’ lost Historiae Philippicae
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 113r-120r: Henry of Saltrey (fl. c. 1184), Tractatus de Purgatorio Sancti Patricii (Treatise on Saint Patrick's Purgatory), beginning: ‘Patri suo in Christo praeoptato H, abbati de Sartis’. ff. 120r-122v: Alexander of Canterbury (fl. 1109), Liber ex Dictis Beati Anselm (On the Sa...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 12th century
- Extent:
- A part of Cotton MS Nero A VII
57. Cotton MS Nero C V, ff 3–161
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero C V, ff 3–161
- Title:
- Marianus Scottus, Chronicon, with a continuation to AD 1087; computistical tables and texts
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 3r-161r: Marianus Scottus (b. 1028, d. 1082/3), Chronicon (Chronicle) with a continuation to 1087 AD including computistical tables (ff. 160v-161r). [ff. 4r, 159v are blank] Decoration: Several large initials in red; numerous small initials in red, sometimes with simple ornamen...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 11th century-1st half of the 12th century
- Extent:
-
Part of Cotton MS Nero C V
58. Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 2–9
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 2–9
- Title:
- William of St Albans, Passio Sanctorum Albani et Amphibali
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 2r-9r: William of St Albans, Passio Sanctorum Albani et Amphibali (The Passion of Saints Alban and Amphibalus), preceded by a prologue (f. 2r); beginning of the prologue: 'Quisquis beatorum martyrum gloriosa certamina'; beginning of the Vita (Life): 'Incipit passio sancti Albani a...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 13th century
- Extent:
-
Part of Cotton MS Nero C VII
59. Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 10–28
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 10–28
- Title:
- Vita Sancti Augustini Cantuariensis
- Scope & Content:
- Contents: ff. 10r-28v: Vita Sancti Augustini Cantuariensis (Life of St Augustine of Canterbury), beginning: 'Anno siquidem millesimo quingentesimo lxxxxo sexto, sanctus episcopus Gregorius'. Decoration: One large initial 'A' for 'anno' at the beginning, in red and blue with penwork decoratio...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 15th century
- Extent:
-
Part of Cotton MS Nero C VII
60. 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