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51. Cotton MS Tiberius A XV, f 174

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Cotton MS Tiberius A XV, f 174
Title:
Gospel of St John; A charter of Duke William II of Normandy
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 174r: a fragment from a Gospel of St John copied in the middle of the 10th century. f. 174v: a charter of William II, duke of Normandy (b. 1035, d. 1087), later King William I of England (r. 1066-1087), for the chapel of Notre Dame, Cherbourg, dated between 1063 and 1066 and copi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 10th century-2nd half of the 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius A XV

52. Cotton MS Tiberius B II, ff 86–259

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Cotton MS Tiberius B II, ff 86–259
Title:
A survey of the manors of the bishop of Ely; Account documents related to Ely cathedral.
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 86r-233v: A survey of the manors of the bishop of Ely, beginning: 'Incipit liber de inquisitionibus maneriorum; episcopatus Elyensis factis tempore Joannis episcopi anno consecrationis sue secundo'. ff. 234v-259v: Account documents related to Ely cathedral. Decoration: One la...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius B II

53. Cotton MS Vitellius C III, ff 5–10

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Cotton MS Vitellius C III, ff 5–10
Title:
Peter of Poitiers, Compendium in Genealogia Christi
Scope & Content:
These folios contain a fragment of the Compendium in Genealogia Christi by Peter of Poitier (b. c. 1130, d. 1205), ending with a diagram of Jesus, his apostles, Paul and Barnabas. These folios were copied in the late 12th or early 13th century. Chapter titles pertaining to Macer's De viribus her...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vitellius C III

54. Cotton MS Claudius A V, ff 46–134

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Cotton MS Claudius A V, ff 46–134
Title:
William of Malmesbury, Gesta Pontificum Anglorum; William of Malmesbury, Vita Sancti Aldhelmi Episcopi; genealogy of King Henry II of England (1154–89)
Scope & Content:
This copy of William of Malmesbury’s Gesta Pontificum Anglorum is part of the first recension of the text. Contents: ff. 46r-129v: William of Malmesbury (b. c. 1080, d. 1143), Gesta Pontificum Anglorum (Deeds of the Bishops of the English) ff. 129v-133v: William of Malmesbury, Vita Sancti A...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A V

55. Cotton MS Faustina A V, ff 25–98

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Cotton MS Faustina A V, ff 25–98
Title:
Simeon of Durham, De Exordio Ecclesiae Dunelmensis
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 24r-97r: Simeon of Durham, De Exordio Ecclesiae Dunelmensis (Concerning the Beginning of the Church of Durham), including Bede’s Death Song in Old English and written in an imitative Anglo-Saxon vernacular minuscule, beginning: ‘Forþam neodfere nenig wyrtheð’. The manuscript cont...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Faustina A V

56. Cotton MS Nero C V, ff 3–161

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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

57. Cotton MS Caligula A VIII, ff 28–58

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Cotton MS Caligula A VIII, ff 28–58
Title:
Libellus de Primo Saxonum vel Normannorum Adventu ending with an epitome of Symeon of Durham, Historia Regum; De VII Mirabilibus Mundi; Historia Brittonum (‘Gildasian’ recension, imperfect)
Scope & Content:
These folios contain various historical texts copied in the north of England in the 3rd quarter of the 12th century. Contents: ff. 28r–43r: Libellus de Primo Saxonum vel Normannorum Adventu (The Book about the First Arrival of the Saxons or Normans). ff. 36r–43r: An epitome of Symeon of Dur...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
3rd quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VIII

58. Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 3–168

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Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 3–168
Title:
Ralph of Diceto, Abbreviationes Chronicorum, Ymagines Historiarum; Winchester Chronicle
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3v-62v: Ralph of Diceto (d. 1202), Abbreviationes Chronicorum (Abbreviations of Chronicles), beginning: 'In opusculo sequenti trium temporum scilicet ante legem'. ff. 63r-153r: Ralph of Diceto, Ymagines Historiarum (Images of History), beginning: 'Henricus Gaufridi Plantegenest c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-2nd half of the 13th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius E III

59. Cotton MS Claudius C VI, ff 170–203

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Cotton MS Claudius C VI, ff 170–203
Title:
Obituary of William I, king of England (1066–87); confraternity agreements; obituaries of Prior Conrad of St Benet of Hulme (d. 1127), and Priors Wibert (d. 1167) and Honorius (d. 1188) of Christ Church, Canterbury; obituary of Lanfranc, archbishop of Canterbury (1070–89); lectionary fragment; Lanfranc of Bec, Consuetudines; obituary of Louis VII, king of France (1137–80)
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 170v: An obituary of William I, king of England (1066–87). ff. 171r-172v: Confraternity agreements (171r, 172r–v). f. 171v: Obituaries of Prior Conrad of St Benet of Hulme (d. 1127), and Priors Wibert (d. 1167) and Honorius (d. 1188) of Christ Church, Canterbury. f. 173r: An ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century-4th half of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius C VI

60. Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 334–356

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Cotton MS Claudius E III, ff 334–356
Title:
Tito Livio Frulovisi, Vita Henrici Quinti; Robert Grosseteste, Epistola
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 334r-355r: Tito Livio Frulovis (b. c. 1400, d. c. 1456)i, Vita Henrici Quinti (Life of Henry V), beginning: 'Cum a primis annis de parente meo suis et equalibus'. ff. 356r-356v: Robert Grosseteste (b. 1175, d. 1253), Epistola (Letter), no. 128 to Pope Innocent IV, beginning: '[D]...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius E III

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