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71. Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 256–269

Reference (shelfmark):
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

72. 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

73. Cotton MS Tiberius A XV, f 174

Reference (shelfmark):
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

74. Cotton MS Tiberius A XV, ff 1–173

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius A XV, ff 1–173
Title:
Alcuin, Epistolae and various other letters
Scope & Content:
These folios contain a series of letters copied in early 11th century, possibly at Canterbury. They were damaged in the Ashburnham House fire of 1731 and are illegible in some parts. The bulk of the manuscript contains around 126 letters of Alcuin (ff. 1-144v). Further letters by various authors...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius A XV

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

Reference (shelfmark):
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

76. Cotton MS Tiberius C II

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius C II
Title:
Bede, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (imperfect)
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a decorated copy of the Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum (Ecclesiastical History of the English People) by Bede the Venerable (b. 672, d. 735). Sometimes known as the 'Tiberius Bede', it was made in the south of England in late 8th or early 9th century. In the 9th ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 9th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

77. Cotton MS Tiberius E IV

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius E IV
Title:
Winchcombe Chronicle; Calendar; Bede, De Temporum Ratione; Bede, De Natura Rerum; Bede, De Temporibus; Abbo of Fleury, De Differentia Circuli et Sphere; Helperic of Auxerre, De Computo; Robert the Lotharingian, Excerptio de Chronica Mariani; Abbo of Fleury, Computus
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 1r-27v: The Winchcombe Chronicle, including the bull of Pope Leo III (pope between 795-816) to King Cenwulf of Mercia (reigned 796-821) and his heirs, regarding the monastery where Cenwulf would be buried (Winchcombe) and other monastic houses in England (f. 13v); the purported fo...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
French, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

78. Cotton MS Titus A XXVII

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Titus A XXVII
Title:
Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia Regum Brittaniae; Note on British genealogies; Note on place-names in the Historia Regum Brittaniae; Quadripartitus; Instituta Cnuti Aliorumque Regum Anglorum; Marbod of Rennes, De Lapidibus; ‘Prester John’, Epistola Manueli Comneno imperatori Graecorum; Anonymous chronicle of England; Gesta Alexandri Pseudo-Alexander, Epistola Alexandri ad Aristotelem de Situ Indie; Epitaphium Alexandri; Epigram on Alexander
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains three parts that were produced in the same style in the late 12th or early 13th century and joined together at an early stage (ff. 2v-88r; 89r-174v; 176r-217v). The manuscript most likely originates from St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury, where it was listed in a 15th-cen...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

79. Cotton MS Vespasian B XI, f 83

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian B XI, f 83
Title:
A fragment of a rental
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 83r-83v: A fragment of a rental. No decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c 1450
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Vespasian B XI

80. Cotton MS Vespasian B XI, ff 2–61

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Vespasian B XI, ff 2–61
Title:
Hagnaby Chronicle
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 2r-61v: The Hagnaby Chronicle. Decoration: Numerous large initials in red, blue or green, some with penwork decoration. Numerous small initials in red and blue. Highlighting in red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton Vespasian B XI

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