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21. Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII, f 1
Title:
Anonymous treatise on the singing of the Psalms (fragment)
Scope & Content:
Contents: f. 1v: Anonymous fragment of a treatise on the singing of the Psalms (‘ad cantandos sibi psalmos’), written in the first half of the 12th century. [f. 1r is blank]. Decoration: No decoration.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Cleopatra A VII

22. Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 80–84

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 80–84
Title:
Annals of Thorney Abbey and an Easter-table 961–1421
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains some pages of the annals or notes of important events of the Benedictine abbey St Mary the Virgin and St Botolph of Thorney. Entries were placed next to the years in a chart used for calculation of the date of Easter. These five leaves were originally bound together with...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 12th century-Mid 16th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Nero C VII

23. Cotton MS Tiberius B III, ff 143–151

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Tiberius B III, ff 143–151
Title:
Sequence of prayers on the Litany; a memoria for St Ursinus of Bourges
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 143r-151v: Middle English prayers: to male martyr-saints (f. 143r); confessors (f. 143v); St John the Baptist (f. 144r); the Apostles (f. 144v); Christ (f. 145r); the Holy Ghost (f. 145v); the Trinity (f. 146r); the Virgin Mary (f. 146v); St Michael the Archangel (f. 147r); the Gu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Tiberius B III

24. Cotton MS Nero A II, ff 3–13

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero A II, ff 3–13
Title:
Calendar; Computistical texts; Hymns and prayers
Scope & Content:
Contents: ff. 3r-8v: Calendar, with the so-called Dog Days (dies canicularis). f. 9r: A computistical table. f. 9v: Instructions for the computus, beginning: ‘Si vis scire quot concurrentes in anno sunt’. f. 10r: Instructions for calculating the age of the moon, beginning: ‘Hec sunt .vii.tem...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Nero A II

25. Cotton MS Nero A II, f 2

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero A II, f 2
Title:
Leaf from a Book of Hours, reused as a Cottonian frontispiece
Scope & Content:
This single leaf originates from a Book of Hours that was most likely produced in Flanders in the 2nd half of the 15th century. It may have belonged to the same manuscript as f. 1. The leaf was reused as a frontispiece for Cotton MS Nero A II in the library of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 15th century-1st half of the 17th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Nero A II

26. Cotton MS Nero A II, f 1

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero A II, f 1
Title:
Pseudo-Jerome, Psalter of St Jerome (fragment)
Scope & Content:
This single leaf originates from a Book of Hours that was most likely produced in Flanders in the 2nd half of the 15th century. It may have belonged to the same manuscript as f. 2. This leaf was reused as a flyleaf for Cotton MS Nero A II in the library of Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 16...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Nero A II

27. 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

28. Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 29–79

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Nero C VII, ff 29–79
Title:
Passionale (Lives of Saints), imperfect
Scope & Content:
This part consists of a Passionale (Lives of Saints) written in the Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury and which covered the liturgical year. It was originally bound with Harley MS 315 (ff. 1r-39r) and Harley MS 624 (ff. 84r-143v). This volume formed part of a Passionale...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Nero C VII

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

Reference (shelfmark):
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

30. Cotton MS Caligula A VIII, ff 59–120

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Caligula A VIII, ff 59–120
Title:
Eadmer of Canterbury, Vita Sancti Wilfridi Archiepiscopi; Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Vita Sancte Werburge Virginis; Lectiones in Festivitate Sancte Werburge; Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Lectiones in Festivitate Beate Sexburge Regine; Goscelin of Saint-Bertin, Lectiones in Natale Sancte Eormenhilde; Passio Sancte Margarete Virginis; Miracula Sancte Wihtburge Virginis; Vita Beate Sexburge Regine
Scope & Content:
These folios contains various hagiographical works related to St Wilfrid, St Margaret and saints associated with Ely, by Eadmer of Canterbury, Goscelin of Saint-Bertin and others. All of these texts were copied in the 1st half of the 12th century, except for Miracula Sancte Wihtburge Virginis (T...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 12th century-Mid 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Caligula A VIII

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