Letters of Popes Alexander III (1159–81), Lucius III (1181–85) and Urban III (1185–87) and others addressed primarily to the clergy of England, Scotland and Wales
Pseudo-John of Peterborough, Peterborough Chronicle, AD 654-868, 890-1368
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Contents: ff. 2r-45r : Pseudo-John of Peterborough (fl. 1369), Peterborough Chronicle from AD 654-868, 890-1368, copied in the 2nd half of the 14th century. A continuation from AD 869-899 (ff. 5v-9r), is copied in an early modern hand from the 1st quarter of the 17th century. This manuscript c...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Middle and Latin
Date Range:
2nd half of the 14th century-1st quarter of the 17th century
William of Malmesbury, Gesta Pontificum Anglorum; William of Malmesbury, Vita Sancti Aldhelmi Episcopi; genealogy of King Henry II of England (1154–89)
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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...
Vita Sancti Erkenwaldi Episcopi; Vita Sancte Wenefrede Virginis; Miracula Sancte Wenefrede Virginis; Vita Sancti Neoti Abbatis; William of Malmesbury, Vita Sancti Wulfstani Episcopi
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Contents: ff. 135r-138r: Anonymous, Vita Sancti Erkenwaldi Episcopi (Life of the Blessed Bishop Erkenwald). ff. 138r-141r: Anonymous, Vita Sancte Wenefrede Virginis (Life of the Blessed Virgin Winifred). ff. 141r-145v: Anonymous, Miracula Sancte Wenefrede Virginis (Miracles of the Blessed ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 13th century
Contents: ff. 1r-155v: The cartulary of the priory of the Blessed Virgin and St Blaise at Boxgrove (imperfect due to loss of leaves), including a rental, c. 1253 (5r-13v), and 3 original documents (ff. 102, 105, and 121). Decoration: Medium initials in red or brown ink; or brown ink with f...
Ivo of Chartres, Sermones; Epistolae; Marbod of Rennes, Epistola V; Hildebert of Lavardin, Epistola X; anonymous monk ('G') of Pontlevoy, three letters
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Contents: ff. 156r-174v: Ivo of Chartres, Sermones (Sermons). ff. 175r-284v: Ivo of Chartres, Epistolae (Letters). ff. 285r-287v: Marbodius of Rennes, Epistola V (Epistle 5). ff. 287v-290r: Hildebert of Lavardin, Epistola X (Epistle 10). ff. 290r-292v: An anonymous monk (‘G’) from the Bene...