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11. Cotton MS Claudius A I, ff 41r–157v

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A I, ff 41r–157v
Title:
Paulinus, Vita sancti Ambrosii episcopi; Inventio sanctorum Gervasii et Prothasii; Inventio sancti Nazarii; Pseudo-Sebastian of Monte Cassino, Vita sancti Hieronymi; Venantius Fortunatus, Vita sancti Hilarii Pictavensis episcopi and Miracula sancti Hilarii Pictavensis episcopi; Pseudo-Hilary of Poitiers, De spiritali prato; Pseudo-Hilary of Poitiers, Epistola ad Abram filiam suam; Hilary of Arles, Sermo in depositione sancti Honorati episcopi; Libellus de nativitate sancte Dei genetricis Mari...
Scope & Content:
This item includes a variety of haiographical works, written in the late 11th or early 12th century. These include: ff. 41r–43r: Paulinus, Vita sancti Ambrosii episcopi (Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no.377); ff. 43r–46r: Inventio sanctorum Gervasii et Prothasii (Bibliotheca Hagiographica...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 11th century-1st quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A I

12. Cotton MS Claudius A III, f 8

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, f 8
Title:
Miniature of St Dunstan enthroned
Scope & Content:
This folio contains a miniature labelled 'Dunstani archiepiscopi'. It depicts a figure (presumably St Dunstan, archbishop of Canterbury) seated in a building, with two figures kissing his feet and another figure, a monk, kneeling between them. The entire image is framed with an inhabited, foliate...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c. 1120
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A III

13. Cotton MS Claudius A III, f 9a

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, f 9a
Title:
Papal letters
Scope & Content:
This folio, copied in the 1st quarter of the 12th century, contains papal letters. Like ff. 2r-7v, it was excised from Cotton Tiberius A II, a Gospel-book which belonged to Christ Church by the mid-10th century. It includes: f. 9*r: the end of a letter, which mentions 'frater Bertualdus Cantua...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A III

14. Cotton MS Claudius A III, f 30

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, f 30
Title:
Miniature of a man seated at a writing-desk and medieval memoranda
Scope & Content:
This folio includes: f. 30r: a miniature of a man (Burchard of Worms?) seated at a writing-desk, created in the 2nd quarter of the 12th century; f. 30v: medieval memoranda, including a verse inscription and a Greek alphabet, some of which were copied in the middle of the 12th century and som...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
2nd quarter of the 12th century-1st quarter of the 14th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A III

15. Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 2–7

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 2–7
Title:
Anglo-Saxon and Anglo-Norman documents
Scope & Content:
These folios contain a series of documents pertaining to Christ Church which originally formed part of a Gospel-book which belonged to Christ Church (Cotton MS Tiberius A II). All the documents are in Latin, apart from those on ff. 4r-6r, and they were copied in the 11th century. They include: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
11th century-1st quarter of 12th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A III

16. Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 9b–18

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 9b–18
Title:
Pontifical (‘Claudius Pontifical II’, imperfect)
Scope & Content:
These folios, along with ff. 87-105, contain part of a Pontifical, copied between the second quarter and third quarter of the 11th century. This Pontifical includes a litany and the second English Coronation ordo.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A III

17. Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 19–29

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 19–29
Title:
Third English Coronation Order (‘Claudius Pontifical III’)
Scope & Content:
These folios describe the coronation of Henry I of England and include his Coronation Ordo and were copied in the 12th century. It may originally have been part of a Pontifical. A later medieval image depicting a coronation was added to the top of f. 19r.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 12th century-15th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A III

18. Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 31–38

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 31–38
Title:
Thureth; Anglo-Saxon lawcode VI Æthelred, in Latin and Old English
Scope & Content:
These folios, copied between 1008 (when the lawcode was issued) and 1023 (when Wulfstan, archbishop of York, who may have annotated it, died), contain: f. 31v: Thureth, an Old English verse preface written from the point of view of a 'halgungboc' (a benedictional or pontifical); ff. 32r-35r: ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old and Latin
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A III

19. Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 39–86

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 39–86
Title:
Pontifical (‘Claudius Pontifical I’, imperfect)
Scope & Content:
These folios contain fragment of the Pontifical which may have been owned by Wulfstan (d. 1023), bishop of Worcester and archbishop of York. These folios and ff. 106r-136v formed part of the same Pontifical, which was originally bound with the poem, law codes, and Benedictional found on ff. 31v-3...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
c. 1000
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS A III

20. Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 87–105

Reference (shelfmark):
Cotton MS Claudius A III, ff 87–105
Title:
Pontifical (‘Claudius Pontifical II’, imperfect)
Scope & Content:
These folios contain an imperfect Pontifical, including a Litany and the second English coronation ordo. It was copied between the second and third quarters of the 11th century. These folios were part of the same Pontifical as ff. 9-18
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
Mid 11th century
Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Claudius A III

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