1. Add MS 40000
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 40000
- Title:
- The Gospels ('The Thorney Gospels'); added Liber Vitae and list of relics of Thorney Abbey
- Scope & Content:
- This early 10th-century book of Gospels was produced in France, but, as is indicated by Old English glosses, was at the Benedictine abbey of St Mary the Virgin and St Botoph at Thorney (Cambridgeshire) by the late 10th or early 11th century. At Thorney Abbey, a Liber Vitae (Book of Life) was add...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1st quarter of the 10th century-15th century
- Extent:
-
A parchment codex
