These folios contain one of the earliest non-fragmentary copies of the Old English Martyrology. The text begins and ends imperfectly, and there are gaps in the text between 25 January-24 February, 13 March-18 March, and 24 June-2 July. Leaves are missing after ff. 59, 65, and 113. This text was ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 10th century-1st quarter of the 11th century
Contents: ff. 2r-7v: Calendar, imperfect due to fire damage. Decoration: 20 of the originally 24 roundels with the Labours of the Month and Symbols of the Zodiac in blue, red and white, against a gold background in frames of blue and purple; several are damaged by fire. Partial (three-side...
Contents: Half of a leaf from a psalter, used as a lower flyleaf in Cotton Claudius B V (when it was rebound in the post-medieval period), numbered f. 137. The remainder was used as an upper flyleaf, numbered f. 1. The two parts have now been re-joined and bound with other leaves from the same...
Contents: ff. 7r–18r: Laws of Kings Edward the Confessor (1042–1066) and William I (1066–1087) of England. ff. 18r–19r: Genealogy from Rollo, duke of Normandy (911–927), to Stephen, king of England (1135–1154). Decoration: Initials in red or blue with pen-flourishing in the other colour. Pa...
This manuscript is in two volumes; the second is Cotton MS Vespasian F XIII/2. This is the first volume, which contains ff. 1–169. Original correspondence of the kings and queens of England and others, including Henry III, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward V...
This manuscript is in two volumes; the first is Cotton MS Vespasian F XIII/1. This is the second volume, which contains ff. 170–332. Original correspondence of the kings and queens of England and others, including Henry III, Edward III, Richard II, Henry IV, Henry V, Henry VI, Edward IV, Edward...
