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2. Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 1–129
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 1–129
- Title:
- Old English translation of Boethius's De Consolatione Philosophiae
- Scope & Content:
- This is the only surviving copy of the Old English prose and verse translation of Boethius's Consolation of Philosophy, with alternating sections in prose and verse. Parts of the text that are now damaged were recorded in Junius's notebook (Oxford, Bodleian Library, Junius 12). Both this manuscript ...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old
- Date Range:
- 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 10th century
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Part of Cotton MS Otho A VI
3. Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 130–168
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho A VI, ff 130–168
- Title:
- Aelred of Rievaulx, Vita Sancti Edwardi Regis et Confessoris
- Scope & Content:
- These folios contain the Life of St Edward the Confessor by Aelred of Rievaulx (b. 1109, d. 1167). This manuscript includes a table of chapters and prefatory letters addressed to King Henry II of England (r. 1154-1189) and Laurence, abbot of Westminster (d. 1173). All these text are listed in Biblio...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd half of the 12th century
- Extent:
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Part of Cotton MS Otho A VI
4. Cotton MS Otho A VI
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Otho A VI
- Title:
- Old English prose and verse translation of Boethius, De consolatione philosophiae; Aelred of Rievaulx, Vita Sancti Edwardi Regis et Confessoris; fragment of an account of a pilgrimage to Edward the Confessor's shrine
- Scope & Content:
- This composite manuscript contains two parts, bound together in the 17th century. Contents: ff. 1r-129v: the only surviving copy of an Old English translation of Boethius's De Consolatione Philosophiae in alternating prose and verse. These folios were copied in the mid-10th century. ff. 130r-168v: A...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English, Old and Latin
- Date Range:
- 2nd or 3rd quarter of the 10th century
- Extent:
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