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1. Harley MS 55, ff 3v-4v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 55, ff 3v-4v
Title:
Scope & Content:
Laws of King Edgar (r. 959-975), with the Latin title 'Lege Eadgari' added in the upper margin.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 11th century
Extent:
2 folios.

2. Harley MS 55, f 4v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 55, f 4v
Title:
Scope & Content:
Oswald, archbishop of York (972-992), a statement relating to alienated lands in Otley, Ripon and Sherburn-in-Elmet and of lands obtained for York by Archbishop Oscytel (d. 1071), Oswald's predecessor; with additions possibly in the hand of Wulfstan, bishop of Worcester (1003-1016) and archbishop of...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1003-1023
Extent:
1 folio.

3. Harley MS 55, ff 5r-13v

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 55, ff 5r-13v
Title:
Scope & Content:
Laws of King Cnut (r. 1016-1035). Decoration: Large initials (2-3 lines; ff. 5, 7v, 13) in red, paragraph initials touched in red, rubric (f. 5r) in red.
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
Early 11th century
Extent:
9 folios.

4. Harley MS 55, ff 1r-3r

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 55, ff 1r-3r
Title:
Scope & Content:
Bald's Leechbook (20 remedies), imperfect, incipit: 'Wið þære heal Fdeadan adle and hwanon seo cume seo adl cymð on þa swiðran healfe'; explicit: 'wæteres bollan / Fulne to gedrincanne'. The text corresponds to chapter 59 of book 2 of the 'Laecebok' or Leechbook, copied by Cild for Bald at the time ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
1st quarter of the 11th century
Extent:
3 folios.

5. Harley MS 55

Reference (shelfmark):
Harley MS 55
Title:
Anglo-Saxon miscellany including medical remedies and Anglo-Saxon laws by Edgar and Cnut
Scope & Content:
The volume is made up of fragments from two different manuscripts. The first fragment (ff. 1r-4v; unit A) probably formed the end of the original manuscript, and includes: Bald, Leechbook, book 2, chapter 59 (ff. 1r-3r); Laws of King Edgar (r. 959-975) (ff. 3v-4v); Oswald, archbishop of York (972-99...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, Old
Date Range:
Early 11th century
Extent:

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