1. Sloane MS 1580
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Sloane MS 1580
- Title:
- Collection of sermons, moral and theological sentences, poems, hymns with monophonic and polyphonic music, prayers, tracts on law, grammar and the computus; including Samson of Canterbury, Excerptae ex diversis voluminibus;Walter of Châtillon, Carmina; De Clarevallensibus et Cluniacensibus; Questiones Adriani Imperatoris Secundo philosopho in silencio philosophantis;Charm against infirmities;Adam of Saint-Victor, Lux iucunda lux insignis; De hominum deificatione (excerpt); Philippe de Thaon, Com...
- Scope & Content:
- This 13th-century miscellany mainly contains theological and liturgical works, including monophonic and polyphonic music. However, it also includes a copy of the Comput (Computus), the oldest extant scientific text in the vernacular, that Philippe de Thaon (fl. 1113-1150), the first Anglo-Norman poe...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman and Latin
- Date Range:
- 1st quarter of the 13th century
- Extent:
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1 volume
