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Reference (shelfmark) Royal MS 13 A XXI

1. Royal MS 13 A XXI

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Royal MS 13 A XXI
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Scope & Content:
POEMS, biblical and romantic, in French, with the Imago Mundi and theological works in Latin, viz.: 1. Bible History, in French verse, by Herman de Valenciennes. Beg. 'Cummencement de sens est la pour de deu'. Imperf, containing only the first 2850 lines, ending in Isaiah with the line 'Puis qu...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
13th century-Early 14th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Royal MS 13 A XXII

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Royal MS 13 A XXII
Title:
Paul the Deacon, Historia Langobardorum; Excerpt from Frechulf of Lisieux, Chronica; An added poem on the preservation of St Bertin's abbey at St Omer
Scope & Content:
Contents: This manuscript consists of the Historia Langobardorum (History of the Lombards) by Paul the Deacon (d. 799) followed by an excerpt from the Frechulf of Lisieux's Chronicle describing the Ethiopian conquest including Moses's birth, and a poem relating to the preservation of the Benedi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

A parchment codex

3. Royal MS 13 A XXIII

Reference (shelfmark):
Royal MS 13 A XXIII
Title:
Ado of Vienne, Chronicon sive Breviarium de sex mundi aetatibus; A list of Roman emperors from West and East; A list of dukes of Normandy; Genealogia regum Francorum
Scope & Content:
Contents: This manuscript contains a chronicle written by Ado of Vienne (d. 874), archbishop of Vienne, focusing on the relationships between Frankish kings and Bavarians. It also includes lists of emperors and dukes of Normandy in addition to a genealogy of Frankish kings. This manuscript may ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
4th quarter of the 11th century
Extent:

A Parchment codex