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Cotton MS Julius A VII

Record Id:

040-001101609

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001101582

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001246.0x0003d6

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ISAD(G)

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Cotton MS Julius A VII

Title:

Chronicle of the Kings of Mann and the Isles; John of Salisbury, Entheticus in Policraticum; verse miscellanies; Revelatio sancti Michaelis in Monte Tumba, etc

Scope & Content:

This manuscript contains 9 separate items, bound together for Sir Robert Cotton (d. 1631):

(i) ff. 3–54: Cronica Romanorum pontificum et imperatorum, to Pope Urban IV (1261–64) (ff. 3r–14r); Bonizo of Sutri, Cronica Romanorum pontificum (ff. 15r–30r); Cronica regum Mannie et insularum, AD 1000–1316, with a record of the bishops of the Western Isles to John Donkan (1374–87) (ff. 31r–52r); territorial survey (ff. 53r–54v)

(ii) ff. 55–65: John of Salisbury, Entheticus in Policraticum (ff. 55r–60v: Walther 17789); Nigel Witeker, Contra curiales et officiales clericos (ff. 60v–65r: verse, Walther 14366)

(iii) ff. 66–81: Verse miscellany, including ‘Uos qui sub Christo mundo certatis in isto’ (f. 66r–v: Walther 20826); (?)Philippe de Thaon, De conflictu corporis et anime (ff. 72v–77r: Dean 692); theological miscellany (ff. 79v–81r)

(iv) ff. 82–94: Verse miscellany, including De expulsione Ade et Eve de paradiso (ff. 82r–83r: Walther 2761), De inventione sancte Crucis (ff. 83v–84r: Walther 3482), Versus de cruce Christi (ff. 84v–88v), and De mutatione mala ordinis Cistercii (ff. 88v–90r: Walther 4817)

(v) f. 95: Unidentified theological text (f. 95r–v: imperfect); Hildebert of Lavardin (Le Mans), Carmina i, ix (f. 95v: Walther 11711, 18382)

(vi) ff. 96–122: Moralium dogma philosophorum (Bloomfield 3095)

(vii) f. 123: Verse miscellany

(viii) ff. 124–133: Revelatio sancti Michaelis in Monte Tumba (ff. 125r–131r: BHL 5951); lessons on the feast of the apparition of St Michael (ff. 131v–133r); neums (f. 133v)

(ix) f. 134: Medieval memoranda

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Cotton Collection

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001101582
040-001101609

Is part of:

Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts

Cotton MS Julius A VII : Chronicle of the Kings of Mann and the Isles; John of Salisbury, Entheticus in Policraticum; verse miscellanies;…

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Hierarchy:

032-001101582[0007]/040-001101609

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

i + 134 folios

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Languages:

Anglo-Norman
Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1200

End Date:

1499

Date Range:

1st quarter 13th century-2nd half 15th century

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Physical Characteristics:

Condition: leaves damaged by fire in 1731

Materials: parchment

Dimensions: approximately 200 × 150 mm

Foliation: fos. i + 134; i + 2 (ff. i, 1-2: early modern endleaves) + 52 (ff. 3-54) + 11 (ff. 55-65) + 16 (ff. 66-81) + 13 (ff. 82-94) + 1 (f. 95) + 27 (ff. 96-122) + 1 (f. 123) + 10 (ff. 124-133) + 1 (f. 134)

Binding: British Museum 1919

Custodial History:

Each component of this volume was acquired by Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician. Cotton’s collection was augmented by his son, Sir Thomas Cotton (b. 1594, d. 1662), 2nd baronet, and grandson, Sir John Cotton (b. 1621, d. 1702), 3rd baronet, who bequeathed the entire collection of books and manuscripts to trustees ‘for Publick Use and Advantage’, 12 and 13 William III, c. 7. Formed one of the foundation collections of the British Museum in 1753.

The previous ownership of the respective parts is as follows:

(i) ff. 3–54: made at Rushen Abbey; owned by John Leland (d. 1552); John Meyrick, bishop of Sodor and Man (d. 1599); George Rokeby; Roger Dodsworth (d. 1654)

(ii) ff. 55–65: made in Italy

(iii) ff. 66–81: made in the British Isles

(iv) ff. 82–94: made in the British Isles; owned by (?)Henry Savile of Banke (d. 1617)

(v) f. 95: made in the British Isles

(vi) ff. 96–122: made in France; owned by (?)Nicholas Wilson, last quarter of the 16th century or 1st quarter of the 17th century; (?)Henry Savile of Banke (d. 1617)

(vii) f. 123: made in France

(viii) ff. 124–133: made in England, for John Taylor, chancellor of Exeter Cathedral (d. 1492); owned by St Michael’s Mount; Henry Savile of Banke (d. 1617)

(ix) f. 134: made in the British Isles

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)