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Cotton MS Fragments XXXI
- Record Id:
- 040-001104084
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0000ec
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Fragments XXXI
- Title:
- Miscellaneous fragments, many of them letters and plans, including maps of Romsey (bundle III(a)); Aristotle, De sophisticis elenchis (bundle VII)
- Scope & Content:
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Language(s): English, French and Italian; Greek (bundle VII)
Dated: 16th century (bundles I–IV, ?VII); (?)14th century (bundle V); 2nd half of the 17th century (bundle VI); 17th century to 18th century (bundles VIII–IX)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001104084 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Fragments XXXI : Miscellaneous fragments, many of them letters and plans, including maps of Romsey (bundle III(a)); Aristotle, De… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[1366]/040-001104084
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
French
Greek, Modern
Italian - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1300
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- [14th century]-18th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Condition: leaves damaged by fire in 1731
Materials: paper (bundles I–IV, VI–IX); parchment (bundle V)
Dimensions: approximately 470 × 305 mm
Foliation: arranged in nine bundles: bundle I(a–l), bundle II(a–v), bundle III(a–g), bundle IV(a–e), bundle V(a–c), bundle VI, bundle VII, bundle VIII(a–e), bundle IX
Binding: unbound
- Custodial History:
- Previously owned by: (?)the Cotton family, Bts, Conington, 17th century (bundles I–VII only)
- Administrative Context:
- Origin: England and France
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Related Material:
- this item is sometimes referred to as the ‘Cotton Portfolio’; the fragments in bundle VIII did not belong originally to the Cotton collection; bundle IX originally formed part of Arundel MS 152