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Royal MS 15 B XI
- Record Id:
- 040-002107053
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x0000ca
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- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 15 B XI
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HISTORICAL ROMANCES, &c., in Latin (ct. 15 A. XXII, with which the MS. is closely akin). Part of the original books, arranged alphabetically A-D, with sizes, including volume has passed into the Cotton collection (Vitell. A. XIII), see below. Contents: 1. 'Incipit liber pergesis', &c., as in 15 A. XXII, art. 3: Priscian's translation of Dionysius' Periegesis. No colophon. f. 2 b.
Art. 1 is an independent quire.
2. Solinus, De mirabilibus mundi, as in 15 A. XXII, art. 1. f. 12.
3. 'Hystoria Daretis Troianorum Frigii'(seeWard, Cat. of Romances, i, p. 14). The last leaf is missing, having been removed, along with two historical treatises (Nennius, Historia Britonum and De miraculis Britanniae) which followed it, into Cotton MS. Vitellius A. XIII (ff. 91 sqq.). Thus completed the text closely agrees with 15 A. XXII, art. 2, from which it may be a copy. A fresh error (omission by homoeoteleuton) appears in the first line of f. 57 b. f. 57.
Art. 4 is a distinct quire, in the same hand as art. 3.
4. Prophecy of the sibyl, as in 15 A. XXII, art. 4. Without title. f. 67.
Art. 5 is a separate MS. on larger vellum.
5. Lamentations of Jeremiah, with marginal comnientaries, 'que de patrum fontibus hausi ego Guillebettus Autissioderensis ecclesie diaconus' (so colophon): the compilation of Gilbert the Universal, afterwards (1128-1134) Bishop of London. Another copy is in Harley MS. 3117, f. 1, where he is described as 'archidiaconus'. Beg. 'Paschasius. Sunt canticacanticorum, sunt et lamentationes lamentationum'. f. 70. Vellum; ff. 102. 93/4 in. x 7 in. and (art. 5) 10 in. x 71/4 in. Early XIII cent. Gatherings (beg. f. 2), i10 (art. 1), ii-vi8, vii10, viii5 (artt. 2, 3 ; for the rest of viii and continuation see Vitellius A. XIII, ff. 91-100), ix5 (originally 6 ?, art. 4), x-xii8, xiii9 (numbered in pencil at the end, art. 5). Sec. fol. 'Vnde tamen'. Ornamental initials in colours; those in art. 5 in a different style, one zoomorphic. Belonged (see f. 3) to Rochester Cathedral Priory, 'Liber de claustro Roffensi per W. Roffensem episcopum'. The last two words are on an crasure, and probably refer to Walter de Merton, 1274-1277. Old Royal press-mark 'no. 808' (Westm. invent. of 1542, Add. MS. 25469, f. 34); cat. of 1666, f. 20; CMA. 8310, 8357, 8522.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107053 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 15 B XI : HISTORICAL ROMANCES, &c., in Latin (ct. 15 A. XXII, with which the MS. is closely akin). Part of the original books,… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1250]/040-002107053
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- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1200
- End Date:
- 1240
- Date Range:
- Early 13th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Related Archive Descriptions:
- Cotton MS Vitellius A XIII, ff 91–100