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Cotton MS Claudius A XII, ff 3–83
- Record Id:
- 041-001102463
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001630.0x00019d
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100064193272.0x000002
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Claudius A XII, ff 3–83
- Title:
- Dudo of Saint-Quentin, Historia Normannorum; Marbod of Rennes, De Lapidibus
- Scope & Content:
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Contents:
ff. 5r-78v: Dudo of Saint-Quentin (b. c. 965), Historia Normannorum (History of the Normans), beginning: 'Totius namque molis orbe descripto'.
ff. 78v-83r: Marbod of Rennes (b. 1035, d. 1123), De Lapidibus (About Stones), beginning: 'Evax rex Arabum legitur scripsisse Neroni’.
The manuscript also contains later additions:
f. 2r: A table of contents added by Richard James (b. 1592, d. 1638), librarian for Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631).
ff. 3r-4v: An added early 13th-century list of citations, including references to De Civitate Dei (The City of God) of St Augustine (f. 3v), and including the heading ‘De sacrificiis’ (f. 4v).
[ff. 1r, 1v, 2v, 4r are blank].
Decoration:
1 10-line initial T in red and green with arabesque motifs (f. 5r); Numerous large initials in red, green and occasionally blue. Rubrics and ruling in red.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
England and France 700-1200 Project - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001102462
041-001102463 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Claudius A XII : Dudo of Saint-Quentin, Historia Normannorum; Marbod of Rennes, De Lapidibus; Bury St Edmunds hosteller’s register;…
Cotton MS Claudius A XII, ff 3–83 : Dudo of Saint-Quentin, Historia Normannorum; Marbod of Rennes, De Lapidibus - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[0560]/040-001102462[0003]/041-001102463
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
-
Part of Cotton Claudius A XII
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1150
- End Date:
- 1174
- Date Range:
- 3rd quarter of the 12th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 255 × 170 mm (text space: 185/190 x 105/110 mm).
Script: ff. 5-83: Protogothic; ff. 3-4: Gothic.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: England.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Dudo of Saint-Quentin, historian, 965-1043,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000114080847,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/166879783
Marbod of Rennes, Bishop of Rennes, c 1035-1123,
see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000122379363,
see also http://viaf.org/viaf/241082057 - Subjects:
- History
Science - Places:
- England