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Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 8–173

Record Id:

041-001102903

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001101582

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100000001630.0x00027d

LARK:

SLARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100066406430.0x000005

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 8–173

Title:

Passional (February–March), comprising: Passio Sancti Ignatii; Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis; Passio Sancti Blasii Episcopi; Passio Sancti Triphonis martyris; Passio Sancte Agathe Virginis et Martyris; Alcuin, Vita Sancti Vedasti Episcopi; Haiminus of Saint-Vaast, Miracula Sancti Vedasti Episcopi; Baudemundus, Vita Sancti Amandi Traiectensis Episcopi; Vita Sancti Ansberti Episcopi; Vita Sancte Austroberte Virginis; Vita Sancte Euphrasie Virginis; Passio Sancti Valentini Martyris; Passio Sancte Iuliane Virginis et Martyris; Passio Sancti Ananie Martyris; Actus Theophili qui Christum Negavit et Recuperavit; Wrdestin, Vita Sancti Winualoei Abbatis; Passio Sanctarum Perpetue et Felicitatis; Passio Sanctorum Quadraginta Militum; John the Deacon of Rome, Vita Sancti Gregorii Papae; Passio Longini Martyris; Vita Sancte Gertrudis; Miracula Sancte Gertrudis; Passio Sancti Theodori Martyris; Bede the Venerable, Vita Sancti Cuthberti; Vita Sancti Wulframni Episcopi

Scope & Content:

This part of the manuscript contains a Passionary or Legendary, containing the lives of saints for feasts in the period of February–March.

Contents:

ff. 8r-12r: Passio Sancti Ignatii (The Martyrdom of St Ignatius) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 4256].

ff. 12r-26v: Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis (The Life of St Brigid, Virgin) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 1455].

ff. 26v-29r: Passio Sancti Blasii Episcopi (The Martyrdom of St Blaise, Bishop) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 1370].

ff. 29r-34r: Passio Sancti Triphonis Martyris (The Martyrdom of St Tryphon, Martyr) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8338].

ff. 34r-36r: Passio Sancte Agathe Virginis et Martyris (The Martyrdom of St Agatha, Virgin and Martyr) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 133].

ff. 36r-41v: Alcuin (b. c. 735, d. 804), Vita Sancti Vedasti Episcopi (The Life of St Vedastus, Bishop) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8508].

ff. 42r-46r: Haiminus of Saint-Vaast [Haiminus Atrebatensis] (fl. 1st half of the 9th century), Miracula sancti Vedasti episcopi (The Miracles of St Vedastus, Bishop) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8510].

ff. 46r-50v: Baudemundus (fl. 8th century), Vita Sancti Amandi Traiectensis Episcopi (The Life of St Amandus, Bishop of Tongeren) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 332].

ff. 50v-58v: Vita Sancti Ansberti Episcopi (The Life of St Ansbert, Bishop) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 520].

ff. 58v-63v: Vita Sancte Austroberte Virginis (The Life of St Austrebertha, Virgin) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 831].

ff. 63v-73r: Vita Sancte Euphrasie Virginis (The Life of St Euphrasia) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 2718].

ff. 73r-75r: Passio Sancti Valentini Martyris (The Life of St Valentine, Martyr) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8460].

ff. 75r-78v: Passio Sancte Iuliane Virginis et Martyris (The Martyrdom of St Juliana, Virgin and Martyr) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 4522].

ff. 78v-82r: Passio Sancti Ananie Martyris (The Martyrdom of St Anianias, Martyr) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 397].

ff. 82r-86r: Actus Theophili qui Christum Negavit et Recuperavit (The Act of Theopilus, who rejected and refound Christ) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8121].

ff. 86v-95r: Wrdisten [Vurdestinus] (fl. 9th century), Vita Sancti Winualoei Abbatis (The Life of St Winwaloe, Abbot) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8957].

ff. 95r-100v: Passio Sanctarum Perpetue et Felicitatis (The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 6634].

ff. 100v-103r: Passio Sanctorum Quadraginta Militum (The Martyrdom of the Forty Soldiers [of Sebaste]) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 7539].

ff. 103r-139v: John the Deacon of Rome (fl. late 9th century), Vita Sancti Gregorii Papae (The Life of St Gregory the Pope) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 3641].

ff. 139v-141r: Passio Longini Martyris (The Martyrdom of Longinus, Martyr) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 4965].

ff. 141r-143v: Vita Sancte Gertrudis (The Life of St Getrude) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 3490].

ff. 143v-145v: Miracula Sancte Gertrudis (The Miracles of St Getrude) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 3495].

ff. 145v-148r: Passio Sancti Theodori Martyris (The Martyrdom of St Theodore, Martyr) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8079].

ff. 148r-168v: Bede the Venerable (b. 673, d. 735), Vita Sancti Cuthberti (The Life of St Cuthbert) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 2021].

ff. 168v-173v: Vita Sancti Wulframni Episcopi (The Life of St Wulfram, Bishop) [Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina, no. 8738].

Decoration:

13 large initials in blue, green or red with penwork decoration in colours, all featuring foliate motifs in white (ff. 12r, 29v, 34v, 36r, 42r, 46r, 59r, 97r, 110r [damaged], 119r, 141r, 143v, 149r); 7 large puzzle initials in combinations of the colours blue, green, ochre and red with penwork decoration in colours (ff. 26v, 55v, 75r, 82r, 125r [featuring fleur-de-lis motifs], 148r, 169r); 7 large initials in blue, green, red or ochre with dots in red or green, some with penwork decoration in blue, green, ochre or red (ff. 63v, 75r, 78v, 86v, 100v, 103r, 146r); 1 large zoomorphic initial with penwork decoration in colours (f. 8r); 1 large foliate interlace initial in colours against a blue ground, featuring a zoomorphic figure (dog) in white (f. 104r); 1 large initial in blue and green with foliate motifs in ochre (f. 129v). Numerous medium initials in blue, green, ochre and red. Display script (Rustic capitals) in red. Small initials in blue, green and red. Rubrics in red.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

Project / Collection:

Cotton Collection
England and France 700-1200 Project

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-001101582
040-001102901
041-001102903

Is part of:

Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Otho D VIII : Calendar; Passional (February–March), comprising: Passio Sancti Ignatii; Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis; Passio Sancti…

Cotton MS Otho D VIII, ff 8–173 : Passional (February–March), comprising: Passio Sancti Ignatii; Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis; Passio Sancti…

Hierarchy:

032-001101582[0775]/040-001102901[0002]/041-001102903

Container:

View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS

Record Type (Level):

Item

Extent:

Part of Cotton MS Otho D VIII

Digitised Content:

Languages:

Latin

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1125

End Date:

1149

Date Range:

2nd quarter of the 12th century

Era:

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Physical Characteristics:

Dimensions: 250 x 170 mm (text space: 230 x 145 mm, in 2 columns).

Script: Protogothic.

Custodial History:

Origin: ?Canterbury, Southeastern England.

Provenance:

?The cathedral priory of the Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Canterbury, founded in 597, or the Benedictine abbey of St Augustine's, Canterbury, found in 598: another portion of this manuscript is the endleaves of Cambridge, Trinity College, MS. O.2.51, a manuscript from St Augustine’s Abbey, Canterbury; the cathedral priory of the Holy Trinity or Christ Church, Canterbury (see Ker, Medieval Libaries (1964), p. 36; and Gameson, The Manuscripts of Early Norman England (1999), p. 101 (no. 401)).

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Names:

Alcuin of York, c 735-804,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000115788089,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/96533523
Baudemund, Abbot of St Peter's Abbey, Ghent, fl 8th century,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000003552514
Bede the Venerable, Saint, c 673-735,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000120962352,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/61539765
Haiminus of Saint-Vaast, Benedictine monk, fl 1st half of the 9th century,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000007604668,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/39812620
John the Deacon of Rome, Deacon of Rome; also known as Johannes Hymonides, c 825-c 880,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000458654103,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/95148471
Wrdisten, Abbot of Landévennec Abbey, also known as Vurdestinus, fl 2nd half of the 9th century,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000354949919,
   see also http://viaf.org/viaf/66613787

Subjects:

Hagiography
Liturgy

Places:

Canterbury, England