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Cotton MS Vespasian B X, ff 1–23
- Record Id:
- 041-001103235
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001630.0x000341
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100064192293.0x000003
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Vespasian B X, ff 1–23
- Title:
- Benedeit, Voyage of St Brendan; Navigatio sancti Brendani; Vita Longini martyris; De signis quindecim.
- Scope & Content:
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The 'Voyage of St Brendan' is an Anglo-Norman French poem of the journey of St Brendan commissioned in the 12th century by Adeliza of Louvain (b. c. 1103, d. 1151), bride of King Henry I (r. 1100–1135), from a certain monk named Benedeit. This poem is presented on ff. 1r-11r. It is followed by the Navigatio sancti Brendani (Voyage of St Brendan) in Latin prose which is not a translation of the Anglo-Norman French poem, but is instead a completely separate work. Both texts relate the journey and experiences of St Brendan (b. 484, d. c. 577), an early Irish saint.
The remainder of this manuscript is now Cotton Titus A XVIII and Cotton Fragments XXIX, ff. 36–39.
Contents:
ff. 1r-11r: Benedeit, 'Voyage of St Brendan', an Anglo-Norman French poem.
ff. 11v-21r: Navigatio sancti Brendani (Voyage of St Brendan) in Latin prose.
ff. 21r-22r: Vita Longini martyris (Life of Longinus the martyr).
f. 22v: De quindecim signis diei judicii (On the 15 signs of the Day of Judgement).
Followed by notes in at least two 14th-century hands. One of these notes is an excerpt of a verse originally included in prophecies on the English kings regarding the Antichrist.
Decoration:
Puzzle initials with pen flourishing in red and blue. Smaller pen flourished letters in red and blue. Rubrics in red.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001103234
041-001103235 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Vespasian B X : Benedeit, 'Voyage of St Brendan'; Navigatio sancti Brendani; Vita Longini martyris; De quindecim signis diei…
Cotton MS Vespasian B X, ff 1–23 : Benedeit, Voyage of St Brendan; Navigatio sancti Brendani; Vita Longini martyris; De signis quindecim. - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[0932]/040-001103234[0001]/041-001103235
- Container:
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- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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Part of Cotton MS Vespasian B X
- Digitised Content:
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- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1275
- End Date:
- 1299
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 13th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Custodial History:
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Origin: England.
Provenance:
?The Benedictine cathedral priory of St Cuthbert, Durham: two ownership inscriptions in Cotton Titus A XVIII which originally was part of this manuscript: 'Iste liber constat abbathie Dunelmen' (f. 85r); 'Liber Johannis Wherton. de Kirkebythore ex legatione Johannis Milthorpp auditoris in testimonio suo. Post obitum eiusdem Johannis Wherton liberetur priori et conuentui abbathie dunelm. precepto suo speciali' (f. 1v).
John Wherton of Kirkby Thore, Cumbria (early 16th century): his signature 'Johannes Wherton' and 'Wherton' (f. 23v).
- Publications:
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Crick, Julia C., The Historia Regum Britannie of Geoffrey of Monmouth, 3, A Summary Catalogue of the Manuscripts (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press,1989), no. 93.
Dean, Ruth J., and Maureen B. M. Boulton, Anglo-Norman Literature: A Guide to Texts and Manuscripts, Anglo-Norman Text Society, Occasional Publications Series, 3 (London, 1999), no. 54.
Ker, Neil R., and Andrew G. Watson (eds.), Medieval Libraries of Great Britain: A List of Surviving Books. Supplement to the Second Edition (London: Royal Historical Society, 1987), p. 30.
Ward, Harry L. D., and John A. Herbert, Catalogue of Romances in the Department of Manuscripts in the British Museum, 3 vols (London: British Museum, 1883–1910), II, pp. 534, 541–44.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)