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Cotton MS Cleopatra B I, ff 32-170
- Record Id:
- 041-001607225
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001990.0x00029a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Cleopatra B I, ff 32-170
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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ff. 33r-167r: Canonization dossier of Gilbert of Sempringham: a vita followed by letters of the bishops of Norwich, Winchester and elsewhere relating to lay brethren of the order of Sempringham, the Ordo of Gilbert's canonization, an account of his translation, letters concerning his canonization, and two collections of his miracles; papal letters relating to the Gilbertine Order.
Decoration:
Numerous large initials in red and blue with, respectively, blue and red penwork decoration.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001103732
041-001607225 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Cleopatra B I : A composite miscellany of hagiographic, devotional, and prophetic texts in Latin.
Cotton MS Cleopatra B I, ff 32-170 : ff. 33r-167r: Canonization dossier of Gilbert of Sempringham: a vita followed by letters of the bishops… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[1180]/040-001103732[0003]/041-001607225
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- Part of a parchment codex.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Cotton_MS_Cleopatra_B_I_ (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Latin
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1200
- End Date:
- 1249
- Date Range:
- 1st half of the 13th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 180 x 140 mm (text space: 135 x 85 mm).
- Custodial History:
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Provenance:
William Lambarde (b. 1536, d. 1601), antiquarian: inscribed with his name and date 15[7]3/4 (fol. 32r). The text has been annotated in his hand throughout.
- Exhibitions:
- Lincolnshire's Greatest, The Collection, Lincoln, 19 June 2015 - 13 September 2015
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)