Gregory the Great, Ps.-Basil the Great — 11th century, first half; England, Worcester, Benedictine priory (?) (Gneuss & Lapidge)

Title

Gregory the Great, Ps.-Basil the Great — 11th century, first half; England, Worcester, Benedictine priory (?) (Gneuss & Lapidge)

Ps.-Apuleius, Damigeron — Multiple dates; England, Worcester, Benedictine priory (?) (Gneuss & Lapidge)

Shelfmark

MS. Hatton 76

Place of origin

England, Worcester, Benedictine priory (?) (Gneuss & Lapidge)

Date

11th century, first half

additions c. 1100

11th century, middle;

Language

Anglo-Norman

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Latin

Contents

Physical extent

i + 144 + i. Fols. i, 140 are paper flyleaves of the date of binding.

Acquisition

Acquired with other Hatton manuscripts in 1671. Formerly MS. Hatton 100. The chapter-numbers in the margins are in the hand of Francis Junius.

Provenance

Worcester, Worcestershire, Benedictine cathedral priory of St Mary the Virgin: both parts of the manuscript at Worcester in s. xiii in, when glossed by the 'Tremulous Hand'. (MLGB3: inferred evidence).

Still at Worcester c. 1622, when catalogued by Patrick Young ( Cat. MSS. Bibl. Wigorn., ed I. Atkins and N. R. Ker, 1944, no. 322).

In 1644 belonged to Christopher, Lord Hatton (cf. MS. Dugdale 29, f. iv v).