‘The Leofric Missal’; England (?), s. ix/x, with additions at Canterbury and Exeter, s. x-xi.

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Title

‘The Leofric Missal’; England (?), s. ix/x, with additions at Canterbury and Exeter, s. x-xi.

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 579

Place of origin

England, Exeter, cathedral priory

England, perhaps Canterbury

England, Canterbury, Christ Church

Date

10th century, end (c. 969–979 (?))

9th century, second half

11th century, second half (in part before 1072)

Language

Latin

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

MS. Bodl. 579 - 'Leofric A' (fols. 9–16, 60–154, 158–253, 262–3, 266–273, 278–336)

Sacramentary- Pontifical

[For fols. 1r-8v see part C.]

(fols. 9r–16v) Blessings and prayers.

[For fol. 17 see part B.]

(fols. 60r–154r) Temporal, beginning with the Canon of the Mass.

[For fols. 155–157 see part C.]

(fols. 158r–253) Fol. 253v originally blank.

(fols. 158r–210r) Sanctoral from St Stephen (26 Dec.) to St Thomas, apostle; fols. 204–210r, common of the saints.

(fols. 212r–240r) Votive masses.

(fols. 240r–245v) Masses for the dead.

(fols. 246r–253r) Ordo defunctorum

[For fols. 254–261 see part B.]

(fols. 262–3) Prayers.

[For fols. 264–265 see part B.]

(fols. 266r–273r)

(fols. 266r–267v) Litany, incomplete.

(fols. 268–73) Ordination offices.

[For fols. 274–277 see part B.]

(fols. 278r–336r) Ordination offices (fols. 278r-81r); ritual of the dedication (fols. 281v-84); various blessings and consecrations (fols. 284–318v); ordo ad visitandum et ungendum infirmum (fol. 319); orationes pro peccatis (fol. 324); cotidianae (fol. 326); matutinales and vesperales (fol. 329); orationes cotidianis diebus ad missam (fol. 331v); episcopal blessings cotidianis diebus etc. (fol. 332v); blessing of Holy water (fol. 334v).

[For fols. 337–377 see part C.]

MS. Bodl. 579 - 'Leofric B' (fols. 17, 38–59, 254–261, 264–265, 274–277, and additions elsewhere in empty spaces: additions made at Canterbury in the tenth century)

(fol. 17r–v) Missa ad pluviam postulandam

(fols. 38r–58) Calendar (fols. 39r-44v), preceded and followed by elaborate paschal tables, solar and lunar calculations, etc., among which an Easter table of the years 969–1006 and a paschal hand; Spera Apulei Platonici (fols. 49v-50r, with drawings of Vita and Mors),

(fols. 254–61) Blessings and prayers; masses (fols. 258–261)

(fols. 264–5) Masses

(fols. 274–7) Ordination offices

MS. Bodl. 579 - 'Leofric C' (fols. iv-8, 18–37, 155–157, 59, 337–377, and additions in parts A and B: additions made at Exeter in the eleventh century)

Partly occupying separate quires, partly written on blank leaves of parts 2 and 3 (A and B)

(fols. 1r–8v) Ex dono inscription of Bishop Leofric in Latin and Old English (fol. 1r); manumissions (fol. 1r-v); texts relating to Leofric and the diocese of Exeter (fols. 2r-3v); masses (fols. 4r-5v); list of Exeter relics (fol. 6r-v); mass (fol. 7v; 7r blank); manumission (fol. 8r-v)

(fol. 11v) Charter (Sawyer 1452) in Old English.

(fols. 18r–37v) Masses

(fols. 155r–157v) Blessings (incense, church goods).

(fols. 337r–377v) Masses and prayers

Physical extent

iii + 1 + 377 + iii fol.

Binding

Conserved and rebound as two volumes by Sabina Pugh, 2006-7. MS. Bodl. 579/1 = fols. fols. 1-189, MS. Bodl. 579/2 = fols. 190-377

Acquisition

At Exeter until given to the Library by the Dean and Chapter of Exeter in 1602.

Provenance

Given to Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofric.

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