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Wulfstan of Winchester, Prudentius, Theodulus, Avianus, Persius, Phocas, Ps.-Ovid, Serlo of Bayeux, Herman the archdeacon (b. 1040/1050-d. ca. 1100) (?), Statius, Lactantius — 11th century, second half; English (Sherborne, Benedictine abbey (?))

MS. Auct. F. 2. 14

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Title

Wulfstan of Winchester, Prudentius, Theodulus, Avianus, Persius, Phocas, Ps.-Ovid, Serlo of Bayeux, Herman the archdeacon (b. 1040/1050-d. ca. 1100) (?), Statius, Lactantius — 11th century, second half; English (Sherborne, Benedictine abbey (?))

Shelfmark

MS. Auct. F. 2. 14

Place of origin

English (Sherborne, Benedictine abbey (?))

English

Date

13th century

13th century, first half

11th century, second half

13th century, early

14th century

Language

Latin

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Anglo-Norman

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

(fol. 1) Wulfstan of Winchester Metrical Life of St Swithun
On the margin of fols. 11-19 is an alphabetical series of Old English glosses on Latin words in Aldhelm (printed in Napier's Old English Glosses, 1900, no. 18b), hardly later than the text, to which there are also four English glosses.
2. (fol. 51) Prudentius Dittochaeon
3. (fol. 53v) Theodulus Ecloga
(fol. 58v) Avianus Fabulae
With some French and Latin glosses, and accentual and grammatical marks, of the 13th cent.
5. (fol. 68) Persius Satires
(fol. 77v) Phocas Ars de nomine et uerbo
With Latin glosses, and four English ones, printed as above (art. 1) no. 45.
7. (fol. 90) Epitome Iliadis
8. (fol. 104v) Ps.-Ovid Nux
9. (fol. 107v) Serlo of Bayeux Quae monachi quaerunt
10. (fol. 110) Two short poems:
Herman the archdeacon (b. 1040/1050-d. ca. 1100) (?) De symoniaca haeresi
(fol. 110v) A poem on Chess
11. (fol. 111) Statius Achilleis
12. (fol. 126v) Lactantius De aue Phoenice
MS. Auct. F. 2. 14 - endleaf (fol. i)
Antiphonal
MS. Auct. F. 2. 14 - endleaf (fol. v)
small fragment of an Ordinal
MS. Auct. F. 2. 14 - endleaf (fol. 129)
Hymnal or antiphoner
MS. Auct. F. 2. 14 - endleaf (fol. 130)
noted Missal

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

v + 130 leaves

Decoration

Initials. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 60)

Musical notation

Notation on staves (see van Dijk 1957).

Binding

White parchment on boards, clasps lost, English 15th cent. work, worn

Acquisition

Probably acquired about A.D. 1618-20.

Provenance

Sherborne, Benedictine abbey: "Marginal notes by Leland. He saw 'Vita Swithuni carmine heroico' at Sherborne (De Script. Britt. 164, Coll. 3. 255, 4. 150) and gives quotations in Collectanea 1. 149, evidently from this MS" (MLGB3).

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