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 (?)) | Manuscripts and Archives at Oxford University

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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

English (Sherborne, Benedictine abbey (?))

Date

13th century, early

11th century, second half

13th century

13th century, first half

14th century

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

Old English (ca. 450-1100)

Anglo-Norman

Latin

(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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