MS. Bodl. 109
Summary Catalogue no.: 1962
Contents
1. (fol. 1)
, Vita sancti Cuthberti metrica Incipit: Multa suis Dominus
With preface.
Language(s): Latin
2. (fol. 28)
, Vita sancti Cuthberti (imperfect) With the preface giving the author's name, and a list of chapters. This copy stops abruptly in the middle of a page with 'Memento frater Herebercte ut modo', in the 28th chapter, out of 44.
Fols. 60v-78r are an addition of the first half of the twelfth century (Gameson, Manuscripts of Early Norman England, no. 632)
Language(s): Latin
Two glosses in Old English, see Ker, Catalogue no. 301.
Language(s): Old English
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: ii + 80 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 8.875 × 5.575 in.
Decoration
Illuminated capitals.
History
Origin: c. 1000 and 11th century, first half; additions, 12th century, first half ; England, Canterbury, St Augustines
Provenance and Acquisition
For date and origin see Gneuss-Lapidge.
Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.
Record Sources
Description adapted (April 2020) from the Summary Catalogue (1922), with additional reference to published literature as cited.
Digital Images
Digital Bodleian (2 images from 35mm slides)
Bibliography
Printed descriptions:
H. Gneuss and M. Lapidge, Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts : A Bibliographical Handlist of Manuscripts and Manuscript Fragments Written or Owned in England up to 1100 (2014), no. 546
Abbreviations
View list of abbreviations and editorial conventions.
Last Substantive Revision
2020-04-06: Revised to incorporate all information in SC with reference to Gameson and Gneuss-Lapidge.