Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 421: Old English Homilies
Abstract/Contents
- Summary
- CCCC MS 421 is an important collection of Old English homilies, many by Ælfric of Eynsham OSB (d. 1010). It originated in the first half of the eleventh century as a companion volume to CCCC MS 419, partly written by the same scribe, and pp. 12 of MS 421 were originally physically part CCCC MS 419. Substantial additions were made to MS 421 at at Exeter in the time of Bishop Leofric (1050-1072). The manuscript contains an eleventh-century frontispiece drawing of the Crucifixion in the part (p. 1) which was originally in CCCC MS 419. MS 421 was Parker's sixth volume of homilies in his numeration system.
- Contents
- Prayer following Homily for the Feast of an Apostle -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, Pentecost -- Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Apostle -- Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Martyrs -- Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Confessor -- Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Virgins -- Sermo ad populum in octauis Pentecosten dicendus -- Sermon on Larspel and scriftboc -- Sermon Ammonitio amici -- Homily for Tuesday in Rogationtide -- Sermon on Larspel -- Luke on the last days -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, In Letania maiore -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, Feria III de Dominica oratione -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, Feria IIII de fide catholica -- Catholic Homilies, First Series, Ascension
Description
| Alternative title | Homiliae Saxonicae (VI) |
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| Type of resource | mixed material |
| Extent | ff. 2 + 177 |
| Date created | [ca. 1000 - 1099] |
| Language | English, Old (ca. 450-1100); Latin |
| Material | Vellum |
| Layout | 19 and 25 lines to a page |
| Height (mm) | 205 |
| Width (mm) | 120 |
| Collation | a(2), 1(8) 2(8) 3(4) 4(8)-6(8) 7(6) (6 canc.) || 8(8)-14(8) (wants 8) || 15(8) || 16(8)-21(8) 22(6) 23(10) (8 canc.) 24 (two). |
| Writing | largely in the same hand as no. 419 |
| Foliation | ff. a-b + i-ii + pp. 1-354 + ff. c-d |
| Research | MS. A in Napier's Wulfstan. Wanley, p. 131., Professor Napier notes: At the end was the Tractate de xii abusiuis: it is now apparently lost. (I doubt if this is correct: T. James notices the occurrence of this tract under his no. 285 which is no. 303. In that volume the tract occurs.) |
| Additions | On f. iir Parkerian title (Liber Sextus) and list of contents. |
| Decoration | On p. 1 a contemporary frontispiece of good English work washed copiously with red in background: high lights left in white. The Crucifixion, with maria and iohannes: the extremities of the Cross are stepped: there are 4 nails. Christ has a fillet or diadem on His head, and a cross-nimbus. Above is the Divine Hand; below, a dragon, both within the outline of the Cross. Conventional foliage in the upper corners. |
Bibliographic information
| M.R. James Date | xi |
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| Downloadable James Catalogue Record | |
| Superseded Interim Catalogue Record | |
| Contains |
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| TJames | 266 |
| Stanley | S. 13 |
| Location | https://purl.stanford.edu/pz542dy6146 |
| Location | MS 421 |
| Repository | UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library |
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Collection
Parker Manuscripts
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