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Breviary (Salisbury), early 14th century
Part
Identifier: MS 27/ff. 1r-482v
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This is a Sarum Breviary with a full Sarum Litany, and a Kalendar with an unclear provenance. The occurrence of specific saints days (Saint Botulph, Saint Frideswyde, and Saint Hugh, specified as Bishop of Lincoln) may point to Lincoln diocese. Relating to the dating of this text, the presence of the Feast of Relics on 15 September places it before 1319, while external evidence also seems to suggest the early years of the 14th century. There are no marks of Scottish origin, but from the many...
Dates:
early 14th century
Five lists of various offices and office holders, 1510
Part
Identifier: MS 186/ff. 338r-342v
Contents
There are four sets of lists contained on ff. 338r-342v. Ff. 338r-v is 'de romanis pontificis' ('Roman popes'); ff. 339r-v is 'de romanorum Imperatoribus' ('Roman generals'); ff. 339v-341v records 'Sedes episcopales' ('Episcopal seats'); ff. 341v-342r contains a 'Tabula monasteriorum Scocie' ('Table of monasteries in Scotland'), and f. 342v covers 'Vicecomitatus Scocie' (Sheriffdomes in Scotland').
Dates:
1510
MS 148: Constituta totius Ordinis canonicorum regularium Ordinis S. Augustini by Pope Benedict XII, early 14th century
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Identifier: MS 148
Contents
MS 148 is a copy of a reforming text by Pope Benedict XII, known as 'Constituta totius Ordinis canonicorum regularium Ordinis S. Augustini'. Benedict XII became pope in 1334, and occupied the role until his death in 1342. Pope during the'Avignon papacy' period, Benedict was the third pope to rule from Avignon (in France), rather than Rome. Pope Benedict was a former Cistercian abbot, and was known for his religious strictness and austerity. When he became pope, he turned his attention to...
Dates:
early 14th century
MS 178: Historiae Ecclesiasticae Tripartitae Epitome [incomplete], by Epiphanius Scholasticus, 12th century
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Identifier: MS 178
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MS 178 contains a copy of a 6th-century Church history by Epiphanius Scholasticus. The work takes the form of twelve books, and became the primary clerical manual for Church history in the medieval west for centuries. The 12-part book is often presented in early print publications/manuscript copies as the work of Cassiodorus. However, it was originally a work of Latin translations of the histories of Socrates, Sozomen, and Theodoret produced by Cassiodorus's friend and colleague at the...
Dates:
12th century
MS 179: Eusebius's Historia Ecclesiastica [incomplete] translated and continued by Tyrannius Rufinus, 12th century
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Identifier: MS 179
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Tyrannius Rufinus was a fourth-century Christian monk and theologian. Rufinus is known for his translations of work by Origen, a second and third-century Christian theologian and scholar. In 401, Rufinus was commissioned by Bishop Chromatius of Aquileia (Rufinus was born near Aquileia, in northern Italy) to translate the Historia Ecclesiastica by Eusebius. This translation of the text of ecclesiastical history by the third-century historian Eusebius was...
Dates:
12th century