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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 041: Old English Bede.

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Manuscript Metadata

Title:
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 041.
Alternate Title:
Old English Bede/Bedae Historia Saxonice
Language:
Old English and Latin
Foliation:
ff. 244 + 2
Date Range:
ca. 1000 - 1099
Collection:
Parker Library, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Table of Contents:
Old English Bede with marginal additions
Description:
MS 41 contains the Old English translation of Bede's Historia ecclesiastica. The Old English translation, commonly referred to as the Old English Bede was written into MS 41 during the first half of the eleventh century probably somewhere in the south of England. The wide margins of MS 41 contain a variety of marginalia, ranging from the Old English poem Solomon and Saturn to Latin liturgical texts as well as Old English and Latin charms. The manuscript contains two interesting inscriptions. On pages 483-4 the unnamed scribe of the manuscript wrote a prayer seeking blessings from its readers and on page 488 a bilingual inscription states that MS 41 was one of the manuscripts given to Exeter Cathedral by Bishop Leofric (1050-72). The manuscript's decoration consists of numerous ornated initials in brown outline and also features two remarkable line drawings; one of Christ crucified on page 484 and another figure on page 485.