Volume XXI: An Eleventh-Century Anglo-Saxon Illustrated Miscellany

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Volume XXI: An Eleventh-Century Anglo-Saxon Illustrated Miscellany

The original parts of Cotton Tiberius B. v, vol I, consist of an illustrated miscellany of computistical, astronomical and geographical matter written during the first half of the eleventh century, perhaps at Christ Church, Canterbury. It was at Battle Abbey by the twelfth century. It contains both Latin and English texts. The Latin material includes a metrical calendar; Cicero’s ARATEA, a versified translation of a Greek astronomical text; and Priscian’s PERIEGESIS, another verse translation, this time of a Greek verse text describing the whole world. The metrical calendar, a mnemonic, not a practical work, and of uncertain origin, was evidently  adopted for teaching in the school at Winchester. The English material in the manuscript includes Ælfric’s DE TEMPORIBUS ANNI. There are also a Latin text and an English one of an account of the “Marvels of the East.” Though  the purpose of collecting such disparate material in one volume is obscure, it has produced a remarkable miscellany of largely secular content. The book is lavishly illustrated.

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238v-241r Battle Abbey annals

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78v-87r Marvels of the East (De rebus in Oriente miriabilibus)

87r-87v Apocryphal legend of Mambres and Jannes

88r-88v Hec est annotatio ecclesiarum dotalium ecclesie de Bello a Walterio abbate facta primo anno regni regis Henrici iunioris.

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2r Three rotae

    1. Months of the year, phases of the moon

    2. Sun and seasons

    3. Circles drawn for planetary spheres

2v1. Tables of ferial regulars, concurrents, lunar regulars an epacts

    2. Rule for calculating the age of the moon on the first day of the month

    3. De singulis mensibus. Ianuarius, Augustus et December iiii nonas habent...

3r-8v Metrical calendar with a verse entry for each day

9r Table showing the age of the moon

10r Table for age of the moon on the first day of each month in decennovenal cycle

10v Blank

11r Table for days of the week of the first day of each month in a 28 year cycle

11v  1. Table for position of the moon in the zodiac in the decennovenal cycle

        2. Litterae primae

12r Blank

12v 1. Table to find position of the moon in the zodiac

       2. Time of day start of moon

13r Table to find lunar numbers for any day in the future

13v Lunar table

14r Table for terminal dates over 19 year cycle of moveable feasts of Quadragesima, Easter, Rogation, Pentecost, and Septuagesima

14v Notes on termini of moveable feasts

    1. Terminus saecunde lunae initii

    2. Terminus quarta decimae lunae pashae

    3. Terminus xx lunae rogationum

    4. Terminus iiii lunae Pentecosten

    5. Terminus xme lunae septuagesimae

    6. Terminus decimae lunae septuagesimae

    7. De luna quota sit in uno quoque anno

    8. De pascha

    9. De rogatione

    10. De Pentecosten

14v-15r Verses on termini for quadragesima and paschal regulars in a 19 year cycle

    1. Terminus secunde lunae initii

    2. Terminus xiiii lunae pashae

15r 1. De initio lunae quadragesimae

    2. Notes on termini of Septuagesima, Quadregesima, Easter, Rogations, and Pentecost

    3. De concurrentibus

    4. De annis

    5. On the age of the moon

    6. De aetatibus mundi

15v 1. Argumentum qualiter adventum Domini celebrare debes

    2. Argumentum ad terminum inveniendum xiiii lune paschalis

    3. De nominibus viitem dierum ebdomadis

    4. De regularibus vii dierum metrice compositis

    5. De regularibus lunae super kalendas

    6. De octo suprascriptis tramitibus cicli decennovenalis

    7. De concordia menisium metrice dictum et a domno Beda compositum quot menisibus annus et quod ebdomadibus quodque diebus stare videatur et quod nonis idibus ve atque Kalendis singuli menses moderentur

16r Two decennovenal Easter cycles for 969-1006

16v Versus de singulis mensibus

16v-17r Bede's Temporibus XIV

    1. Incipit argumentum qualiter annos ab incarnatione domini invenire debeas

    2. Argumentum de indictione

    3. Argumentum ad decennovenalem ciclum inveniendum

    4. Argumentum ad ciclum lunarem inveniendum

    5. Argumentum ad epacta inveniendum

    6. Argumentum ad cuncurrentes

    7. (not Bede) Argumentum ad solarum ciclum inveniendum

    8. Argumentum a bissextilem annum repperiendum

    9. Argumentum ad pascha inveniendum post aliquot annos

    10. (not Bede) Argumentum ad feriam xiiii lunae inveniendum

    11. (De epistola Theophili Alexandrini episcopi ad Theodosium imperatorum missa.)

17v 1. Concordance of decennovenal cycle, lunar cycle, age of moon on the first of January and the 22 of March

    2. Table of epacts through a decennovenal cycle for 532-1045

    3. Table of dates for Quadragesima, Easter, Rogations, Pentecost, and Regulars

18r 1. Continuation of the epistola Theophili on fol. 17

    2. De initio xl lunae

    3. Item alia ratio

    4. De celebratione paschae

    5. Argumentum ad xiiiimam lunam inveniendum

    6. Argumentum ad feriam xiiii lunam inveniendum

18r-18v De bissexto

18v 1. De horologio, Isidore "De natura rerum"

    2. Conerning termini of moveable feasts

    3. Mutatio concerrentium et aepacte et cicli

    4. Annus communis ut supra

    5. Note on termini of seasons

    6. Verse used for Feb. 28 in metrical calendar

    7. Ad inveniendum pasha

    8. De concurrentibus

    9. De quattour ieiuniis anni

18v-19r De ratione lum. primo anno embolismi ogtoad

19vcol.1-3 Incipiunt nomina pontificum Romane urbis per ordinem

19vcol.4-20rcol.1 Incipiunt per ordinem nomina episcoporum Hierosolime civitatis

20rcol.2-3 Incipiunt nomina imperatorum Romane urbis

20vcol.1-2 Incipiunt nomina episcoporum Hierosolime urbis

20vcol.2-3 Deinde surrexerunt post Christi ascensionem novi testamenti

20vcol.3-4 Nomina episcoporum Alexandrie urbis

20vcol.4-21rcol.1 Nomina pontificum Antiocene urbis

21rcol.1-2 Nomina archiepiscoporum Dorobernensis ecclesiae

21rcol.2 Nomina episcoporum Orientalium Saxonum

21rcol.3 Nomina episcoporum Australium Saxonum

21rcol.3-4 Nomina episcoporum Ocidentalium Saxonum

21vcol.1 Nomina episcoporum Scireburnensis ecclesie

21vcol.1 Nomina episcoporum Uviltunensis

21vcol.1 Nomina Uvilnensis ecclesie

21vcol.2 Nomina episcoporum Vuicciorum ecclesie

21vcol.2-3 Nomina episcoporum provincie Merciorum

21vcol.3-4 Nomina episcoporum (Herefordensium)

21vcol.4 Nomina episcoporum Lindisfarorum

21vcol.4-22rcol.1 Nomina episcoporum Orientalium Saxonum

22rcol.1-2 Nomina episcoporum gentis Nor[th]anhymbrorum

22rcol.2 Nomina episcoporum Eboracensis aecclesiae

22rcol.2 Nomina episcoporum Haustaldensis ecclesie

22rcol.2-3 Nomina episcoporum Lindisfarorum

22rcol.3 Nomina episcoporum aecclesiae quae dicitur Casa Candiona. I. Pehthelm...V. Eadwulf

22rcol.4 West Saxon regnal list from 494 to the reign of Aethelred

22vcol.1-3 Haec sunt genealogie per partes Brittannie regum regnantium per diversa loca.

    1. Col. 1: Deira geneology (Eadwine Aellinc...Uuoden Frealafing)

    2. Col. 2: Bernicia geneology part 1 (Ecgfri[th] Osweoing...Woden Frealafing)

    3. Col. 3: Bernicia geneology part 2 (Ceolwulf Cu[th]wining...Ocg Iding)

    4. Col. 3: Bernicia geneology part 3 (Eadberht Eating, Eata Leodwalding)

    5. Col. 3: Bernicia geneology part 4 (Item Nor[th]anhymbrorum. Alhred Eanwining...Eadric Iding)

22vcol.1 Northumbrian regnal list

22vcol.1-2 Mercian regnal list

22vcol.3-23rcol.1 Mercian geneologies

    1. Mercian geneology part 2 (Athelbald Alewing...Eowa Pybbing)

    2. Mercian geneology part 1 (Aethelred Pending...Woden Frealafing)

    3. Mercian geneology part 3 (Ecgfri[th] Offing...Cenwalh Pybbing)

23rcol.1 Lindsey geneologies (Aldfri[th] Eating...Godwulf Eating)

23rcol.1 Kent Geneologies (Aethelberht Wihtreding...Woden Frealafing)

23rcol.1-2 East Anglian geneologies (Alfwald Aldwulfing...Woden Frealafing)

23rcol.2 West Saxon geneology (Yne Cenreding...Woden Frealafing)

23rcol.2-3 Haec sunt genealogiae regnum Occidentalium Saxonum

23vcol.1 List of Glastonbury abbots

23vcol.2 List of 10th century Popes (In nomine Domini nostri Iesu Christi. Iohannes Rabennati sedit annos xiiii menses iii dies vii...Item Iohannes tituli Sancti Vitali sedit annos iiii mensis unum et dimidium)

23vcol.2 The stations of Rome visited by Archbishop Sigeric

23vcol.2-24r Pilgrimage of Archbishop Sigeric to Rome

24r, line 5-28v, line 24 Aelfric, De temporibus anni

29r Zonal map

29v blank

30rcol.1 Oratio ad sanctum Trinitatem

30rcol.1 Brief, incomplete text referring to the sun and the moon

30rcol.1-32rcol.1 De duodecim signis, Primitus de Ariete

32v-49v Star charts

    32v Aries

    33r Deltoton

    33v Pisces

    34r Persus

    34v Pleiads

    35r Lira

    35v Cignus

    36r Aquarius

    36v Capricornus

    37r Saggitarius

    37v Sagitta

    38r Aqulia

    38v Delphinus

    39r Orion

    39v Sirius

    40r Lepus

    40v Argo

    41r Coetus

    41v Eridanus

    42r Piscis magnus

    42v Ara

    43r Centaurus

    43v Hydra, corvus, and crater

    44r Antecanis

    44v Heads of planets

    46v Four busts of wind gods and four female busts representing the seasons

    47r Sol and Luna

49v De concordia solaris (cursus) et lunaris

49v Item de eadum ratione

49v De concordia maris et lunae

49v-51r De presagiis tempestatum presagia solis XXVII

51r-51v Ambrosii Macrobii Theodosii de mensura et magnitudine terrae et circuli per quem solis iter est

51v-52r Item eiusdem mensura et magnitudine solis

52r Felicis Capelle de mensura lunae

52r-52v Quomodo terrae deprehensa est

52v De positione et cursu spetem planetarum

52v De intervallis earum

53r-53v De assidibus earum

53v-54r De cursu earum per zodiacum circulum

54r Dimensio caelestium spatiorum secundum quosdam

54r-54v De mundano anno quindecim milibus solarium conficitur annorum Tullii Ciceronis somnium Scipionis dictantis et Macrobii exponentis ac Senece philosophorum autoritas

57r-73r Incipit liber pergesis id est de situ terrae Prisciani grammatici urbis Rome Caesariensis doctoris quem de priscorum dictis excerpsit ormistarum sed et huic operi de tribus partibus videlicet Asia Africa Europa mappam depinxerat aptam in qua nationum promontoriorum fluminum insularum que situs atque monstrorum formatur honeste

73r-73v, 55r-56r, 77r Fragmentum rhythmicum de Sancti Nicholai gestis

    1. 73r-73v In Lycie provencia fuit quidam Christicola...

    2. 73v-55r Quidam pater familias multas habens divitias...

    3. 55r-55v Vandalorum exercitus ab Affricanis partibus...

    4. 55v-56r Celi letentur ordines congaudens tellus iubilet...

    5. 77r Dicamus Deo glorian per cuius providentiam...

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56v World Map