London. British Library, Cotton MS Faustina A IX

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The British Library, Polonsky Pre-1200 Project
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  • Old English
  • Latin
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  • Homilies, including Ælfric, Catholic Homilies (imperfect)
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  • Contents:f. 1r: A 16th-century title and notes. f. 1v: A 16th-century copy of the beginning of a sermon for the second Sunday after Epiphany, incipit 'Iohannes se godspellere cwaeð...' ff. 2r-11r: A continuation of a sermon for the second Sunday after Epiphany, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies (begins imperfectly), in a 12th-century hand. ff. 11r-17v: A sermon for the third Sunday after Epiphany, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 17v-21v: Ælfric's letter to Sigefyrð. ff. 21v-23v: An anonymous homily for the third Sunday after Epiphany (the rubric says the fifth Sunday), beginning 'Men ða leofestan ute gehyran hér godes word'. ff. 23v-27v: An anonymous homily for the fourth Sunday after Epiphany (the rubric says the sixth Sunday), beginning 'Men þa leofestan ure driht[en] ælmihtig god ús singalice menegað'. ff. 27v-31v: An anonymous homily for the fifth Sunday after Epiphany (the rubric says the seventh Sunday), beginning 'Men þa leofestan utan geþencan georne...' ff. 31v-37v: A sermon for Septuagesima, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies, beginning 'Drihten sǽde...' ff. 37v-39r: A sermon for Septuagesima, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies, beginning 'We willað...' ff. 39r-44v: A sermon for Sexagesima, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 44v-50v: A sermon for quinquagesima, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 51r-55r: A sermon for the first Sunday in Lent, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies (begins imperfectly). ff. 55r-59v: A sermon for the first Sunday in Lent, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 59v-63r: A sermon for the second Sunday in Lent, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 63r-69r: A sermon by Ælfric for the third Sunday in Lent, beginning 'Erat Iesus eiciens...' ff. 69r-73r: A sermon for Mid-Lent Sunday in Lent, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 73r-82v: A sermon for Mid-Lent, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies, beginning 'Men ða leofestan we rædað nu...' ff. 82v-85v: Asermon for Mid-Lent, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies, beginning 'Moyses 7 Aaron...' ff. 85v-91v: De oratione Moysi , from Ælfric's Lives of the Saints . There is a blank, unfoliated leaf between ff. 89 and 90. ff. 91v-99r: A sermon for the Fifth Sunday in Lent, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 99r-102v: A sermon by Ælfric for the Friday after the fifth Sunday in Lent, beginning 'Collegerunt pontifices...' ff. 102v-108r: A sermon for Palm Sunday, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. A leaf is missing between ff. 102v and 103r. ff. 108r-116v: A sermon for Palm Sunday, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies (with the rubric 'Feria II de passione domini'). ff. 116v-119v: An anonymous homily (Blickling Homily number 6). ff. 119v-126r: An anonymous homily, beginning 'Segeð on þisum bocum...' ff. 126r-131r: A sermon for Easter, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 131r-139r: A sermon for Easter, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies, beginning 'Men þa leofestan...' ff. 139r-141v: A sermon for Easter, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies, beginning 'Hit is swiðe...' ff. 141v-145r: A sermon for Easter Wednesday, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 145r-150v: A sermon for the first Sunday after Easter, from the second series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 150v-159v: A sermon for the second Sunday after Easter, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. Ends imperfectly. ff. 160r-162v: Ælfric's De doctrina apostolica . There is a blank, unfoliated leaf between f. 160v and 161r. ff. 162v-165v: A sermon of Ælfric for the fourth Sunday after Easter, beginning 'Vado ad eu[m] qui me misit...' ff. 165v-169v: A sermon of Ælfric for the fifth Sunday after Easter, beginning 'Sume men nyton gewis...' ff. 169v-176v: A sermon on 'De fide catholica', from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 176v-182v: A sermon on the Ascension, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 182v-186r: A sermon of Ælfric for the first Sunday after Ascension, beginning 'Cum autem venerit...' ff. 186r-192v: A sermon on Pentecost, from the first series of Ælfric's Catholic Homilies. ff. 192v-196v: A sermon on Pentecost by Ælfric, beginning 'Si quis diligit me...' Decoration: Large initials in green and red, sometimes with penwork decoration (ff. 11r, 17v, 21v, 23v, 27v, 31v, 32r, 37v, 39r, 44v, 55r, 58v, 59v, 63r, 69r, 73r, 82v, 85v, 92r, 99v, 102v, 109r, 116v, 119r, 126r, 131r, 139r, 141v, 145r, 150v, 162v, 165v, 166r, 170r, 176v, 182v, 186r, 192v). Drawing of a face in an initial (f. 131r). Smaller initials in green or red (ff. 38r, 39r, 40r, 77r, 78r, 83v, 86r, 93r, 128r, 139r, 145v, 163r, 166v, 170r, 175r-v, 176v, 177v, 179r, 182v, 183r,192v, 193r, 195v). Rubrics in red. Letters highlighted in red and blue throughout.
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