Calendar; Passional (February–March), comprising: Passio Sancti Ignatii ; Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis ; Passio Sancti Blasii Episcopi ; Passio Sancti Triphonis Martyris ; Passio Sancte Agathe Virginis et Martyris ; Alcuin, Vita Sancti Vedasti Episcopi ; Haiminus of Saint-Vaast, Miracula Sancti Vedasti Episcopi ; Baudemundus, Vita Sancti Amandi Traiectensis Episcopi ; Vita Sancti Ansberti episcopi ; Vita Sancte Austroberte Virginis ; Vita Sancte Euphrasie Virginis ; Passio Sancti Valentini Martyris ; Passio Sancte Iuliane Virginis et Martyris ; Passio Sancti Ananie Martyris ; Actus Theophili qui Christum Negavit et Recuperavit ; Wrdestin, Vita Sancti Winualoei Abbatis ; Passio Sanctarum Perpetue et Felicitatis ; Passio Sanctorum Quadraginta Militum ; John the Deacon of Rome, Vita Sancti Gregorii Papae ; Passio Longini Martyris ; Vita Sancte Gertrudis ; Miracula Sancte Gertrudis ; Passio Sancti Theodori Martyris ; Bede the Venerable, Vita Sancti Cuthberti ; Vita Sancti Wulframni Episcopi ; Nicholas Trevet, Annales Sex Regum Anglie ; Pseudo-Methodius, De Initio et Fine Seculi ; ‘Hermerus’, Lilium Regnans ; Chronicle of English history, 1341–1399; Record of the peace made between Henry III and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of Gwynedd, 25 September 1267; Account of a dispute between Henry III and his barons; A record of a dispute between Peterborough Abbey and the inhabitants of Dodesthorpe; A chronicle of British history, Brutus–1388
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Bède le Vénérable (saint, 0673?-0735)
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Bede the Venerable, c 673-735, Saint
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Beda Venerabilis (saint ; 0673?-0735)
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Bede, the Venerable, Saint, 673-735
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Bede, the Venerable, Saint 673-735
Bede the Venerable (b. c. 673, d. 735), monk and theologian
This composite manuscript contains six parts (ff. 2-7; ff. 8-173;
ff. 174-233; ff. 234-254; f. 255; ff. 256-269) that were produced
at separate times in England. The largest part of the manuscript
(ff. 8-173) contains a Passionary or Legendary (featuring the lives
of saints for liturgical reading in the period of February to
March) that was written in the 2nd quarter of the 12th century.
Another portion originally part of this manuscript is the endleaves
of Cambridge, Trinity College, MS. O.2.51. The manuscript’s third
part (ff. 174-233) was removed from Royal MS 13 D I by Sir Robert
Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), in whose library the six parts
were bound together (see Carley and Tite, 'Sir Robert Cotton as
Collector of Manuscripts' (1992), pp. 94-99). Contents: ff. 2r-7v:
Calendar, imperfect due to fire damage. ff. 8r-12r: Passio Sancti
Ignatii (The Martyrdom of St Ignatius) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica
Latina , no. 4256]. ff. 12r-26v: Vita Sancte Brigide Virginis (The
Life of St Brigid, Virgin) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no.
1455]. ff. 26v-29r: Passio Sancti Blasii Episcopi (The Martyrdom of
St Blaise, Bishop) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 1370].
ff. 29r-34r: Passio Sancti Triphonis Martyris (The Martyrdom of St
Tryphon, Martyr) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 8338].
ff. 34r-36r: Passio Sancte Agathe Virginis et Martyris (The
Martyrdom of St Agatha, Virgin and Martyr) [ Bibliotheca
Hagiographica Latina , no. 133]. ff. 36r-41v: Alcuin (b. c. 735, d.
804), Vita Sancti Vedasti Episcopi (The Life of St Vedastus,
Bishop) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 8508]. ff.
42r-46r: Haiminus of Saint-Vaast [Haiminus Atrebatensis] (fl. 1st
half of the 9th century), Miracula Sancti Vedasti Episcopi (The
Miracles of St Vedastus, Bishop) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina
, no. 8510]. ff. 46r-50v: Baudemundus (fl. 8th century), Vita
Sancti Amandi Traiectensis Episcopi (The Life of St Amandus, Bishop
of Tongeren) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 332]. ff.
50v-58v: Vita Sancti Ansberti Episcopi (The Life of St Ansbert,
Bishop) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 520]. ff. 58v-63v:
Vita Sancte Austroberte Virginis (The Life of St Austrebertha,
Virgin) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 831]. ff. 63v-73r:
Vita Sancte Euphrasie Virginis (The Life of St Euphrasia) [
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 2718]. ff. 73r-75r: Passio
Sancti Valentini Martyris (The Life of St Valentine, Martyr) [
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 8460]. ff. 75r-78v: Passio
Sancte Iuliane Virginis et Martyris (The Martyrdom of St Juliana,
Virgin and Martyr) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 4522].
ff. 78v-82r: Passio Sancti Ananie Martyris (The Martyrdom of St
Anianias, Martyr) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 397].
ff. 82r-86r: Actus Theophili qui Christum Negavit et Recuperavit
(The Act of Theopilus, who rejected and refound Christ) [
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 8121]. ff. 86v-95r: Wrdisten
[Vurdestinus] (fl. 9th century), Vita Sancti Winualoei Abbatis (The
Life of St Winwaloe, Abbot) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina ,
no. 8957]. ff. 95r-100v: Passio Sanctarum Perpetue et Felicitatis
(The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas) [ Bibliotheca
Hagiographica Latina , no. 6634]. ff. 100v-103r: Passio Sanctorum
Quadraginta Militum (The Martyrdom of the Forty Soldiers [of
Sebaste]) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 7539]. ff.
103r-139v: John the Deacon of Rome (fl. late 9th century), Vita
Sancti Gregorii Papae (The Life of St Gregory the Pope) [
Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no. 3641]. ff. 139v-141r: Passio
Longini Martyris (The Martyrdom of Longinus, Martyr) [ Bibliotheca
Hagiographica Latina , no. 4965]. ff. 141r-143v: Vita Sancte
Gertrudis (The Life of St Getrude) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica
Latina , no. 3490]. ff. 143v-145v: Miracula Sancte Gertrudis (The
Miracles of St Getrude) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica Latina , no.
3495]. ff. 145v-148r: Passio Sancti Theodori Martyris (The
Martyrdom of St Theodore, Martyr) [ Bibliotheca Hagiographica
Latina , no. 8079]. ff. 148r-168v: Bede the Venerable (b. 673, d.
735), Vita Sancti Cuthberti (The Life of St Cuthbert) [Bibliotheca
Hagiographica Latina, no. 2021]. ff. 168v-173v: V ita Sancti
Wulframni Episcopi (The Life of St Wulfram, Bishop) [ Bibliotheca
Hagiographica Latina , no. 8738]. ff. 174r-231r: Nicholas Trevet
(b. c. 1258, d. c. 1334), Annales Sex Regum Anglie (Annals of Six
Kings of England), AD 1136–1307. ff. 231v-233v: Pseudo-Methodius,
De Initio et Fine Seculi (On the Beginning and the End of this
Age). f. 233v: ‘Hermerus’, a political prophecy known as Lilium
Regnans (The Lily Ruling), beginning 'Hermerus deus sapientium:
anno a creatione mundi'; followed by an unidentified and imperfect
(? prophetic) text. ff. 234r-254v: Chronicle of English history,
1341–1399. ff. 255r-255v: Record of the peace made between King
Henry III (r. 1216–1272) and Llywelyn ap Gruffudd of Gwynedd (d.
1282), 25 September 1267. ff. 256r-262r: Account of a dispute
between King Henry III (r. 1216–1272) and his barons.ff.
262v-267v: A record of a dispute between Peterborough Abbey and the
inhabitants of Dodesthorpe. ff. 268v-269r: A chronicle of British
history, Brutus–1388. The manuscript contains a later addition:f.
1v: A table of contents, added by Richard James (b. 1592, d. 1638),
librarian for Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631).[ff. 1r,
268r, 269v are blank].Decoration:Part 1 (ff. 2r-7v):20 of the
originally 24 roundels with the Labours of the Month and Symbols of
the Zodiac in blue, red and white, against a gold background in
frames of blue and purple; several are damaged by fire. Partial
(three-sided) borders of acanthus leaves in gold and colours. Large
‘KL’ initials in gold in purple and blue frames (‘champ
initials’). Small initials in gold, or blue with red penwork
decoration. Rubrics in blue or red. Roman numerals in red. Part 2
(ff. 8r-173v):Large, medium and small initials in colours. Part 3
(ff. 174r-233v):1 large puzzle initial in blue (faded) and red (f.
174r); medium initials in blue with red penwork decoration and
pen-flourishing. Rubrics in red. Paraph marks in red. Parts 4 (ff.
234r-254v); 5 (ff. 255r-255v); 6 (ff. 256r-269v):No decoration.
