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Croft, P J2
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Catalogue of an exhibition of poetry manuscripts in the British Museum, April-June 1967

Lewis, Jenny; Bridgen, John William; British Museum

1967

Half-title: Poetry in the making.

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The Cædmon manuscript of Anglo-Saxon Biblical poetry : Junius XI in the Bodleian library

Caedmon; Gollancz, Sir Israel (1864-1930); British Academy; Bodleian Library

1927

"Limited to two hundred & fifty copies... ". Poems formerly ascribed to Caedmon; the present editor believes that only Genesis A and possibly Genesis B are by Caedmon.

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Prick of Conscience
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Prick of Conscience

[ca. 1380-1420]

19th-century pagination, probably by T. C. Neale. Damp staining on several leaves. Initials: 2 to 3-line initials in red for beginnings of sections. Modern front flyleaves contain extensive 19th...

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Miscellany of Middle English religious verse and prose
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Miscellany of Middle English religious verse and prose

[ca. 1450s]

Decoration: 2 to 3-line initials in red with pen ornamentation in brown. Capitals touched in red. Catchwords in cartouches. Occasional pointing hand. Written in anglicana (main text) and anglicana f...

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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]
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[Horae Beatae Mariae Virginis]

Clifton family

[late 14th century, possibly before 1389]

The original total of leaves is likely to have been 118, with the majority of the missing leaves likely to have contained illuminations and been cut out in post-medieval times. Decoration: Three 8 t...

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