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Sermons and Other Liturgical Texts (German and Latin, 12th century)

IDENTITY STATEMENT

Reference code(s): GB 0103 MS GERM 16

Held at: University College London

Title: Sermons and Other Liturgical Texts (German and Latin, 12th century)

Date(s): 12th century

Level of description: Collection (fonds)

Extent: 1 volume containing 43 leaves

Name of creator(s): Unknown

CONTEXT

Administrative/Biographical history:

Written in Germany.

CONTENT

Scope and content/abstract:

Manuscript volume, 12th century, comprising a collection of sermons and other liturgical texts.

ACCESS AND USE

Language/scripts of material: German and Latin

System of arrangement:

Conditions governing access:

Open.

Conditions governing reproduction:

Normal copyright restrictions apply.

Physical characteristics:

Parchment manuscript in modern calf binding. Various hands and scripts. Initials and headings in red. 19.5cm.

Finding aids:

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935) and N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969), which summarise the contents of the manuscript; handlist at University College London Special Collections.

ARCHIVAL INFORMATION

Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:

Accruals:

Archival history:

Formerly bound with MS LAT 1-3 as Phillipps MS 18090. The manuscript belonged to Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792-1872), baronet, an antiquary and bibliophile whose collection included c60,000 manuscripts of various kinds, some relating to the administration of Swiss towns. He apparently bought the manuscript from the antiquary Tross in Paris. Various manuscripts were sold after Sir Thomas's death, some to the German government, and were dispersed to several libraries.

Immediate source of acquisition:

Presented to University College London by Lord Iveagh in 1911.

ALLIED MATERIALS

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Publication note:

Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935), reproduces f 39r of the manuscript (Plate VII).

DESCRIPTION NOTES

Note:

Archivist's note: Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.