Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 421: Old English Homilies

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Title:
Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 421: Old English Homilies
Alternate Title:
Homiliae Saxonicae (VI)
Language:
English, Old (ca. 450-1100) and Latin
Extent:
ff. 2 + 177
Dimensions:
205 Height (mm) and 120 Width (mm)
Approximate Date:
[ca. 1000 - 1099]
Table of contents:
  • Prayer following Homily for the Feast of an Apostle
  • Catholic Homilies, First Series, Pentecost
  • Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Apostle
  • Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Martyrs
  • Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Confessor
  • Catholic Homilies, Second Series, Virgins
  • Sermo ad populum in octauis Pentecosten dicendus
  • Sermon on Larspel and scriftboc
  • Sermon Ammonitio amici
  • Homily for Tuesday in Rogationtide
  • Sermon on Larspel
  • Luke on the last days
  • Catholic Homilies, First Series, In Letania maiore
  • Catholic Homilies, First Series, Feria III de Dominica oratione
  • Catholic Homilies, First Series, Feria IIII de fide catholica
  • Catholic Homilies, First Series, Ascension
Description:
CCCC MS 421 is an important collection of Old English homilies, many by Ælfric of Eynsham OSB (d. 1010). It originated in the first half of the eleventh century as a companion volume to CCCC MS 419, partly written by the same scribe, and pp. 1–2 of MS 421 were originally physically part CCCC MS 419. Substantial additions were made to MS 421 at at Exeter in the time of Bishop Leofric (1050-1072). The manuscript contains an eleventh-century frontispiece drawing of the Crucifixion in the part (p. 1) which was originally in CCCC MS 419. MS 421 was Parker's sixth volume of homilies in his numeration system.
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