The MS. is noticed by Hamilton, Gesta Pontificum, Rolls Series, p. xxiii: and is described as of cent. xiii.f.1 Inc. prologus in libro Willelmi de gestis Pontificum anglorum
Prima sedes episcoporum
-suo sequentur ordine.
Expl. prologus.
f.1b Incipit liber primus de gestis pontificum
Cantuarie sedit primus augustinus.
Ends f.83b
et obscurioribus sanctis lucifluum iubar inuexit.
Colophon (xiv).
Expl. liber gestorum pontificalium anglorum.
There are marginal notes (xiii, xiv) chiefly indicative of the subject-matter.
The beginnings of a late table on the fly-leaf at the end.
The James Catalogue of Western Manuscripts
R.5.36
| Shelfmark | R.5.36 |
|---|---|
| Manuscript Title | William of Malmesbury, Gesta pontificum Anglorum |
| Alternative Title | Willelmus Malmesburiensis De Gestis Pontificum. |
| James Number | 727 |
| Century | 12th |
| Physical Description | Double columns of 34 lines. In a fine close upright hand. |
| Provenance | Given by Whitgift. From Malmesbury?. On the fly-leaf is Istum librum recepit mutuo dominus J. Exon. episcopus ab Abbate Malmisberi Anno Domini Mo. ccc.xxxij prima die Julij. Et restituit eumdem priori de Pyltone anno sequenti, prima die Maij. The borrower is John Grandison, Bp of Exeter. On f.1b at the bottom: Istum librum recepit mutuo dominus abbas Glaston. xiiij die mensis ffebruar' anno domini millmoccccmoxj restituendum ad festum S. Michaelis proxime futurum. |
| Second Folio | omittere magis |
| Religious House | Glastonbury, Somerset, Benedictine AbbeyMalmesbury, Wiltshire, Benedictine AbbeyPilton, Devon, Benedictine Priory |
| Donor | Whitgift, John (1530/31?–1604), Archbishop of Canterbury, Master of Trinity |
| Size (cm) | 28 x 21 |
| Folio | 83 + 3 ff. |
| Material | Parchment |
| Language | Latin |
| Collation | Collation : a2 || I8-X8 XI4 (wants 4 blank) | 1 fly-leaf. |
| IIIF Manifest URL |  https://mss-cat.trin.cam.ac.uk/Manuscript/R.5.36/manifest.json |
| Online Since | 11/01/2018 |
Contents
Bibliography
Ker, N. R., Medieval Libraries of Great Britain, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks 3, 2nd edn (London, 1964)
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