[Regia-NA] Anglo Saxon Manuscripts?

[Douglas Sunlin]

I believe the reason the names of Roman emperors are attached is that the 
manuscripts were shelved under busts of these ancient notables, hence the 
system...



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>From: VIKING@inthedanelaw.fsnet.co.uk
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>To: list-regia-na@lig.net
>Subject: Re: [Regia-NA] Anglo Saxon Manuscripts?
>Date: Mon, 20 Oct 2003 14:33:14 +0200 (CEST)
>
>Hi Wil,
>That is a Cotton Manuscript (MS = manuscript...MSS = manuscripts...and Cott 
>  = Cotton).  These were manuscripts originally collected by Sir Robert 
>Cotton.  His collection (now in the BM) includes a lot of the famous 
>manuscripts: Julius, Vespasian, Tiberius, etc.  So you manuscript should 
>also have another name and number associated with it, as well as a "folio" 
>number to indicate where in the manuscript the reference is made, i.e. 
>Cotton Nero D.iv, f. 210v
>Bill
>
>
>
>
>Message date : Oct 20 2003, 11:10 AM
>From : wjy851@mail.usask.ca
>To : list-regia-na@lig.net
>Copy to :
>Subject : [Regia-NA] Anglo Saxon Manuscripts?
>Hey all
>
>I have a number of images from an Anglo Saxon manuscript... problem is they 
>are
>only labellad "Cott. MS."
>
>Can anyone tell me what this abbreviation stands for, and assign a century 
>or
>exact date to this manuscript? Thanks in advance,
>
>~Wil
>
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