Cotton collection of manuscripts
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The Cotton collection of manuscripts is a historically significant assemblage of medieval and early modern manuscripts formed by Sir Robert Cotton, now one of the core holdings of the British Library.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Library Cotton manuscripts | 1 |
| Cotton Nero manuscripts series | 1 |
| Cotton collection of manuscripts canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural heritage collection
ⓘ
manuscript collection ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Cottonian Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collectionOf |
charters
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early modern manuscripts ⓘ medieval manuscripts ⓘ rolls ⓘ state papers ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| creator | Sir Robert Cotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| event | Ashburnham House fire of 1731 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formedInPeriod |
early 17th century
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late 16th century ⓘ |
| formerLocation | Ashburnham House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beowulf manuscript
NERFINISHED
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Codex Alexandrinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Caligula A VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Caligula A XV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Claudius B IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Cleopatra C IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Domitian A I NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Julius A VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Julius E VII NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Nero A X NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Nero C IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Nero D I NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Otho A VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Otho A XII NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Otho B IX NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Otho C I NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Tiberius A VI NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Tiberius B I NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Tiberius B V NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Titus A XXVII NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Vespasian A I NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Vespasian A VIII NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Vespasian A XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Vespasian D XIV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Vitellius A XV NERFINISHED ⓘ Cotton Vitellius C III NERFINISHED ⓘ Lindisfarne Gospels NERFINISHED ⓘ Magna Carta (Cotton charter copies) NERFINISHED ⓘ Sir Gawain and the Green Knight manuscript NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | public collection ⓘ |
| location | British Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir Robert Cotton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | British Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
core foundation collection of the British Library
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major source for the study of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ major source for the study of medieval England ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Cotton Nero manuscripts series
this entity surface form:
British Library Cotton manuscripts