Codex Exoniensis
E505429
Codex Exoniensis is a 10th-century Old English manuscript, better known as the Exeter Book, containing one of the largest surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry, including elegies and religious verse.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Anglo-Saxon literary codex
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Old English manuscript ⓘ medieval manuscript ⓘ poetry manuscript ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Exeter Book
NERFINISHED
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Exeter Cathedral Library MS 3501 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| century | 10th century ⓘ |
| condition |
partly damaged by fire or heat
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some leaves stained and worn ⓘ |
| contains |
Anglo-Saxon poetry
NERFINISHED
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Christ I NERFINISHED ⓘ Christ II NERFINISHED ⓘ Christ III NERFINISHED ⓘ Deor ⓘ Guthlac A NERFINISHED ⓘ Guthlac B NERFINISHED ⓘ Juliana NERFINISHED ⓘ The Descent into Hell (Harrowing of Hell) poem NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fortunes of Men NERFINISHED ⓘ The Gifts of Men NERFINISHED ⓘ The Homiletic Fragment NERFINISHED ⓘ The Husband's Message NERFINISHED ⓘ The Judgment Day poems NERFINISHED ⓘ The Order of the World NERFINISHED ⓘ The Phoenix NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rhyming Poem NERFINISHED ⓘ The Riming Poem NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ruin NERFINISHED ⓘ The Seafarer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wanderer NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wife's Lament NERFINISHED ⓘ Widsith (fragmentary or related material) NERFINISHED ⓘ elegies ⓘ homiletic poetry ⓘ religious verse ⓘ riddles ⓘ saints' lives ⓘ wisdom poetry ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| culture | Anglo-Saxon England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | 10th century ⓘ |
| donatedBy | Leofric, first Bishop of Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| donationDate | 11th century ⓘ |
| folioCount | about 130 folios ⓘ |
| genre |
elegiac poetry
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religious poetry ⓘ riddle poetry ⓘ secular poetry ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
lacks extensive illumination
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mostly written by a single scribe ⓘ no musical notation ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
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Exeter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Exeter Cathedral Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Insular minuscule ⓘ |
| significance |
one of the four major surviving manuscripts of Old English poetry
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one of the largest surviving collections of Anglo-Saxon poetry ⓘ |
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