Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection

E67099

The Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection is a late 14th-century Middle English manuscript best known for preserving the unique texts of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and three other alliterative poems.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Middle English manuscript
codex
illuminated manuscript
medieval manuscript
poetry manuscript
associatedAuthor The Gawain Poet
surface form: Gawain Poet

The Gawain Poet
surface form: Pearl Poet
cataloguedIn Cotton collection catalogue
century 14th century
collection Cotton Library
containsWork Cleanness
Patience
Pearl
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
four Middle English alliterative poems
date late 14th century
decoration illuminated initials
miniatures
dialect English Midlands
surface form: Northwest Midlands Middle English
genre alliterative poetry
heldBy British Library
language Middle English
literaryTradition Alliterative Revival
location London, England
surface form: London
material parchment
notableFor preserving the unique text of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
preserving the unique texts of Pearl, Patience, and Cleanness
origin West Midlands
surface form: West Midlands dialect area
region England
repositorySection Cotton Nero pressmark series
script Gothic script
scriptorium English scriptorium
shelfmark Cotton Nero A.x
stateOfPreservation partially damaged
studiedIn Middle English literary scholarship
subjectMatter Arthurian romance
Christian theology
morality and virtue
textualStatus unique manuscript source for Cleanness
unique manuscript source for Patience
unique manuscript source for Pearl
unique manuscript source for Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
writingSystem Latin alphabet

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Cleanness manuscript Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection
this entity surface form: British Library Cotton Nero A.x
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight partOf Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection
The Gawain Poet workCollectionLocation Cotton Nero A.x manuscript collection
this entity surface form: British Library Cotton Nero A.x manuscript