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.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| British Library Cotton Nero A.x | 1 |
| British Library Cotton Nero A.x manuscript | 1 |
Statements (43)
| 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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
British Library Cotton Nero A.x
this entity surface form:
British Library Cotton Nero A.x manuscript