Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 416: Amalarius of Metz, Liber officialis

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Title:

Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 416: Amalarius of Metz, Liber officialis

Alternate Title:

Amalarius

Language:

Latin

Extent:

ff. 1 + 152

Dimensions:

206 Height (mm) and 128 Width (mm)

Approximate Date:

[ca. 1100 - 1199]

Provenance:

From Ely. On the margin of f. 1r is the Ely mark

Table of contents:

Liber officialis

Description:

CCCC MS 416 is a twelfth-century manuscript which has a roughly contemporary contents list showing that it once contained a large number of works. However, all of these are now lost except for the Liber officialis of Amalarius of Metz (c. 780-850), a text explaining the liturgy of the mass and divine office. The standard Ely cathedral priory press mark can be found in the margin of f. 1 recto (see also CCCC MS 44). The flyleaf explains that it was given, presumably to Ely, by one William Stradesete. It later came into the possession of Matthew Parker.