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The Book of Nunnaminster (London, British Library, Harley MS 2965) is a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon prayerbook. It was written in the kingdom of Mercia, using an "insular" hand (as used in the British Isles), related to Carolingian minuscule. It was probably later owned by Ealhswith, wife of Alfred the Great. It is related to, but of an earlier date than, the Book of Cerne, and also to the Royal Prayerbook and the Harleian prayerbook. Like Cerne it contains the Passion narratives of the four Gospels and a collection of non-liturgical prayers, many of which relate to the Passion. The Book of Nunnaminster shares some poems with the Book of Cerne. It also includes some decorated initials.

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  • Book of Nunnaminster (en)
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  • The Book of Nunnaminster (London, British Library, Harley MS 2965) is a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon prayerbook. It was written in the kingdom of Mercia, using an "insular" hand (as used in the British Isles), related to Carolingian minuscule. It was probably later owned by Ealhswith, wife of Alfred the Great. It is related to, but of an earlier date than, the Book of Cerne, and also to the Royal Prayerbook and the Harleian prayerbook. Like Cerne it contains the Passion narratives of the four Gospels and a collection of non-liturgical prayers, many of which relate to the Passion. The Book of Nunnaminster shares some poems with the Book of Cerne. It also includes some decorated initials. (en)
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  • The Book of Nunnaminster (en)
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  • Latin, with Old English (en)
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  • First quire missing (en)
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  • Insular minuscule (en)
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  • Medieval manuscript leaf bearing 13 lines of Latin script in dark brown & orange ink. Lines 8–13 indent to fit a large initial ‘d’ in dark brown ink with red & green washes. The stem of the ‘d’ transforms into the head of a cat, its long tongue sticking out & tying itself into knots. (en)
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  • Zoomorphic initial ‘d’: Book of Nunnaminster, f. 16v (en)
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  • c.800–c.825 (en)
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  • British Library, Harley MS 2965 (en)
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  • Parchment, ink (en)
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  • Member of the Southumbrian 'Tiberius Group' (en)
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  • The Book of Nunnaminster (London, British Library, Harley MS 2965) is a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon prayerbook. It was written in the kingdom of Mercia, using an "insular" hand (as used in the British Isles), related to Carolingian minuscule. It was probably later owned by Ealhswith, wife of Alfred the Great. It is related to, but of an earlier date than, the Book of Cerne, and also to the Royal Prayerbook and the Harleian prayerbook. Like Cerne it contains the Passion narratives of the four Gospels and a collection of non-liturgical prayers, many of which relate to the Passion. The Book of Nunnaminster shares some poems with the Book of Cerne. It also includes some decorated initials. The 'Nunnaminster' was another name for St Mary's Abbey, Winchester. (en)
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  • Gospel extracts; prayers (en)
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  • England, S. (en)
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