Manuscripts

Dublin, Trinity College, MS 1308

  • Irish
  • s. xv
  • composite manuscript
  • Irish manuscripts
  • vellum
Identifiers
Location
Shelfmark
H 2. 12, no. 8
Classification
Cat. no. 1308
Provenance and related aspects
Language
Irish
Date
s. xv
In their catalogue description, neither Abbott or Gwynn suggest a date for the manuscript or its constituent parts. Murphy (1956) assigns it to the 15th century.
Hands, scribes
Codicological information
UnitCodicological unit. Indicates whether the entry describes a single leaf, a distinct or composite manuscript, etc.
composite manuscript
Material
vellum
Collation
Quarto
Distinct units
Table of contents
Legend
Texts

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Locus

While it is not a reality yet, CODECS seeks consistency in formatting references to locations of texts and other items of interest in manuscripts. Our preferences may be best explained with some examples:

  • f. 23ra.34: meaning folio 23 recto, first column, line 34
  • f. 96vb.m: meaning folio 96, verso, second column, middle of the page (s = top, m = middle, i = bottom)
    • Note that marg. = marginalia, while m = middle.
  • p. 67b.23: meaning page 67, second column, line 23
Sources: T. K. Abbott • E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of Irish MSS in TCD (1921): 86; Rudolf Thurneysen, ‘Mittelirische Verslehren’ in Irische Texte mit Wörterbuch... (1891): 3-4.

Sources

Primary sources This section typically includes references to diplomatic editions, facsimiles and photographic reproductions, notably digital image archives, of at least a major portion of the manuscript. For editions of individual texts, see their separate entries.

Digitisation wanted

Secondary sources (select)

Abbott, T. K., and E. J. Gwynn, Catalogue of the Irish manuscripts in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin, Dublin: Hodges, Figgis & Co, 1921.
Internet Archive: <link> Internet Archive: <link>
86, 338 direct link
Murphy, Gerard [ed. and tr.], Early Irish lyrics: eighth to twelfth century, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1956.
CELT – Early Irish poetry to c. 1200 (many of the editions are available online here): <link>
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Contributors
Dennis Groenewegen
Page created
August 2011, last updated: April 2023