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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 402 uniquely transmits the authorial revision of the central Middle English spiritual text, Ancrene Riwle/Ancrene Wisse. The first leaf includes a note of the book's donation to the Augustinian abbey at Wigmore (Herefs) around 1300. This note investigates the donor and the circumstances that may have prompted both the book's production and the abbey precentor's request for its donation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article explores the discovery of previously overlooked Middle English verses in the Bodleian Library at Oxford University. The author emphasizes the limitations of previous cataloguing efforts, which focused on formal texts and neglected peripheral areas and Latin manuscripts. Examples of the newly discovered verses are provided, highlighting their significance in understanding Middle English literature. The text also discusses the challenges of accurately identifying and categorizing verse in medieval manuscripts, emphasizing the need for careful reading and analysis. Scholars studying medieval manuscripts and their poetic content will find this article to be a valuable resource. [Extracted from the article]

THE CAMBRIDGE HISTORY OF THE BOOK IN BRITAIN: VOLUME II, 1100-1400. Edited by Nigel J. Morgan and Rodney M. Thomson. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. Pp. xxiv + 616; 82 [...]

I OXFORD, BODLEIAN LIBRARY, BODLEY 647 has always been central to forming perceptions of vernacular Lollardy; indeed, until just over twenty years ago and publication of a broader conspectus, this [...]