Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 178 (CCCC 178) is an English manuscript in the library of

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. The codex consists of two parts which may have been together since the thirteenth century. The first part, pp. 1–270 (item 54 on Gneuss's ''Handlist''), contains homilies for general occasions (1-163) and for festivals (164-270) and was compiled in the early eleventh century and derived from

Worcester Worcester may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Worcester, England, a city and the county town of Worcestershire in England ** Worcester (UK Parliament constituency), an area represented by a Member of Parliament * Worcester Park, London, Englan ...

. The second part, pp. 287–457 (Gneuss 55), contains Latin and Old English versions of the

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. Both parts were glossed by

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. The first part formerly contained a number of homilies and other texts by

Ælfric Ælfric (Old English ', Middle English ''Elfric'') is an Anglo-Saxon given name. Churchmen *Ælfric of Eynsham (c. 955–c. 1010), late 10th century Anglo-Saxon abbot and writer *Ælfric of Abingdon (died 1005), late 10th century Anglo-Saxon Archbi ...

, including the '' Interrogationes Sigewulfi'', his adaptation of Alcuin's ''

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'', which contains almost three hundred questions and answers on the

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. This section was lifted from the manuscript by

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and is now part of CCCC 162.

1-163

*Ælfric's ''Catholic Homilies'' (''CH'') I.1, pp. 1–15 *''Hexameron'', pp. 15–30 *''Interrogationes Sigewulfi'' (now in CCCC 162) *''CH'' I.24, pp. 33–43 *''CH'' I.19, pp. 43–54 *Pope XI, pp. 54–73 *''De octo uitiis et de duodecim abusiuis'', pp. 73–88 *Ælfric's ''Lives of the Saints'' XVII.1-267, 88-101 *''Sermo de die iudicii'' (Pope XVIII), pp. 101–114 *''De falsis diis'' (Pope XXI.1-313), ppp. 142–63

References

;Notes ;Bibliography * *M.R. James. ''A Descriptive Catalogue of the Manuscripts of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge''. Vol 1. 1912. 11th-century manuscripts Manuscripts of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge {{Manuscript-stub

Contents

1-163

See also

References