Codex Cottonianus

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Codex Cottonianus is a name for various manuscripts in the Cotton Collection in the British Library in London . This is based on the Cotton Library by Robert Bruce Cotton from the 17th century.

This includes:

  • Codex Cottonianus Caligula , 10th century, Old Saxon manuscript by Heliand , Ms. Cotton Caligula
  • Cotton Genesis , 5th century, Greek manuscript of the book of Genesis, Ms. Cotton Claudius B VI
  • Otho Corpus Gospel Book , 8th Century, Irish-Anglo-Saxon Gospel Book with miniatures, Ms. Cotton Otho CV
  • Lindisfarne Gospels , 7th century, Irish-Anglo-Saxon Gospels with miniatures, Ms. Cotton Nero VI