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• Gotha Germany Forschungsbibliothek Gotha Membr. I 75 (foll. 1–22)

Written in South England or possibly in an Anglo-Saxon centre on the Continent. Was probably at Murbach and bound up with the Aldhelm part already in the early ninth century, to judge by the Sedulius matter ('Versus Bellesarii scolastici', etc.) in South German minuscule saec. IX in. on foll. 23 ff. Bought by Duke Ernest II (†1804) of Gotha-Altenburg from J. B. Maugérard between the years 1795 and 1802.

Script is diluted Anglo-Saxon minuscule of the South-English type, with strong admixture of majuscule elements: uncial 𐌾, L, M, N, S, T, U occur fairly frequently; u is sometimes suprascript and cup-shaped; numerous ligatures with e, also ia, tio; Ᵹ in the ligature gn resembles an elongated s. First words or letters of verses and quotations in the chapter-tables in mixed capital and uncial. Three rhythmical poems from the circle of Alcuin were entered on foll. 20v–22v in rapid Caroline minuscule showing Anglo-Saxon influence saec. VIII–IX. South German minuscule saec. IX in. (for an Accessus to Sedulius) is seen on fol. 20.

☛Bischoff, Katalog 1 no. 1420a.