Fragments of Alfric's [sic] Saxon and Latin grammar and glossary : found in the cover of an old MS in the archives of Worcester Cathedral / by Sir Thos. Phillipps, Bart. [manuscript], 1837.
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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English antiquary and collector. He began collecting while at Rugby School and Oxford. On inheriting his father's estate at Middle Hill in Worcestershire, Phillipps embarked on a career of collecting manuscripts and books. His collection of manuscripts eventually numbered over 60,000 items. During Continental trips in the 1820s Phillipps bought heavily, and back in England he continued to do so, often buying up entire estate libraries at auction. He collected Eastern, Greek and Lat...
Aelfric, Abbot of Eynsham
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Aelfric (fl. 1006), Abbot of Eynsham in Worcestershire, was a prolific writer. He became known as "Grammaticus" for his Latin grammar and glossary. In 1837 the manuscript collector Sir Thomas Phillipps discovered in an old binding among the archives of Worcestershire Cathedral a manuscript by Aelfric in the orthography of the 12th century that included a Saxon grammar, a short poem lamenting the number of foreign bishops in England, and a fragment of a poem, The debate of the body and the soul. ...
