Middle English Bibliography Entry

Northern Homily Cycle: The Widow's Candle

Entry Info

External References:
IMEV 97
NIMEV 97
DIMEV 169
Manual 11.XXVI.7, 9.XXIV.187
Manuscript, print, and LALME references:
Edinburgh, Royal College of Physicians . (Pref. MS)
LALME: vol. 1. 88. Hand B. LP 375. Yorks.
LAEME: Item 298. Entry 2. "Hand B, fols. 16r-36v, prologue and first thirteen items of the Northern Homily Collection.... Localisation .. very tentative...; features..seem to fit in the North Riding somewhat north of York." Yorkshire, North Riding.
Oxford, Bodleian Library, Eng. poet. a.1 (Vernon) .
LALME: vol. 1. 148. "MS in one hand except for the Index." LP 7630. Worcs.
Cambridge, University Library Gg.5.31 .
LALME: vol. 1. 67. "MS in one hand." LP 478. NME.
Editions, facsimiles, and other sources cited:
English Metrical Homilies, ed. J. Small (1862).
C. Horstmann, "Die Evangelien-Geschichten der Homiliensammlung des Ms. Vernon," Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen 57 (1877).
MED title stencils and sources:
Phys-E
  • a1400(c1300) NHom.(1) Widow's Candle (Phys-E) English Metrical Homilies, ed. J. Small (1862).160(line 3)-64(line 14). Note: As collated by G. H. Gerould and communicated by Gerould to the MED.
Vrn (Eng.poet. a.1)
  • c1390 NHom.Widow's Candle (Vrn) C. Horstmann, "Die Evangelien-Geschichten der Homiliensammlung des Ms. Vernon," Archiv für das Studium der neueren Sprachen und Literaturen 57 (1877).256-57(item 12a).
Variants taken from:
English Metrical Homilies, ed. J. Small (1862).notes to pp. 160(line 3)-64(line 14).
  • a1425 (Cmb Gg.5.31)

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