Tiberius Group

Derived from the Cotton Library collection classification 'Tiberius'. The Tiberius group consists of manuscripts connected on stylist grounds with Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People (British Library, Cotton Tiberius…

Derived from the Cotton Library collection classification ‘Tiberius’. The Tiberius groupTiberius Group Derived from the Cotton Library collection classification 'Tiberius'. The Tiberius group consists of manuscripts connected on stylist grounds with Bede's Ecclesiastical History of the English People (British Library, Cotton Tiberius C.II). The group is sometimes also known as the 'Canterbury group' although the region of their production remains unknown. consists of manuscripts connected on stylist grounds with BedeBede, the Venerable (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon historian and biblical scholar. Sent to study at the monastery of Wearmouth at seven; later transferred to Jarrow. Renowned in his lifetime for his learning, Bede wrote treatises on poetry, time and cosmography. Historical works include History of the Abbots, prose and verse versions of the Life of St Cuthbert and Ecclesiastical History of the English People.’s Ecclesiastical HistoryEcclesiastical History Full title: Ecclesiastical History of the English People. The best known work of the Venerable Bede (c.673-735), a five-book account written in Latin which covers the period from the Roman invasion of Britain to 731CE. It was later translated into Old English of the English People (British Library, Cotton Tiberius C.II). The group is sometimes also known as the ‘CanterburyCanterbury City in the south east of England; the seat of England's senior archbishop, who is also bishop of the diocese of Canterbury. It was here that St Augustine of Canterbury (d.609), who had been sent by Pope Gregory the Great to convert the English in 597, established his ecclesiastical headquarters. In the Anglo-Saxon period Canterbury's monasteries were places of learning and artistry. After the Norman Conquest the cathedral was magnificently rebuilt by Archbishop Lanfranc and embellished by Archbishop Anselm. The martyrdom of Archbishop Thomas Becket in 1170 added to the cathedral's prominence as a place of pilgrimage and the east end of the church was dramatically remodelled in the Gothic style. group’ although the region of their production remains unknown.