| Durham Liber Vitae | |
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| London, British Library, MS Cotton Domitian vii | |
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| Type | liber vitae, confraternity book |
| Date | 9th century, with additions being made until c. 1300 and, to a lesser extent, also at later dates |
| Place of origin | Northumbria |
| Scribe(s) | multiple |
| Material | parchment |
| Size | 205 x 142 mm |
| Condition | original binding lost, some damage over time |
| Script | various |
| Additions | names of benefactors and visitors |
The Durham Liber Vitae is a confraternity book produced in north-eastern England in the Middle Ages. It records the names of visitors to the church of the bishopric of Durham, and its predecessor sees at Lindisfarne and Chester-le-Street. In England, it is the oldest book of this type, although it is paralleled by later English confraternity books, most notably the New Minster Liber Vitae.[1]
- ^ Keynes, "The Liber Vitae of the New Minster Winchester"