Portrait of Robert Cotton, commissioned 1626 and attributed to Cornelius Johnson (or Janssen), (1593-1661).

Sir Robert Bruce Cotton, 1st Baronet (January 22 1570/1-May 6, 1631) was an English politician, founder of the famous Cotton library. Portrait of Robert Cotton, commissioned 1626 and attributed to Cornelius Johnson (or Janssen, 1593-1661). ... Portrait of Robert Cotton, commissioned 1626 and attributed to Cornelius Johnson (or Janssen, 1593-1661). ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Events January 11 - Austrian nobility is granted Freedom of religion. ... May 6 is the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... // Events February 5 - Roger Williams emigrates to Boston. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages English Capital London Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population –mid-2004... A politician is an individual who is a formally recognized and active member of a government, or a person who influences the way a society is governed through an understanding of political power and group dynamics. ... The Lindisfarne Gospels is but one of the treasures collected by Sir Robert Cotton. ...

He was of Huntingdonshire parentage and educated at Westminster School and Jesus College, Cambridge. He had become interested in antiquarian studies under William Camden, and began to amass a library. He entered Parliament as a member for Huntingdon in 1601. He helped devise the institution of the title baronet as a means for King James I of England to raise funds. Despite his early period of goodwill with James I, during which he was made a baronet, Cotton's politics became anti-royalist in nature and the authorities began to fear the uses of his library, which was confiscated in 1630 and returned only after his death to his heirs. Huntingdonshire (abbreviated Hunts) is a part of England around Huntingdon, which is currently administered as a local government district of Cambridgeshire. ... Motto: Dat Deus Incrementum The Royal College of St. ... Full name The College of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Saint John the Evangelist and the glorious Virgin Saint Radegund, near Cambridge Motto Facias Prosperum Iter Named after Jesus Lane & Jesus Parish Previous names - Established 1496 Sister College(s) Jesus College Master Prof. ... William Camden William Camden (May 2, 1551 - November 9, 1623) was an English antiquarian and historian. ... States currently utilizing parliamentary systems are denoted in orange and red—the former being constitutional monarchies where authority is vested in a parliament, and the latter being parliamentary republics whose parliaments are effectively supreme over a separate head of state. ... Huntingdon is a town in the county of Cambridgeshire in East Anglia, England. ... Events February 8 - Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, rebels against Elizabeth I of England - revolt is quickly crushed February 25 - Robert Devereux beheaded Jesuit Matteo Ricci arrives in China Bad harvest in Russia due to rainy summer Dutch troops drive Portuguese from Málaga Battle of Kinsale, Ireland Births... A baronet (traditional abbreviation Bart, modern abbreviation Bt), is the holder of an hereditary title awarded by the British Crown, known as a baronetcy. ... James VI of Scotland/James I of England (Charles James Stuart) (June 19, 1566 – March 27, 1625) was King of England, King of Scotland and was the first to style himself King of Great Britain. ... Events February 22 - Native American Quadequine introduces Popcorn to English colonists. ...

The Cottonian Library, the richest private collection of manuscripts ever amassed, was eventually donated to the nation by Cotton's grandson and now resides at the British Library. A manuscript (Latin manu scriptus written by hand), strictly speaking, is any written document that is put down by hand, in contrast to being printed or reproduced some other way. ... British Library Ossulston St entrance, with distinctive red logo. ...

The physical arrangement of Cotton's Library continues to be reflected in citations to manuscripts once in his possession. His library was housed in a 26 foot by 6 foot room filled with bookpresses, each with the bust of a figure from classical antiquity on top. Counterclockwise, these are catalogued as Julius (i.e., Julius Caesar), Augustus, Cleopatra, Faustina, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus, and Domitian. (Domitian had only one shelf, perhaps because it was over the door.) Manuscripts are now designated by library, bookpress, and number: for example, the manuscript of Beowulf is designated Cotton Vitellius A.xv, and the manuscript of Pearl is Cotton Nero A.x. It has been suggested that Greco-Roman be merged into this article or section. ... Gaius Julius Caesar (IPA: ;[1]), July 12, 100 BC – March 15, 44 BC) was a Roman military and political leader. ... The famous statue of Octavian at the Prima Porta Caesar Augustus (Latin:IMP·CAESAR·DIVI·F·AVGVSTVS) ¹ (23 September 63 BC–19 August AD 14), known to modern historians as Octavian for the period of his life prior to 27 BC, is considered the first and one of the most... Cleopatra VII Philopator (January 69 BC – August 12, 30 BC, Greek:Κλεοπάτρα Φιλοπάτωρ), later Cleopatra Thea Neotera Philopator kai Philopatris, was queen of ancient Egypt, the last member of the Ptolemaic dynasty and hence the last Hellenistic ruler of Egypt. ... Faustina is the name of several prominent women in history. ... Tiberius Caesar Augustus, born Tiberius Claudius Nero (November 16, 42 BC – March 16 AD 37), was the second Roman Emperor, from the death of Augustus in AD 14 until his own death in 37. ... Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus (August 31, 12 – January 24, 41), also known as Gaius Caesar or Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, ruling from 37 to 41. ... For other uses, see Claudius (disambiguation). ... Nero Claudius Cæsar Augustus Germanicus (December 15, 37 – June 9, 68), born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus, also called Nero Claudius Drusus Germanicus, was the fifth and last Roman Emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68). ... Head of Galba at the Louvre. ... Emperor Otho. ... Vitellius, Museo Nazionale della Civiltà Romana, Rome Aulus Vitellius Germanicus (September 24, 15–December 22, 69) was Roman Emperor from April 17 69 to December 22 of the same year, one of the emperors in the Year of the four emperors. He was the son of Lucius Vitellius, who had... Vespasian sestertius, struck in 71 to celebrate the victory in the Jewish Rebellion. ... Titus Flavius Vespasianus (December 30, 39–September 13, 81) ruled the Roman Empire from 79 to 81. ... Domitian bust in the Louvre Titus Flavius Domitianus (24 October 51 – 18 September 96), commonly known as Domitian, was a Roman emperor of the gens Flavia. ... The first page of Beowulf This article is about the epic poem. ... Pearl is a Middle English alliterative poem written in the late 14th century. ...

Selected manuscripts

• Cotton Julius A.x Old English Martyrology
• Cotton Augustus II.106 Magna Carta: Exemplification of 1215
• Cotton Cleopatra A.ii Life of St Modwenna
• Cotton Faustina A.x Additional Glosses to the Glossary in Ælfric's Grammar
• Cotton Tiberius B.v Labour of the Months
• Cotton Caligula A.ii "A Pistil of Susan" (frag.)
• Cotton Claudius B.iv Genesis
• Cotton Nero A.x. Pearl
• Cotton Nero D.iv Lindisfarne Gospels
• Cotton Galba A.xviii Athelstan Psalter
• Cotton Otho C.i Ælfric's De creatore et creatura
• Cotton Vitellius A.xv Beowulf, Judith
• Cotton Vespasian D.xiv Ælfric's De duodecim abusivis
• Cotton Titus D.xxvi Ælfwine's Prayerbook
• Cotton Domitian A.viii Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (version E)

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See also

• Anglo-Saxon literature