Red Book of Ossory

The Red Book of Ossory (Latin Liber Rubrum Ossoriensis) is a medieval manuscript produced in Kilkenny, Ireland, and usually kept in the Representative Church Body Library[1] in Dublin.

[2] On 82 folios,[3] the manuscript contains a number of texts in Latin, Middle English[a] and in Anglo-Norman.

The sixth gathering of the MS contains the Proverbes de bon enseignement by Nicholas Bozon.

[4] The Latin religious lyrics in the manuscript were intended to replace more secular songs in the vernacular, and were mostly composed by Richard de Ledrede, Bishop of Ossory.

Later, a letter from King Edward III, an early provision of the Magna Carta, and poems and songs composed by Bishop Ledrede will be shown.