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Geoffrey of Monmouth — 13th century, end; English

MS. Bodl. 622

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Title

Geoffrey of Monmouth — 13th century, end; English

Shelfmark

MS. Bodl. 622

Place of origin

English

Date

13th century, end

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

Latin

Contents

(fol. 1) De origine gigantum
(fol. 4) Rubric: Compendium de Britannia siue Anglia
(fol. 6) Rubric: De episcopatibus
Rubric: 'De Normannis' (fol. 6v)
(fol. 6v) Quaedam narratio de nobili rege Arthuro
2. (fol. 11) Geoffrey of Monmouth Historia regum Britanniae
On fol. 11v is a list of contents by J. More.
On fols. iii v, 113v, 116 are short English and Latin verses and miscellanea. For the English verses see DIMEV 154, 5147, 6342.

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

iii + 118 leaves

Decoration

Illuminated capitals, etc.

Marginal drawing. (Pächt and Alexander iii. 479)

Acquisition

Presented by sir Henry Savile in 1620.

Provenance

'Constat J: Cliffe [represented by the musical clef-signature, C],' 15th cent.

'Liber domini Johannis More emptus a magistro Thoma Chirk [or Quirk?: then, added:]

'Et jam magistri Johannis Cole de dono domini Johannis Clerk', both 15th cent.

'Liber Willelmi Derlyngton', 16th cent.

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  • Chirk, mr. Thomas, 15th century

  • Derlyngton, William, 16th century

  • Clerk, dom. John, 15th century

  • More, dom. John, 15th century

  • Savile, Henry, Sir, 1549-1622

  • Cliffe, John, 15th century

  • Cole, mr. John, 15th century

  • Geoffrey, of Monmouth, Bishop of St. Asaph, 1100?-1154

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