Genealogy of the kings of England to Richard III, Chronicle of the Percy family to 1485 — c. 1485
MS. Bodl. Rolls 5
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Genealogy of the kings of England to Richard III, Chronicle of the Percy family to 1485 — c. 1485
Shelfmark
MS. Bodl. Rolls 5
Place of origin
England
Date
c. 1485
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
roll
Support
parchment
Physical extent
A roll of fifteen membranes (of which one is modern) and one piece of leather
Decoration
Good miniatures (drawings)
Good diagrams
Good initials
Fine penwork interlace initials
Summary Catalogue: illuminated capitals and coloured circles in the pedigree, a few heraldic shields in colour, etc.
Pen and ink portraits of the kings of England are introduced in medallions, and on membranes '1'-'6' there are drawings of towns, including Leicester, Bath, Edinburgh, Carlisle, York, Doncaster, London, Colchester, etc.
Binding
In a cloth box 3 in. square x 18 in.
Acquisition
Bequeathed in 1617 by Henry Savile of Banke, as appears from p. 165 of no. 8620 (Langbaine's Adversaria)
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