Chronicle of England (Brut Chronicle) to 1419, abbreviated version — 15th century; English
MS. Rawl. B. 190
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Chronicle of England (Brut Chronicle) to 1419, abbreviated version — 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 190
Associated place
Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
England
Place of origin
English
Date
15th century
Language
Middle English (1100-1500)
Contents
Form
codex
Support
parchment
Physical extent
v + 1 + 163 + iiileaves.
Hands
One hand in dark brown and black ink, Anglicana.
Decoration
Frequent flourished initials in red and blue, of two to three lines in height, marking new sections in the text.
Flourished catchwords in the ink of the text, appearing at the end of most quires.
Line fillers in red ink on fol. 144v.
Pen trials on fol. 54r.
Binding
Likely dates shortly after 1755, when the manuscript was acquired by the Bodleian.
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
John Sharp (-1714), archbishop of York (Oxford DNB): see below.
Thomas Gale (-1702; Oxford DNB), “given me by John lord archbishop of Yorke, anno 1699.”
Thomas Mangey (-1755; Oxford DNB): see below.
Thomas Baker (-1740; Oxford DNB), “donum doctissimi viri Tho. Mangey, S.T.P.”
Thomas Hearne, Mart. 2., 1726–7, “ex dono amici doctissimi Thomæ Bakeri.”
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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Title
Chronicle of England (Brut Chronicle) to 1419, abbreviated version
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 190
Date
15th century
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Rawlinson B: English History
Chronicle of England (Brut Chronicle) to 1419, abbreviated version
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Connections
People associated with this object
- John Sharp (-1714), archbishop of York
- Thomas Mangey
- Thomas Gale
- Thomas Baker
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Rawlinson, Richard, 1690-1755
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Hearne, Thomas, 1678-1735
