Brut Chronicle to 1419, abbreviated version — 15th century, second quarter; English

Title

Brut Chronicle to 1419, abbreviated version — 15th century, second quarter; English

Shelfmark

MS. Hatton 50

Associated place

Bodleian Libraries, Oxford

Place of origin

English

Date

15th century, second quarter

Language

Middle English (1100-1500)

Contents

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

132 + 1 leaves

Hands

Fols. 2–17, 84v–107, and .

Fols. 18–25 and 80–84v.

Fols. and .

Decoration

Foliate border in red, green, and blue on fol. 2r.

Decorated initial in red, blue, and gold on fol. 2r.

Flourished gothic-style initials in red and blue of two lines in height throughout, following rubrication and marking the beginning of a new section. These are consistent in hand across the whole text.

Rubrication throughout.

Consistent use of catchwords in the same hand and ink as the text.

Binding

White parchment with gilt ornament, English early 17th-cent. work.

Acquisition

Bought in 1671 by the Bodleian through the London bookseller Robert Scot (b. in or before 1632, d. 1709/1710); see Summary Catalogue, vol. 2, part 2, p. 801

Provenance

A former owner, William Amondesham (d. 1564), has added strongly Protestant comments in the margins and the births of his children (1543-60) and some verses on foll. 130v-1v. 'Wylliam Awnsham, God helpe', early 16th cent. (fol. 6v).

Christopher, first Baron Hatton (d. 1670)