De antiquis urbibus Britannie, De nomine Albion — 15th century; English
MS. Rawl. B. 189
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
De antiquis urbibus Britannie, De nomine Albion — 15th century; English
Geoffrey of Monmouth — 15th century; English
Bede — 15th century; English
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 189
Date
15th century
Language
Latin
Contents
Acquisition
Bequeathed to the Bodleian in 1755
Provenance
Hatfield Peverel, Essex, Benedictine priory of St Mary the Virgin; cell of St Albans: "Liber prioratus de Hatfeld peuerell. Ex dono domini Iohannis Bebseth. De licencia Willelmi Abbatis [Heywath 1401–1420]." (fol. 3v, opposite first leaf of main text). (MLGB3: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution).
"Hic liber reppertus in Monasterio S. Albani 1537." (fol. 1r). On fol. 119r: "Incipit liber quem composuit venerabilis Beda presbiter de gestis Anglorum quem scribi fecit Willelmus de Writele ad utilitatem legencium cuius anime propicietur deus." "Willemus de Writele" has been crossed out and "Iohannes Bebset quondam prior de Hatffeld peuerel[" substituted. "I think that the note on fol. 3r, 'Hinc forte fit ut hodie etiam nunc vocetur britannice ynys y Kedyrn id est insula fortium' is in Sir John Prise's hand: so perhaps also the title on fol. 1r." (). (MLGB3)
Richard Rawlinson, 1690–1755
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Title
De antiquis urbibus Britannie; De nomine Albion; Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia regum Britanniae; Bede, Historia ecclesiastica
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. B. 189
Date
15th century
Language
Latin
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Rawlinson B: English History
De antiquis urbibus Britannie; De nomine Albion; Geoffrey of Monmouth, Historia regum Britanniae; Bede, Historia ecclesiastica
