History of Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire — 16th century, beginning; English
MS. Tanner 166
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
History of Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire — 16th century, beginning; English
Shelfmark
MS. Tanner 166
Date
16th century, beginning
Language
Latin
Contents
Form
codex
Support
paper
Acquisition
Bequeathed by him to the Bodleian in 1735.
Provenance
Thornton-On-Humber, Lincolnshire, Augustinian priory of St Mary the Virgin: Provenance inferred from contents. (MLGB3: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc.).
Written porbably between 1526 and 1531. Cf. Dugdale, Monasticon, 6. 1. 325. (MLGB3)
Thomas Tanner, 1674–1735
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Title
History of Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire
Shelfmark
MS. Tanner 166
Summary
Historia abbatiæ sive monastery de Thornton super Humbriam in comitatu Lincoln.
Incipit, "Abbates. Ricardus abbas primus qui fuit anno millesimo centesimo quadragesimo."
Date
early 16th century
Language
Latin
Physical facet
On paper, in folio
Physical extent
43 Leaves
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Collection contents
History of Thornton Abbey, Lincolnshire
