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Historical collections, A: Italian, 14th cent.; B: English, 13th-14th cent

MS. Lat. hist. d. 4

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Title

Historical collections, A: Italian, 14th cent.; B: English, 13th-14th cent

Shelfmark

MS. Lat. hist. d. 4

Place of origin

Italian

English

English, London (?) or Bury St. Edmunds (?)

Date

1313–1316, with later 14th century additions

14th century, first half

13th century – 14th century

Language

Latin

Contents

MS. Lat. hist. d. 4 – Part 1
Martin (Polonus) of Troppau Chronicon pontificum et imperatorum
MS. Lat. hist. d. 4 – Part 2
(fol.50) William of Malmesbury Gesta Pontificum
(fol.50v, 51) Lists of the archbishops of Canterbury to 1313, the deans of St. Paul's, London to 1314, and the bishops of London to 131
(fol.59) Leges Edwardi Confessoris
(fol.66) Descriptions of Britain
Incipit: Insula Britannie cui quondam Albion nomen fuit per milia passuum octingenta
Incipit: Legitur in libro Gilde
Rubric: Comendacio Britannie
Rubric: De mirab⟨il⟩ibus Britannie
(fol.67v) Account of founders of English monastic houses before the Conquest
(fol.72) Ps.-Methodius De initio et fine saeculi
(fol.74) Vincent of Beauvais Speculum historiale
(fol. 76) 'Matthew of Westminster' Flores historiarum
(fol.187v, 1292) Historical account of the rights of the King of England over Scotland
(fol. 202v) Annales Paulini
(fol. 205v) Adam of Murimuth Continuatio Chronicarum
(fol.218–9) Chronicle of England, 1335–40
(fol.219–224v, followed by stubs of cancelled leaves) Annals, 1341–63
Items added on plank or inserted leaves by three 14th-cent. hands
Historical pieces
(fol. 49) List of papal legates to England, 1206–1317
(fol. 62v Geoffrey of Monmouth Historia regum Britanniae
(fol. 70) List of papal bulls addressed to Kings of England, apparently arranged by subject, starting with Scotland
(fol.65, in hand of item 6d above) Ps.-Hildegard of Bingen Insurgent gentes
Prophetical verses
(fol. 71) Incipit: Regnum Scotorum fuit inter cetera regna
Rubric: Visio Caldewini de Maneriis
(fol. 71v) Incipit: Anno mille c ter x bis sexto dabit Eter
Incipit: M. semel et ter. C bis decem sex superadde
Incipit: Phebus palescit virtus lune quia crescit
MS. Lat. hist. d. 4 – Part 3
(fol.i–iii, vi, 225–227, fol.iii verso, vi–vi verso originally blank) Commentary on Aristotle, De generatione et corruptione

Form

codex

Support

parchment

Physical extent

vi + 227 leaves (fol.i–vi, 225–6 are original flyleaves; fol.227 was a pastedown)

Decoration

Historiated initials.

Added marginal drawings.

Initials, red flourished in brown or red, in the same style throughout.

Binding

Contemporary binding of wooden boards covered with white leather, with a chemise; traces of two clasps fastening to catches on outer edge of back board, and of chain fastening to bottom edge of upper board.

Acquisition

Sotheby's 30 Nov. 1965, lot 16, with pl. of fol. 1. Bought.

Provenance

Pressmark 'C. 59' and 'Liber monachorum sancti Edmundi de empcione fratris Willelmi de Colcestr' in quo continentur subscripta. Videlicet ...' followed by a list of contents (fol. vi verso).

'C. 59' and 'Liber monachorum sancti Edmundi' (fol. 1r) written by Henry of Kirkestede, the 14th-century librarian of Bury St. Edmunds.

Dr. Charles Taylor (d. 1836).

Bought from his executors by Sir Thomas Phillipps (1792–1872) , MS. 11257.

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