List of Roman and Byzantine emperors to Constantine V (d. 775); Regularis Concordia; Life of St Edith; Chronicle of Wilton Abbey; Life of St Æthelthryth; Cartulary of Peterborough Abbey
Scope & Content:
This manuscript is a composite manuscript. It includes: ff. 1r-57v: documents pertaining to Peterborough Abbey, compiled in the early 15th century; ff. 158r–v: a list of Roman and Byzantine emperors to Constantine V (d. 775) (imperfect); ff. 159r–198r: the Regularis Concordia; ff. 199r–26...
These folios (ff. i, 1-157) contain a cartulary of Peterborough abbey, written in Latin and Anglo-Norman French. It was apparently compiled for the sacrist George Fraunceys (fl. c. 1393-1407) at the beginning of the 15th century, with later additions (Briston and Halliday, Pilsgate (2009), p. xi...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Anglo-Norman and Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 14th century-1st half of the 16th century