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1. Lansdowne MS 851

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 851
Title:
Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales
Scope & Content:
This manuscript contains a copy of Geoffrey Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, made shortly after his death, traditionally assigned to the year 1400. Contents: ff. 2r-12r: The General Prologue. ff. 12r-38v: The Knight's Tale. ff. 38v-39v: The Miller's Prologue. ff. 39v-47v: The Miller's Tale. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English, English, Middle, and Latin
Date Range:
c 1410
Extent:

1 volume

2. Lansdowne Roll 4

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne Roll 4
Title:
Roll chronicle of the kings of England and Scotland to Henry VI and James I
Scope & Content:
Contents: A genealogical roll chronicle of: English kings in roll form consisting of a series of roundels accompanied by a commentary. The genealogical diagram has Scottish kings on the left, from Constantine to James Stuart and English kings on the right, from Edward the Elder to Henry VI. ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Between 1423 and 1460
Extent:

1 roll

3. Lansdowne Roll 6

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne Roll 6
Title:
Genealogical roll chronicle of English kings to Henry VIII and of French kings and dukes
Scope & Content:
Contents: A genealogy of the kings of England and France in four columns, produced after 1513. The French and English lines are in the centre, with the dukes of Normandy on the left, and other nobility of France on the right. A commentary on Scottish monarchs accompanies the English genealogy....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1st half of the 16th century
Extent:

1 roll

4. Lansdowne Roll 9

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne Roll 9
Title:
Genealogical roll of Helena Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton
Scope & Content:
This roll contains an illustrated genealogy of Elin Ulfsdotter Snakenborg (b. 1548/9, d. 1635), commonly known as Helena Snakenborg, Marchioness of Northampton. Helena was a Swedish-born noblewoman who travelled to England in 1564 as part of the retinue of Princess Cecilia of Sweden (b. 1540, d....
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
c 1640
Extent:
1 roll