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Container Reference (shelfmark) Lansdowne MS 436

1. Lansdowne MS 436, ff 2-5

Reference (shelfmark):
Lansdowne MS 436, ff 2-5
Title:
Chronicle of English kings and kingdoms
Scope & Content:
ff. 2r–5v: Chronicle of Anglo-Saxon kings, with a layout probably derived from a roll, beginning, ‘Insula ista que nunc Anglia dicitur quondam propter inhabitantes Britones Britannia maior dicebatur.’ Decoration: From ff. 2r–5r, large and small simple initials in blue, green, or red, one with ...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
Mid 14th century
Extent:
1 item

2. Lansdowne MS 436, ff 6-131

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Lansdowne MS 436, ff 6-131
Title:
The ‘Romsey Legendary’
Scope & Content:
A collection of British saints’ lives: ff. 6r–9v: Augustine of Canterbury (begins imperfectly). ff. 9v–11v: Laurentius of Canterbury. ff. 11v–14r: Mellitus of Canterbury. ff. 14r–16v: Paulinus of York. ff. 16v–19v: Oswald of Northumbria. ff. 19v–21v: Aidan of Lindisfarne. ff. 21v–23v: Cha...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
Latin
Date Range:
1st half of the 14th century
Extent:
1 item

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