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Cotton MS Galba E VIII
- Record Id:
- 040-001102818
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001101582
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001273.0x0001d6
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Galba E VIII
- Title:
- Verses on the kings of England to Henry VI of England (1422–1461, 1470–1471) (2r–v: Boffey 3632); De tribus regibus Coloniensibus (3r–28v); Brut chronicle to King Henry VI of England (1422–1461, 1470–1471) (29r–148r), including a song of victory over the Scots, 1296 (83r: Boffey 3558.5), a song after the battle of Bannockburn, 1314 (88r: Boffey 2039.3), and John Page, Siege of Rouen (140r–143v: Boffey 979)
- Scope & Content:
- Languages: Middle English (2r–v, 29r–148r); Latin (3r–28v)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Cotton Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001101582
040-001102818 - Is part of:
- Cotton MS : Cotton Manuscripts
Cotton MS Galba E VIII : Verses on the kings of England to Henry VI of England (1422–1461, 1470–1471) (2r–v: Boffey 3632); De tribus… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001101582[0718]/040-001102818
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Cotton MS
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English, Middle
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1450
- End Date:
- 1474
- Date Range:
- 3rd quarter of the 15th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Physical Characteristics:
- Condition: leaves damaged by fire in 1731
Materials: parchment
Dimensions: approximately 390 × 255 mm
Foliation: fos. i + 150
Binding: British Museum 1849
- Custodial History:
- Previously owned by: Sir Robert Cotton (d. 1631)
- Administrative Context:
- Origin: England
- Publications:
- Boffey, Julia, & A. S. G. Edwards, A New Index of Middle English Verse (London, 2005)
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)