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Royal MS 14 C VII, ff 1v-8r
- Record Id:
- 041-002338754
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001952.0x00039a
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 14 C VII, ff 1v-8r
- Title:
- Maps and other prefatory material
- Scope & Content:
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Prefatory material including:
1. Diagram of Winds (f. 1v); similar to one in Cambridge, Corpus Christi College MS. 16. f. 1v;
2. Itinerary from London to the Holy Land with images of towns, their names, and descriptions of places (ff. 2r-5r);
3. Map of Britain, with indications of a great high road from Dover through London and St Albans to Durham (f. 5v);
4. Tinted drawing of the Virgin and Child, with the author (inscribed with his name) in prayer at their feet (f. 6r);
5. Easter tables, showing the date of Easter from 1116 to 1647 by means of letters referring to corresponding letters in the part of the calendar following from 22 March to 25 April; the dominical letter (f. 6v);
6. Calendar containing special marks of origin at St Albans: the feasts of the dedication of the church of St Alban (29 December), with octave, and St Oswin (19 August), with octave (ff. 7r-8r)
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
Royal Manuscripts Digitisation Project - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002106988
041-002338754 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 14 C VII : Matthew Paris, Historia Anglorum, Chronica majora, Part III
Royal MS 14 C VII, ff 1v-8r : Maps and other prefatory material - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1192]/040-002106988[0001]/041-002338754
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 8 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_14_C_VII (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Anglo-Norman
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1245
- End Date:
- 1259
- Date Range:
- c 1250-1259
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)