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Harley MS 651, ff 192-196
- Record Id:
- 041-003316864
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 040-002046480
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100033687013.0x000001
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100064728220.0x000001
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Harley MS 651, ff 192-196
- Title:
- Chronicle from the creation of the world to 1384; England from Alfred to Richard II (with continuations); Names of the kings of Britain and the Heptarchy; Miracle at the shrine of Our Lady of Ipswich
- Scope & Content:
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Contents:
ff. 192r–193v: Chronicle from Creation to 1384.
ff. 193v–194r: Series of kings of England from Alfred to Richard II, continued up to Edward VI by a different hand, writing in Middle English (lower margin of f. 194r).
f. 194v: Names of the kings of Britain and of the Anglo-Saxons in the time of the Heptarchy, with ‘Reges cristiani’ added later in the 15th century.
The manuscript contains a later addition:
ff. 194v–196v: Part of a letter, perhaps addressed to Cardinal Wolsey, concerning ‘A meracle off owre Blessid Lady of grace at Eppeswiche’ said to have occurred for the daughter of Sir Roger Wentford of Essex, 15 April 1516, added in the early 16th century.
Decoration:
Lines and underlining in red. (ff. 192r, 193v, 194r).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- England and France 700-1200 Project
Harley Collection - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002045828
040-002046480
041-003316864 - Is part of:
- Harley MS 1-7661 : Harley Manuscripts
Harley MS 651 : Eusebius of Caesarea, Chronici Canones; St Jerome, Continuation of Eusebius; Prosper of Aquitaine, Epitoma Chronicorum; Sigebert…
Harley MS 651, ff 192-196 : Chronicle from the creation of the world to 1384; England from Alfred to Richard II (with continuations); Names of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002045828[0651]/040-002046480[0004]/041-003316864
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Harley MS 1-7661
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
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Part of Harley MS 651
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English, Middle
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1375
- End Date:
- 1399
- Date Range:
- 4th quarter of the 14th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
- Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript
- Physical Characteristics:
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Dimensions: 275 x 180 mm (original parchment leaves), mounted onto parchment leaves of 345 x 240 mm (text space: 215 x 135 mm [ff. 192r-194v]; 245 x 165 mm [ff. 194v-196v]).
Script: Gothic cursive.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: England.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- History
- Places:
- England