Roll of Battle Abbey and the chronicle of the kings of Britain.
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Description
- Title
- Roll of Battle Abbey and the chronicle of the kings of Britain.
- Contributor
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Coates, Edward,--Sir,--1846-1921--Ownership.
Fairfax of Cameron, Albert Fairfax,--Baron,--1870-1939--Bookplate.
Fairfax, Charles,--1597-1673--Autograph. - Published / Created
- [between 1500 and 1550]
- Publication Place
- England,
- Abstract
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Manuscript, on paper, in two secretary hands. The Roll of Battle Abbey, in English, on the first two pages, is followed by a chronicle of the kings of Britain from Noah to Edward IV. The text, in Latin, emphasizes the descent of the early kings from Brutus; the account of the life and reign of King Arthur contains details from Geoffrey of Monmouth's account as well as from the Mabinogion and from Nennius's Historia. The layout of the volume reflects the origin of the text in roll format; the descent of the kings and noble families after Edward I are outlined in the genealogical diagrams but without accompanying narrative text.
- Description
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Almost entirely In Latin; Roll of Battle Abbey in English.
Auction catalog description pasted onto front pastedown, with annotation concerning purchase at Sir Edward Coates' sale, Sotheby's July 9, 1923.
Binding: seventeenth-century full calf, gilt ornament on covers, with the initials C. and F. in blind; remains of green silk ties.
Bookplate: Fairfax of Cameron armorial bookplate.
Decoration: in the Chronicle, names in genealogical charts in roundels with lines of descent in various colors; pen and ink illustrations of coats of arms and four drawings of cities, in color.
Ex libris Charles Fairfax; ex libris Anthony Page, Fairfax of Cameron. From the collection of Sir Edward Coates. From the collection of Toshiyuki Takamiya, 2013-.
Layout: double columns of 48 lines, incorporating genealogical charts.
Ownership inscription of Charles Fairfax on front flyleaf.
Script: secretary script in two different hands. - Extent
- 55 l.: paper ; 275 x 200 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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Latin
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Takamiya MS 57
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
- Manuscripts, Renaissance--England--16th century.
- Resource Type
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Name)
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Coates, Edward,--Sir,--1846-1921--Ownership.
Fairfax of Cameron, Albert Fairfax,--Baron,--1870-1939--Bookplate.
Fairfax, Charles,--1597-1673--Autograph. - Subject (Topic)
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Manuscripts, Renaissance--Connecticut--New Haven.
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library.
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
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A handlist of western Medieval manuscripts in the Takamiya collection / Toshiyuki Takamiya, in The Medieval book: glosses from friends & colleagues of Christopher de Hamel, ed. by Richard Linenthal, James Marrow and William Noel. 't Goy-Houten: Hes & De Graff, 2010, pp. 421-437.
Roll of Battle Abbey and the Chronicle of the Kings of Britain. Takamiya MS 57.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 12206933
- Object ID (OID)
- 16371233
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