(Q42840)
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Chronicles of England
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Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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Manuscripts (documents)--Great Britain--15th century
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Brutus the Trojan (Legendary character)--Early works to 1800
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Great Britain--Kings and rulers--Genealogy--Early works to 1800
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middle of the 15th century].
15. century
1440Gregorian
1460Gregorian
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Extent: 158 leaves : parchment ; 286 ₉ 190 (208 ₉ 130) mm
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Title from printed catalog.
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Parchment, ff. i (paper) + v (parchment, of which the first is a former pastedown) + 158 + ix (parchment) + ii (paper). 1-19⁸ 20⁸(-7, 8). Catchwords underlined in brown ink, and on f. 24v in red ink; quires and leaves signed in letters and roman numerals. 42-39 long lines (44 on ff. 156v-158), frame ruled in dry point, but in ink on ff. 9-16 (quire 2) and ff. 17 and 24v (outer side of outer...
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Written in England in the middle of the fifteenth century in a secretary script.
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On f. 1, C-shaped bar and foliage border in gold, green, blue and pink with black ink sprays terminating in green and gold balls. 2-line initials in blue with red flourishing; plain blue 1-line initials; blue paragraph marks; rubrics in red throughout.
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Erasure in the lower margin of f. 100v of the text which is also copied in the margin of f. 83v, but here lacking the 6th verse.
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Contemporary side notes. Notes on front flyleaf vi verso and back flyleaf ix verso: "fol. inscript. s. 26."; on f. 1, "pr. 1l 13s 4d." On back flyleaf viii verso, a large trial calligraphic initial with faces; similar smaller trial flourish on f. 158. Twice the name of John Leche, late 15th century or early 16th century, appears, possibly by the same person who copied sections 1 and 4, on...
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22 July 2024
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22 July 2024
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