Compendium historiae Britannicae ad Henricum VIII (DS16748) (Q69937)
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Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (2713488, Codex Ms. 255, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2713488)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
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| English | Compendium historiae Britannicae ad Henricum VIII (DS16748) |
Manuscript metadata collected by Digital Scriptorium from University of Chicago (2713488, Codex Ms. 255, http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2713488) |
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Augustus Frederick, Prince, Duke of Sussex, 1773-1843
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Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872
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Manuscrits latins médiévaux et modernes--Illinois--Chicago
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)--Illinois--Chicago
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Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--Sources
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Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)
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Manuscrits latins médiévaux et modernes
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Grande-Bretagne--Histoire--1066-1687--Sources
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Great Britain--History--1066-1687--Sources
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1529.
16. century
1529Gregorian
1529Gregorian
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Extent: 1 volume ; 145 x 93 (109 x 67) mm bound to 152 x 105 mm
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Manuscript codex.
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Title devised by cataloger.
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Collation: Parchment, ii (paper) + 72 (20th-century pencil foliation) + 2 (paper); 18(-6, between between fol. 5 and 6 without loss of text, ±5,7,8) 28(-1 between fol. 7 and 8 with loss of text) 34? 48(-1, between fol. 18 and 19 with loss of text) 5-78 84 910(-2, between fol. 54 and 55 with possible loss of text) 1010; quires 3 and 5-10 signed c, e-k.
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Layout: Written in 30-31 long lines (Ecclesiastical calendar), 24 long lines (English history to Henry VIII), and 19 long lines (Chronological table); ruled in red; prickings in outer margin.
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Script: Written in Cursiva Currens. Ecclesiastical calendar is written in Textualis Libraria, possibly by a different scribe.
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Decoration: Headings in red; 2-line initials in blue; rubricated. The University of Chicago Library shelf list card made 22 December 1924 records "two large initial letters with floreated borders in gold and colors"; as of October 2024, these decorated initials are no longer part of the codex; first leaf of the text and "one or two leaves in the middle (corresponding to the narrative of the...
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Binding: red morocco over boards; gold tooled dentelle borders on boards; spine title: "Comp. of the hist. of England"; marbled endpapers; gilt edges. De Ricci lists the binding as "English red mor. ca. 1740."
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Origin: The compiler did not make separate entries for the Yorkist kings, suggesting a pro-Lancastrian position. Dated 1529 on fol. 68v. The final event in the narrative history portion is the execution of Edmund de la Pole (1513). The latest event mentinoed in the chronological table is the Battle of Pavia (1525).
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Former shelfmark: Sir Thomas Phillipps, Phillips MS 25884.
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Former shelfmark: Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Library, DA130.C7.
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Shelfmark: Chicago, IL, University of Chicago Library, Ms255.
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Sold in Prince Augustus Frederick, Duke of Sussex sale (Thorpe, London, 1844, #61). Formerly Phillipps MS 25884. Sold in the Phillipps sale (Sotheby, London, 1895, #11) to Nichols for Harold Baillie Weaver. Weaver sale (Christie's, London, 1898, #19) to Sotheran.
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14 February 2025
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14 February 2025
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