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Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle

Title:
Encyclopedia of the Medieval Chronicle
Author:
Dunphy, G.
Location:
Leiden
Notes:
  • CCCC MS 7 Entry for the Annales Ricardi Secundi et Henrici Quarti (1393-1406), as found uniquely in CCCC MS 7, ff. 25r-91v as part of Thomas Walsingham’s Chronica maiora. Contains one of the fullest accounts of Richard II’s deposition. The text may be attributed to William Wintershill, perhaps with notes from Walsingham, p. 82
  • CCCC MS 26 Entry for ’Cartography and geographical excursus’ mentions the map on f. viiv of CCCC MS 26 where Matthew Paris notes that his sketch derives from a mappa mundi by Robert of Melk and one at Waltham Abbey, pp. 252-56
  • CCCC MS 29 Entry for ’Diagrammatic chronicles’ describes Peter of Poitiers’ 12thc Compendium historiae in genealogia Christi, as found in CCCC MS 29, as ’probably the most momentous concept of visualising history in a diagrammatic manner’. It was compiled as a mnemonic tool for memorising biblical history , pp. 522-32
  • CCCC MS 66 Entry for ’Cartography and geographical excursus’ mentions the world map on p. 2 accompanying a copy of Honorius Augustodunensis’ Imago mundi but states that it has little in common with the text and is unlikely to have been commissioned by Honorius, pp. 252-56
  • CCCC MS 83 Entry for ’Genealogical rolls and charts’ mentions CCCC MS 83 as an example of an early English genealogy, pp. 672
  • CCCC MS 96 Entry for ’Brompton, John’ notes that Brompton is no longer thought to be the author of the chronicle in CCCC MS 96; he acquired it for his abbey of Jervaulx. The ms was prepared for William, 4th Lord Fitzhugh (1425-52) and contains the signature of Richard of Gloucester (later Richard III). It was probably written by a Cistercian monk in the mid-14thc; the inclusion of a genealogy of Scottish kings to 1328 indicates Scottish influence, pp. 217-18
  • CCCC MS 100 Entry for ’Asser’ mentions the text of the Vita Alfredi attributed to Asser preserved in CCCC MS 100 and transcribed for Parker in the 16thc from the sole surviving MS, BL, Cotton Otho A.XII which was destroyed in the Cotton fire of 1731, p. 119 Entry for ’Geoffrey of Coldingham’ lists the mss of his Liber de statu ecclesiae Dunelmensis, a second continuation of Symeon of Durham’s Libellus de exordio Dunelmensis ecclesiae, including CCCC MS 100 which lacks the last 10 chapters. Geoffrey’s chronicle covers the years 1152-1213, pp. 680-81
  • CCCC MS 129 Entry for ’Itinerarium Peregrinorum et Gesta Regis Ricardi’ lists the extant mss of the text, including CCCC MS 129 which contains both part 1 (compiled c. 1192) and part 2 (compiled 1217-22) of the text, pp. 890-91
  • CCCC MS 133 Entry for ’Chronicle of the Picts and Scots’ (ca. 1292-1304), an Anglo-Norman translation of a Latin original giving an account of the foundations of Ireland and Scotland by Gaidel and Fergus and a list of Scottish kings, surviving uniquely as an interpolation into the Scalacronica in CCCC MS 133, inserted into its account of the Great Cause, pp. 390-91 Entry for ’Gray, Thomas, of Heton’ describes his Scalacronica, preserved uniquely in CCCC MS 133. Begins with the Trojan War and ends with the marriage of David, king of Scots to Margaret de Logie in 1363. Particularly valuable eyewitness accounts in later sections as Gray and his father participated in Edward III’s campaigns. MS probably entered the library of the Earls of Kildare when Gray’s granddaughter, Agnes Darcy, married Gerald Fitz Morice in 1397, p. 730
  • CCCC MS 139 Entry for ’Aelred of Rievaulx’ mentions his Relatio de standardo, a short Latin prose account of the Battle of the Standard (1138), extant in two 12thc mss, CCCC MS 139 and York, Minster Lib. XVI.I.8, pp. 16-17 Entry for ’Byrhtferth of Ramsey’ notes that both M. Lapidge and C. Hart have independently advanced the hypothesis that the early section of the Historia regum, found uniquely in CCCC MS 139 and attributed to Symeon of Durham, may derive from annals written by Byrhtferth, p. 229 Entry for ’Historia Brittonum’, a short Latin history dating to 829/30 surviving in at least 35 mss representing 9 recensions. Traditionally attributed to Nennius but Dumville notes that this attribution is traceable to one MS, CCCC 139. It is the earliest surviving chronicle to include British descent from Brutus, the legend of Scota, and the appearance of Arthur, pp. 790-91
  • CCCC MS 167 Entry for ’Capgrave, John’ discusses his Abbreuiacion of Cronicles, extant in 2 ms, CCCC MS 167 (ca 1500) and Cambridge, UL, Gg.4.12, his autograph copy (ca 1462-64), pp. 245-46
  • CCCC MS 173 Entry for ’Anglo-Saxon Chronicle’ discusses the 7 ms versions which all draw on a common stock of historical material, including CCCC MS 173 (siglum A). Notes the importance of the chronicle texts for OE literary studies and its role as a a primary source for later chroniclers including Asser, John of Worcester and William of Malmesbury, pp. 42-43
  • CCCC MS 175 Entry for the ’Barnwell Chronicle’, found uniquely in London, College of Arms, MS Arundel 10. Notes R. Kay’s assertion that it and the closely analogous text associated with Walter of Coventry in CCCC MS 175 derive from the Chronicle of Croyland Abbey as found in BL, Add. MS 35168, pp. 143-44
  • CCCC MS 181 Entry for ’Giovanni da Pian del Carpine (Iohannes de Plano Carpini)’ mentions CCCC MS 181 as the best of the four mss of his Historia Mongolorum which include both a description of Mongolia and an report of his journey, pp. 711-12
  • CCCC MS 194 Entry for ’Diagrammatic chronicles’ discusses the 14thc English Scala mundi, as found in CCCC MS 194 as combining genealogical and annalistic data in a single scheme, pp. 522-32
  • CCCC MS 280 Entry for ’Henry of Huntingdon’ discusses his Historia Anglorum, extant in 73 MSS. CCCC MS 280 is one of three chosen by Greenway as base texts for her edition, pp. 769-70
  • CCCC MS 281 Entry for ’Chronicon S. Andreae in Antona Sempentrionalis’ discusses these annals from AD 1-1339 written at the Cluniac priory of St Andrew’s in Northampton and preserved uniquely in CCCC MS 281, ff. 80r-127r. Annals to 1140 are written in a 12thc hand continued by various contemporary hands. Contains details of Cluniac history not found elsewhere, p. 414
  • CCCC MS 373 Entry for ’Anonymi chronica imperatorum Heinrico V dedicate’ discusses the imperial chronicle possibly composed at Wurzburg for Henry V and preserved uniquely in CCCC MS 373. Closely related to Ekkehard of Aura’s chronicle, it remains the best witness to the lost version II of his work. It has been suggested that the section after 1106 may have been written by Bishop Otto of Bamberg , pp. 100-01 Entry for ’Ekkehard of Aura’ discusses his chronicle, which existed in 4 versions. Version II is lost but can be inferred from the anonymous chronicle preserved in CCCC MS 373 which reworked Ekkehard’s account of Henry V and added material from Sigebert of Gembloux, pp. 568-69 Entry for ’Illustration cycles’ mentions the picture cycle found in the anonymous chronicle preserved uniquely in CCCC MS 373, p. 850
  • CCCC MS 408 Entry for ’Capgrave, John’ discusses his Liber de Illustribus Henricis, extant in 2 mss, CCCC MS 408 (his autograph, completed shortly after 1446) and BL, Cotton Tiberius MS A.viii , pp. 245-46
  • CCCC MS 417 Entry for ’Stone, John’ discusses his annals covering the years 1415-1471/2, written 1467-71/2 and preserved uniquely in CCCC MS 417. Entries focus on daily monastic and liturgical life and include obituaries and reports of notable visitors, p. 1393
  • CCCC MS 452 Entry for ’Eadmer of Canterbury’ discusses his Historia Novorum which survives in partial holograph in CCCC MS 452. Conceived as a companion to his Vita S. Anselmi, it is principally a record of Anselm’s service as archbishop, p. 553
  • CCCC MS 457 Entry for ’Annales Sancti Pauli Londoniensis’, an anonymous continuation of the Flores historiarum of Roger of Wendover et al., written at St Paul’s and surviving uniquely in CCCC MS 457, ff. 41r-120v. The annals extend from 1064-1274, incorporating firsthand accounts of the period 1250-1274, pp. 88-89
  • CCCC MS 470 Entry for ’De expugnatione Lyxbonensi’, a mid-12thc Latin chronicle preserved uniquely in CCCC MS 470, ff. 125r-146r. It was written by a certain R[aoul], a priest of the Second Crusade who landed in Lisbon in 1147 and is regarded as one of the most important accounts of a medieval siege. It contains vivid details of military and diplomatic tactics, often using direct speech and transcriptions of documents , pp. 511-12
  • CCCC MS 510 Entry for ’John of Hildesheim’ discusses his Historia trium regum, a popular account of the magi, whose relics were preserved at Cologne. The Historia, written after 1364, is preserved in at least 64 German mss of the 14th/15thc., including CCCC MS 510, p. 926
  • CCCC MSS 16 and 26 Entry for ’Illustration cycles’ discusses CCCC MSS 16 and 26. Matthew Paris’ Chronica maiora ’is the most notable English manuscript with an extensive pictorial program in the margins’, pp. 861-63
  • CCCC MSS 16I and 26 Entry for ’Genealogical rolls and charts’ discusses the genealogical charts by Matthew Paris included among the prefatory material in CCCC MSS 16I and 26, pp. 672-74
  • CCCC MSS 171A and 171B Entry for ’Bower, Walter’ discusses his Scotichronicon, the autograph copy of which is preserved in CCCC MSS 171A and 171B. Although based on John of Fordun’s Chronica Gentis Scotorum, Bower’s work incorporates additional material, some based on eyewitness accounts. It covers Scottish history from the legendary Scota to the assassination of James I in 1437, pp. 196-97
Volume:
1
Reference Type:
Book
Manuscript:
bj906vx3707

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