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Alternative title

Matthaei Paris Historia Anglorum (Historia Minor)

Type of resource

mixed material

Extent

ff. cir. 500

Date created

[ca. 1567]

Language

Latin

Material

Paper

Layout

with varying numbers of lines to the page

Height (mm)

340

Width (mm)

243

Writing

in various hands

Foliation

Vol. I = ff. iii + 1-33 + 33a + 34-47 + 47a + 48-96 + 96a + 97-107 + 107a + 108-154 + 154a + 155-160 + 160a + 161-246 + 246a + 247-298 + 298a + 299-305 + 305a + 306-307 (End of Vol. I). Vol II = ff. 308-455 (currently disbound)

Research

A transcript of the Arundel manuscript (now Royal 14 C. VII) of the History including the Historia Anglorum from 1067 to 1253; the latter portion of the Chronica Maiora from 1254 to 1259; and the continuation, from 1259 to 1273. In MS 348 is a second transcript of part of the Historia Anglorum

This account is taken for the most part from Sir F. Madden's description (Matt. Paris Hist. Anglorum, Rolls I p. lxix)

Summary

CCCC MS 56 is a sixteenth-century copy, made for Parker c. 1567, of Matthew Paris' Historia Anglorum (1067-1253) and the third part of the Chronica maiora (1254-9) with a continuation to 1273-4 which is attributed to William Rishanger. It is a direct copy of the same text in Matthew's autograph copy, London, BL MS Royal 14. C. VII, a crude attempt even being made to reproduce the heraldic shields found in the margins of this exemplar. The text of this manuscript for the years 1253-74 was used as the basis for Parker's printed volume of the Historia maiora published in 1570-71.

Contents

Historia Anglorum (1067-1253), Chronica maiora (1254-59), Chronica maiora (continuation 1259-73)

M.R. James Date

xvi (cir. 1567)

Downloadable James Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:rz684rp9740/MS_56.pdf

Superseded Interim Catalogue Record

https://stacks.stanford.edu/file/druid:nz882ht0034/56.pdf

Contains

• Matthew Paris OSB, Historia Anglorum (1067-1253), Chronica maiora (1254-59), Chronica maiora (continuation 1259-73). 1r-455v

  Nasmith

  Matthei Paris historia minor a coronatione Willelmi I ad mortem Henrici III, anno 1273. 1r-455v

  Author

  Matthew Paris OSB

  Note

  Hoc apographum fieri fecit Parkerus ex codice Arundeliano ut patet ex prefatione editionis suae. Historia minor desinit in anno 1250, caetera desumuntur ex historia majori; et ex hoc codice edita sunt a Parkero uti fidem faciunt notas typographicae margini inscriptae. Codex porro ornatur scutis nobilium, etc. ad instar cod. XXVI, XVI
  (1r) In the initial letter D the arms of Parker are introduced, and in order to make each of the first eight lines begin with an e several words have been altered
  The shields, etc., which occur in the original MS. are neatly copied in colour on the margins of the present volume
  (2r) Between the prologue and the transcript of the Historia is a copy of the genealogical tract contained in MS 26 (Considerans prolixitatem), coming down to the reign of Henry III. Another copy, continued to Henry V, is in MS 100
  (198r) At the beginning of the reign of Henry III, Parker's arms are again inserted, with the date 1567
  (316v) At the end of 1253 is this note: Hucusque progreditur Historia Minor; quae sequuntur sunt ex Historia Majore Matthaei Parisiensis
  (317r) At the beginning of 1254 is: Ex libro Arund. Com.
  (317r) The portion from 1254 to 1273 has been used for the press, as appears by Parker's references to his edition in the margins. Throughout the transcript these have now been covered with paper
  (105r) One of them at the year 1167 reads: Omnes hae literae inseruntur in exemplari domini Cecilii
  This refers to the MS. now Latin 6048 B in the Bibliotheque Nationale: it belonged to Sir W. Cecil, and had been lent by him to Parker

TJames

31

Stanley

C. 10

Repository

UK, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, Parker Library

Location

MS 056

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