MS. Bodl. 231
Summary Catalogue no.: 2174
Contents
Chronicle of England (Brut chronicle) to 1419
Ends imperfectly; Lister M. Matheson, The Prose Brut (1998), p. 114.
Beg. 'Here may a man here howe Engelond was first called Albyon ... In the noble londe of Syrrie': ends 'to rescue the citee of Rone with a' in 1418. On fol. 194 the writer mentions 'my mayster Nevell the Erles sone of Westmerlande'.
Language(s): English
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iv + 198 leaves
Dimensions (leaf): 10.625 × 7.875 in.
Decoration
Fine border (damaged)
Fine initials. (P&A iii. 1017)
Binding
Plain brown leather binding of about A.D. 1600.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Acquired between 1620 and 1634 (Summary Catalogue I.108), perhaps about 1630: the 'R.A.' on the binding of this MS. and MS. Bodl. 948 (SC 3032) may be the donor's initials.
Record Sources
Description adapted (Jan. 2021) from the following sources, with additional reference to published literature as cited:
Otto Pächt and J. J. G. Alexander, Illuminated Manuscripts in the Bodleian Library Oxford, III (1973), no. 1017 [decoration, origin, date]
Summary Catalogue (1922) [contents, physical description, provenance and acquisition]
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2021-01-05: Description revised to incorporate all information in SC.