MS. Wood empt. 8
Summary Catalogue no.: 8596
Contents
Chronicle of England (Brut Chronicle) to 1272
Incipit: Celi qi voudra saver coment Brute vint primer en Engleterre e conquist la terre co poet il saver e oir. En la citee de graunt Troye...
The shorter French version
Language(s): Anglo-Norman
Physical Description
Form: codex
Support: parchment
Extent: iv + 59 leaves
Dimensions (binding): 10.9 × 7.1 in.
History
Provenance and Acquisition
Owned in the 17th century by Edmund Randolph, whose arms (gules, on a cross argent four mullets sable) are on fol. iv verso above his motto: 'Gentem tenebrae fugiunt'
Bought by the library in 1690
Record Sources
Description adapted (July 2025) by Stewart J. Brookes from the Summary Catalogue (1937)
Bibliography
Abbreviations
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Last Substantive Revision
2025-07-27: Description revised to incorporate all the information in the Summary Catalogue (1937)