Shelfmark
He1.5.01
Author
Title
Illustrations to the Life of St Alban in Trin. Coll. Dublin MS. E. i. 40 : reproduced in collotype facsimile / by the care of W.R.L. Lowe & E.F. Jacob ; with a description of the illustrations by M.R. James
Publication, distribution, etc.
Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1924.
Physical description
39p, [2], 38, [1], 39-54, [2] leaves of plates : 57 ill. ; 26 cm.
Note
"The man who versified the legend, and who most probably drew the pictures--who at the very least designed them and supervised the drawing of them--is ... Matthew Paris" --Introd., p. 11.
Note
Previously: Ef.4.13.
Note
Leaves of plates are loose.
Formatted contents note
Contents: 1. The story of Alban and Amphibalus, including that of St. Aracle or Heraclius. nos. I-(30) -- 2. The visit of SS. Germanus and Lupus to Britain in the fifth century. nos. (31)-(38) -- 3. The invention and translation of Alban's relics, and the foundation of the abbey by Offa in the eighth century. nos. (39)-(54) -- [4] Music to the hymn to St. Alban. From ms. VI. H. 15, in the Bibliotheca Estense, Modena / John Dunstable (2 pl.).
Provenance
Bookplate of Eton College Library.
Provenance
Ms. note recording donation to Eton College Library by C.R.L. Fletcher in 1924.
Binding
20th century blue buckram folder with gilt stamp on front board.
Binding
Cloth ties.
Subject
Alban Saint.
Subject
Alban Saint.
Added entry--name
Jacob, E.F., 1894 - 1971 (Ernest Fraser)
Added entry--name
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Clarendon Press publisher.
Added entry--place
England Oxford.
Identifier
B18410