Shelfmark
Ge.2.11
Author
Uniform title
[Historia major. Abridgments]
Title
Elegans, illustris, et facilis rerum, præsertim Britannicarum, et aliarum obiter, notatu dignarum, a mundi exordio ad annum Domini. 1307. narratio, quam Matthæus VVestmonasteriensis monachus, eius author, vir in vtraque literatura eruditus, Flores historiarum scripsit..
Varying form of title
Elegans, illvstris, et facilis rervm, praesertim Britannicarvm, et aliarvm obiter, notatv dignarvm, a mvndi exordio ad annvm Domini. 1307
Varying form of title
Caption title: Incipit liber secundus, de coronatione regis Wilhelmi primi, conquæstoris
Varying form of title
Running title: Flores historiarum
Publication, distribution, etc.
[London] : [Printed by Richard Jugge], Anno Domini. 1567. vicesimo die Octobris..
Physical description
[2], 339, [1], 227, [1] p. ; 27 cm. (fol.)
Note
Title set within a woodcut border.
Note
Book 1, covering through the year 1066, follows closely the "Historia major" of Matthew Paris. Book 2 is an abridgment from the same work, with additions, covering 1067-1307. The additions from 1259-1273 have been attributed to William Rishanger.
Note
"Matthæus Westmonasteriensis" is a fictitious name traditionally assigned to this compilation.
Note
The "Historia major" is based on an earlier work by Roger of Wendover also known as "Flores historiarum", probably based in turn on an earlier St. Albans chronicle. See Vaughan, Richard. "Matthew Paris" (Cambridge, 1958).
Note
Edited by Matthew Parker.
Note
Printer's name from STC.
Note
"Incipit liber secundus, de coronatione regis Wilhelmi primi, conquæstoris." (caption title) has separate pagination beginning on 3A1r.
Note
Signatures: pi1 A-2D⁶ 2E⁸ 3A-3T⁶.
Note
Text set in two columns.
Note
According to N. R. Ker, Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, v. 2, p. 740-1, Matthew Parker used a manuscript now at ECL (Eton College Library, MS 123) for this edition of the Flores historiarum.
Citation/references note
ESTC, S114410
Citation/references note
STC (2nd ed.), 17652
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Hugh Rogers on front pastedown.
Provenance
Armorial bookplate of Eton College on front endpaper.
Provenance
Ms. at head of title-page: "Wa: Curzons".
Binding
16th/17th century calf with later reback and repairs; boards have double-gold-fillet border frames; five raised bands; board edges tooled in blind; text block edges stained red.
Copy-specific note
Extensive ms. annotations throughout in more than one early hand.
Copy-specific note
Previous shelfmark: Ge.2.17.
Subject
World history Early works to 1800.
Subject
Great Britain History To 1485.
Added entry--name
Roger of Wendover, Flores historiarum.
Added entry--name
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Added entry--name
Rogers, Hugh former owner.
Added entry--place
England London.
Language code
lat
Identifier
B48428