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Detailed record for Arundel 68
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ff. 75-135 and ff. 143-166v |
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| Title |
Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiĉ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology |
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| Origin |
England, S. E. (Canterbury, Christ Church) |
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| Date |
2nd half of the 13th century |
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| Language |
Latin |
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| Script |
Gothic |
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| Decoration |
1 large miniature, in colours and gold (f. 166v). Large initials in red with blue (foliate) pen-flourishing or in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. Line-fillers decorated in red and blue. |
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| Dimensions in mm |
360 x 250 (various) partly in two columns |
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| Part 2 |
ff. 136-142v and ff. 167-168v |
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| Title |
Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiĉ Christi Cantuariensis |
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| Origin |
England, S. E. (Canterbury, Christ Church) |
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| Date |
1st half of the 14th century |
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| Language |
Latin |
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| Script |
Gothic |
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| Decoration |
Large initials in red with blue (foliate) pen-flourishing or in blue with red (foliate) pen-flourishing. |
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| Dimensions in mm |
360 x 250 (various) |
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| Part 3 |
ff. 4-64v |
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| Title |
Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiĉ Christi Cantuariensis |
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| Origin |
England, S. E. (Canterbury, Christ Church) |
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| Date |
2nd half of the 15th century |
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| Language |
Latin |
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| Script |
Gothic and gothic cursive |
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| Decoration |
1 large decorated initial, incorporating arms, developing a three-sided foliate border (f. 61). 1 large decorated initial, incorporating arms (f. 4). 1 smaller decorated initial, incorporating arms (f. 5). 3 spaces for illuminated initials left empty (ff. 58, 59, 72). |
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| Dimensions in mm |
360 x 250 (various) |
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| Part 4 |
ff. 65-66v |
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| Title |
Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiĉ Christi Cantuariensis |
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| Origin |
England, S. E. (Canterbury, Christ Church) |
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| Date |
c. 1520 |
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| Language |
Latin |
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| Script |
Gothic |
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| Decoration |
1 large decorated initial, incorporating arms, and a partial foliate border with scrolls (f. 65). |
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| Dimensions in mm |
360 x 250 (250 x 175) |
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| Official foliation |
ff. 168 (f. 1 is an older paper flyleaf with an added list of the names of priors, etc. in the Martyrology; + 2 modern and 1 older paper flyleaves at the beginning, and 1 older and 3 modern paper flyleaves at the end) |
| Form |
Parchment codex |
| Binding |
BM/BL in-house. |
| Provenance |
The Benedictine cathedral priory of Christ Church, Canterbury.
Lord William Howard (b. 1563, d. 1640), antiquary and landowner, the younger son of Thomas Howard (b. 1538, d. 1572), 4th duke of Norfolk: inscribed William Howard', and rampant lion (f. 2); bequeathed to his nephew, Thomas Howard.
Thomas Howard (b. 1585, d. 1646), 2nd earl of Arundel, 4th earl of Surrey, and 1st earl of Norfolk, art collector and politician.
Henry Howard (b. 1628, d. 1684), 6th duke of Norfolk, presented to the Royal Society in 1667.
The Royal Society, London (its ink stamp: 'Soc. Reg. Lond / ex dono HENR. HOWARD / Norfolciensis.', f. 2).
Purchased by the British Museum from the Royal Society of London together with 549 other Arundel manuscripts in 1831. |
| Select bibliography |
Catalogue of Manuscripts in The British Museum, New Series, 1 vol. in 2 parts (London: British Museum, 1834-1840), I, part 1: The Arundel Manuscripts, pp. 14-15.
Medieval Libraries of Great Britain: A List of Surviving Books, ed. by N. R. Ker, 2nd edn, Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, 3 (London: The Royal Historical Society, 1964), p. 35.
Andrew G. Watson, The Library of Sir Simonds D'Ewes (London: British Museum, 1966), p. 339.
The Cambridge Illuminations: Ten Centuries of Book Production in the Medieval West, ed. by Paul Binski and Stella Panayotova (London: Harvey Miller, 2005), p. 243. |
| Last revised: Friday, December 2, 2005 |
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Part 1
ff. 75-135 and ff. 143-166v |
| Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiĉ Christi Cantuariensis, including a Martyrology |
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f. 61
Detail |
f. 65
Detail |
f. 75
Decorated initials |
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f. 75
Detail |
f. 80
Decorated initial |
f. 80
Detail |
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f. 93v
Decorated initial |
f. 93v
Detail |
f. 143v
Puzzle initial |
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f. 143v
Detail |
f. 166v
The Crucifixion |
f. 166v
Detail |
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Part 3
ff. 4-64v |
| Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiĉ Christi Cantuariensis |
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f. 12
Obits for January |
f. 41v
Obits for September |
f. 58
Acts of Thomas Chillenden |
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f. 61
Illuminated initial and border |
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Part 4
ff. 65-66v |
| Registrum Prioratus Ecclesiĉ Christi Cantuariensis |
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f. 65
Decorated initial and border |
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