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Statutes of England from 1 Edward III to 4 Henry VI
Title
Statutes of England from 1 Edward III to 4 Henry VI.
Created
England, [ca. 1427]
Physical Description
269 l. : parchment ; 236 x 175 mm.
Language
French, Middle (ca. 1400-1600); Latin
Notes
Numerous contemporary marginal annotations in a number of hands.
Ownership inscription: "Wilelmo Elwys" on first leaf (1r) and final leaf (269v).
Ownership inscription: "T. Butler 1759" on first leaf (1r).
Layout: single columns of 30-36 lines.
Script: several secretary scripts.
Decoration: blue initials with red penwork.
Binding: early flexible binding, designed to accomodate further additions of leaves, with stiff leather covers stitched on with leather thongs; original bands and sewing visible. "Edw. Bennett" cut into upper cover in a later hand.
In Law French and Latin.
Provenance
Formerly owned by William Elwys. Formerly owned by Edward Bennett. Formerly owned by T. Butler. Formerly owned by Colin Franklin. Purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2017.
Access and use
This material is open for research.
Summary
Manuscript, on parchment, in multiple hands, of a complete set of the statutes of England from 1327 to 1427. In Law French with Latin headings.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
September 16, 2014
References
A handlist of western Medieval manuscripts in the Takamiya collection / Toshiyuki Takamiya, in The Medieval book: glosses from friends & colleagues of Christopher de Hamel, ed. by Richard Linenthal, James Marrow and William Noel. 't Goy-Houten: Hes & De Graff, 2010, pp. 421-437.
Statutes of England (Takamiya MS 41). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Cite as
Statutes of England (Takamiya MS 41). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Subjects
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Genre/Form
Manuscripts, Medieval - England - 15th century.
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