Scribes, Kings, and a Roll Chronicle: Dating and Provenance of British Library, Add. MS. 30029
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Bellato, Giulia
Date published
2019
Abstract
Created in a period of political transition, as England moved from the end of Henry III’s reign towards that of Edward I, British Library Add. MS. 30079 is an important witness to the historical events of the late thirteenth century. This manuscript was one of the first chronicle rolls written in Latin recording the history of England through a genealogy of its kings, a model which would then acquire popularity in the Anglo-Norman world during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. An investigation surrounding the manuscript’s context of origin will show how Add. MS. 30079 can be a relevant source for a broader historical analysis of the period. This paper considers the dating and provenance of this chronicle roll, putting particular emphasis on the implications of scribal choices and of the circumstances of manuscript transmission.
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Electronic British Library Journal
Volume
2019
Article number
4
Publisher
British Library
Place of publication
London, UK
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1478-0259
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