Flores historiarum per Matthæum Westmonasteriensem collecti: . præcipue de rebus Britannicis: ad exordio mundi usque ad annum domini MCCCVII. Et chronicon ex chronicis, ab initio mundi usque ad annum domini MCXVIII. deductum: auctore Florentio Wigorniensi monacho. Cui accessit continuatio usque ad annum Christi MCXLI. per quendam eiusdem coenobii eruditum. Subiectus in calce operis index rerum satis locuples.
Matthew Paris (1200-1259)
Category
Books
Date
1601
Materials
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Nostell Priory, West Yorkshire
NT 3079665
Summary
Bibliographic description
[8],696,[24]p. . fol.. Ms. shelfmarks on front and rear pastedowns: T-1; XIVC.3T. manuscript [bookseller's?] codes at front and rear: y/m; h/; ca.. Provenance: Pile of armour bookplate; lettered beneath: William Strickland of Boynton. Franks 28411. [i.e.: William Strickland (1753-1834)]; Armorial bookplate; lettered: Eustachius Strickland. Franks 28404. [i.e.: Eustachius Strickland (1787-1840)]. manuscript annotations about this title in the hand of Sir William Strickland on front flyleaf. manuscript inscription on front pastedown in the hand of Charles Winn (1795-1874): Purchased at the sale of Eustace's Library C.W.. Binding: Calf; double gilt ruled to form a panel; gilt tooled; spine gilt ruled and tooled (3 compartments missing); red spine label: 'Matthew Westmonasteriu'.
Makers and roles
Matthew Paris (1200-1259) Florence of Worcester (d.1118) Scotus Marianus (1028-1082) Matthew Parker (1504-1575) Archbishop of Canterbury Robert de Reading (d.1325) William Rishanger (1250-1312)