Genealogical Table of the Kings of England
Identity Statement
Reference code(s) | : GB 0103 MS ANGL 3 |
Held at | : University College London Click here to find out how to view this collection at http://www.ucl.ac.uk/Library/special-coll › |
Full title | : Genealogical Table of the Kings of England |
Date(s) | : Late 15th century |
Level of description | : Collection (fonds) |
Extent | : 1 roll comprising 8 membranes |
Name of creator(s) | : Unknown |
Context
Administrative/Biographical history:
Written in England.
Content
Scope and content/abstract:
Parchment roll, late 15th century, containing a genealogical table of the Kings of England to Edward IV, showing their descent from Adam and Eve, flanked with text and with a brief preface. In the last medallion of the table Edward IV (who reigned 1461-1470, 1471-1483) appears as king, although the accompanying text ends in 1453.
Access & Use
Language/scripts of material:
Latin. Gothic minuscule hand.
System of arrangement:
Conditions governing access:
Open.
Conditions governing reproduction:
Normal copyright restrictions apply.
Finding aids:
Dorothy K Coveney, A Descriptive Catalogue of Manuscripts in the Library of University College London (London, 1935); N R Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, i (London and Oxford, 1969); handlist at University College London Special Collections.
Archival Information
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
Part of the Gertrude Mosley bequest to University College London in 1918.
Allied Materials
Related material:
Cf British Library, MS Royal 14 B. viii, and Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1171.
Publication note:
Description Notes
Archivist's note:
Compiled by Rachel Kemsley as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Rules or conventions:
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Date(s) of descriptions:
Aug 2001
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