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The Latin text on this parchment roll written in England in the fifteenth century is based on the text on a roll presented by Carmelite friar Roger of St. Albans to Henry VI, tracing the genealogy of kings from Adam to Henry VI. On this roll the genealogical diagram has been extended to include the reign of Edward IV but does not record his wife, so it was made after his coronation in 1461 but before his marriage in 1465. The verso is blank except for a French title added at the top: "Chronique des Annales du Monde et particulierement des Dinasties des Rois d' Angleterre commencant à Brutus et finissant à Henry VI."
Support: Parchment; Extent: 6130 x 300 mm
Gothic--textualis
Genealogical tree diagram; rondels with borders in red and green, connected by lines in red, green, and blue; 28 rondels are crowned; one-line or two-line initials at the beginning of paragraphs alternate between blue and red; internal initials touched with red; some names in rondels written in red; larger rondels with space for illustrations of Adam and Eve and the Nativity are empty; a foliate border in green, blue, and pink surrounded by possible flourishes that resemble pen trials has been added to the top and left margins of the first membrane by a later hand, possibly sixteenth century
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
Has been removed from its 19th century wooden and glass case, the digital facsimile includes photos of the case taken after removal
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
England
Between 1461 and 1465
Latin; French
Owner inscription "liber Robert Ohlund (?) de Stondley (?)" (sixteenth century); acquired by Lehigh in 1955, the gift of Mr. Robert B. Honeyman, Jr.
England
Between 1461 and 1465
Latin; French
Owner inscription "liber Robert Ohlund
The Latin text on this parchment roll written in England in the fifteenth century is based on the text on a roll presented by Carmelite friar Roger of St. Albans to Henry VI, tracing the genealogy of kings from Adam to Henry VI. On this roll the genealogical diagram has been extended to include the reign of Edward IV but does not record his wife, so it was made after his coronation in 1461 but before his marriage in 1465. The verso is blank except for a French title added at the top: "Chronique des Annales du Monde et particulierement des Dinasties des Rois d' Angleterre commencant à Brutus et finissant à Henry VI."
Has been removed from its 19th century wooden and glass case, the digital facsimile includes photos of the case taken after removal
Gothic--textualis
Genealogical tree diagram; rondels with borders in red and green, connected by lines in red, green, and blue; 28 rondels are crowned; one-line or two-line initials at the beginning of paragraphs alternate between blue and red; internal initials touched with red; some names in rondels written in red; larger rondels with space for illustrations of Adam and Eve and the Nativity are empty; a foliate border in green, blue, and pink surrounded by possible flourishes that resemble pen trials has been added to the top and left margins of the first membrane by a later hand, possibly sixteenth century
For a full list of Decorations in this manuscript please see the Content and Decorations section by clicking on the [i] button in the top left corner of the image viewer above.
These are pages that we pulled aside that disrupted the flow of the manuscript reader. These may be bindings, inserts, bookmarks, and various other oddities.
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