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The core of this book is the life story of a manuscript codex, British Library Royal MS 13 E.iv: the Latin Chronicle (from the Creation to 1300) of Guillaume de Nangis, copied in a Paris atelier from the original in the abbey of St-Denis-en-France. The authors show how it traveled from one capital to the other, narrating the entire life and interesting times of this codex.
Contents
Authors' Preface
PART I: THE TEXT OF THE WORLD CHRONICLE AND ITS DISSEMINATION
1. The Latin World Chronicle (1300) of Guillaume de Nangis
2. Applied Philology and the Descent of 22 Manuscript Copies
3. Stories of Some Possessors
4. British Library Royal Manuscript 13 E IV
PART II: THE FRENCH AND ENGLISH LIVES OF THE ROYAL MANUSCRIPT
5. The Creation of the Royal Manuscript
6. The Royal Manuscript in Paris, 1400-1416
7. Sigismund of Luxembourg, King of the Romans
8. To the Chapel of St. George, Windsor
9. Thomas Howard, Duke of Norfolk
10. In the Royal Library of Henry VIII
11. In the British Royal Library
APPENDICES
A. Latin Excerpts from BL Royal 13 E IV
B. Arguments of the Rouleau de Saint-Denis Based on the Chronicle
C. Historical References by Guillaume Fillastre
D. Privy Purse Warrants for the Books of Henry VIII
E. Wanted: The Leaves Missing from BL Royal 13 E IV
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