Historical materials relating to London, including a chronicle, lists of mayors, sheriffs, and bishops; extracts from William of Malmesbury’s Gesta regum anglorum; lists of English bishops and archbishops; Latin verses; song with French and English texts. Copied by two original scribes, with additions by several more.
GB-Llma COL/CS/01/001/001 (Liber de Antiquis Legibus)
Metropolitan Archives, London, England
monophonic song in non-musical MS: c. 1274
| Archive | Metropolitan Archives, London, England (GB-Llma) |
|---|---|
| Shelfmark | COL/CS/01/001/001 (Liber de Antiquis Legibus) |
| Surface | Vellum |
| Measurements | 1268 × 1274; 245 x 170 mm |
| Other Identifiers |
|
| External Links | |
| Provenance |
|
| Contents | Contains 2 compositions, 2 are anonymous. |
General Description
Physical Description
some texts listed in contents list are missing
Surface
vellum
160v
Loading inventory…
The inventory could not be loaded.
Sets
Select a set to see its sources.
Sources of British Song 1150-1300
Project Collection · 35 sources
GB-Llma COL/CS/01/001/001 (Liber de Antiquis Legibus)
Current source
‡ denotes primary source study
Catto, Jeremy. 2004. Fitzthedmar, Arnold. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: From the Earliest Times to the Year 2000, 61 vols.vol.19, p. 945. Oxford.
Robinson, P.R. 2003. Catalogue of Dated and Datable Manuscripts c.888-1600 in London Libraries. 2 vols. London. Pages: vol.1, p.32 and vol.2, plate 27.
Stevens, John E. 1994. Alphabetical Check-List of Anglo-Norman Songs. Plainsong and Medieval Music, 3: 1-22. Pages: pp. 9-10.
Page, Christopher. 1976. A Catalogue and Bibliography of English Song from Its Beginnings to c1300. Royal Musical Association Research Chronicle, 13: 67-83. Pages: pp. 74-75.
Ker, Neil R. 1969-1992. Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries. 4 vols. Oxford. Pages: vol.1, pp.22-27.
Ker, Neil R. 1964. Medieval Libraries of Great Britain: A List of Surviving Books. Royal Historical Society Guides and Handbooks, vol. 3. London. Pages: p. 127.
Stapleton, Thomas. 1846. De antiquis legibus liber : Cronica maiorum et vicecomitum Londoniarum: et quedam, que contingebant temporibus illis ab anno MCLXXVIIIo ad annum MCCLXXIVm; cum appendice. London: Sumptibus Societatis Camdenensis.
This form is used to make comments on a source. If you wish to notify us of a correction to the record, you should use the "Contribute a change" form instead.
No comments have been made.