Elegans, illustris, et facilis rerum, praesertim Britannicarum, et aliarum obiter, notatu dignarum, a mundi exordio ad annum Domini. 1307. narratio : quam Matthaeus VVestmonasteriensis monachus, eius author, vir in vtraque literatura eruditus, Flores historiarum scripsit.
1567
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Title
Elegans, illustris, et facilis rerum, praesertim Britannicarum, et aliarum obiter, notatu dignarum, a mundi exordio ad annum Domini. 1307. narratio : quam Matthaeus VVestmonasteriensis monachus, eius author, vir in vtraque literatura eruditus, Flores historiarum scripsit.
Uniform title
Chronica majora. Abridgement
Flores historiarum.
Flores historiarum.
Created/published
[London] : [Printed by Richard Jugge], Anno Domini. 1567. vicesimo die Octobris.
Description
[2], 339, [1], 227, [1] p. ; (fol.)
Associated name
Note
Book 1, covering through the year 1066, follows closely the "Historia major" of Matthew Paris. Book 2 is an abridgment from the same work, with additions, covering 1067-1307. The additions from 1259-1273 have been attributed to William Rishanger.
"Matthaeus Westmonasteriensis" is a fictitious name traditionally assigned to this compilation.
The "Historia major" is based on an earlier work by Roger of Wendover also known as "Flores historiarum", probably based in turn on an earlier St. Albans chronicle. See Vaughan, Richard. "Matthew Paris" (Cambridge, 1958).
Edited by Matthew Parker.
Printer's name from STC.
Title within cartouche.
"Incipit liber secundus, de coronatione regis Wilhelmi primi, conquaestoris." (caption title) has separate pagination beginning on 3A1r.
Running title reads: Flores historiarum.
Signatures: pi1 A-2D⁶ 2E⁸, 3A-3T⁶.
"Matthaeus Westmonasteriensis" is a fictitious name traditionally assigned to this compilation.
The "Historia major" is based on an earlier work by Roger of Wendover also known as "Flores historiarum", probably based in turn on an earlier St. Albans chronicle. See Vaughan, Richard. "Matthew Paris" (Cambridge, 1958).
Edited by Matthew Parker.
Printer's name from STC.
Title within cartouche.
"Incipit liber secundus, de coronatione regis Wilhelmi primi, conquaestoris." (caption title) has separate pagination beginning on 3A1r.
Running title reads: Flores historiarum.
Signatures: pi1 A-2D⁶ 2E⁸, 3A-3T⁶.
ESTC staff note
Signatures from DFo.
Cited/described in
Pollard, A.W. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, & Ireland and of English books printed abroad, 1475-1640 (2nd ed.) (STC), 17652
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S114410
English short title catalogue (ESTC), S114410
Genre/form
Place of creation/publication
Great Britain -- England -- London.
Call number
STC 17652 copy 1
Folger-specific note
10/17/39. Manuscript notes, in front matter, on t.p. and on 3I2r; manuscript marking on 3E3r. Trimmed at fore-edges, affecting side-notes. Fore-edges of t.p. and sig.A repaired, affecting some text. Calf binding. Provenance: inscription on t.p.: "George [Burgoyne ?]"; inscription on front paste-down: "E Libris Guli. Hi. Foc. A.M., 1879"; bought by the Folger from Frank R. Brown, cat. 17:812
Call number
STC 17652 copy 2
Folger-specific note
134741. Manuscript notes; manuscript markings, including underscoring and trefoils. Rebound, previously in vellum. Provenance: contemporary inscription of provenance on 3T6v, faded; manuscript notes on pi1v and back fly-leaf signed: "H. Macdonald M.S. [Taunton ?] 1794"