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  • English Pre-Reformation Genealogical Roll

    Subject
    Manuscripts, Medieval and Genealogy
    Language
    lat
    Date created
    approximately 1472 to 1520?
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Brown.Lat.1
    Extent
    Genealogical roll on parchment; 9 membranes/skins attached by glue; measuring 7560 x 432 mm total (about 21 feet x 5 inches)
    Geographic Coverage
    England
    Coordinates
    52.16045, -0.70312
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Written on 9 skins, in red and black, marginal border of hair-line stems and heavy bell-like flowers. 2.8 mm decorative borders adorn each side in multicolor pigments (pink, blue, green, red, yellow, and grey, with gold, silver, and brown detailing), with hair-line stems...
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    The roll was donated to the University of Victoria in 1989 by Bruce and Dorothy Brown, who purchased it from Maggs Bros Ltd (London). It is unknown when Maggs acquired the roll. Markings on the top and bottom of the dorse side indicate it was once sold for 4 guineas (a currency discontinued in the UK in 1816) and later for £70.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    scrolls (information artifacts) and manuscripts (documents)
    Archival Item Identifier
    1989-069-6
    Fonds Title
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC017
    Is Referenced By
    Special Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php. Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdf
    Date Digitized
    2017-02-14
    Transcript
    Transcription of membranes 1-3 by Sophie Boucher, Brynn Fader, Rebekah Prette, and Molly Trepanier, in collaboration with Dr. Adrienne Williams Boyarin (ENGL), as part of coursework for her manuscript studies class, April 2015, is available here:...
    Technical Note
    Metadata by KD.

  • Armorial Manuscript

    Subject
    Genealogy, Manuscripts, Medieval, Heraldry, Courts and courtiers, and Devices (Heraldry)
    Language
    enm and lat
    Date created
    approximately 1580
    Rights Statement
    No Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Only
    Resource Type
    Text
    Identifier
    Shelf Mark: Ms.Brown.Eng.2
    Extent
    272 leaves; quarto, 180 x 133 mm (approximately 13 x 18 x 4.5 cm)
    Geographic Coverage
    England
    Coordinates
    52.16045,-0.70312
    Additional Physical Characteristics
    Attractive illuminated late sixteenth-century manuscript in ink, with many coloured armorial illustrations within shields, bound in later red morocco gilt.
    Physical Repository
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Collection
    Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts Collection
    Provenance
    Donated by Bruce and Dorothy Brown.
    Provider
    University of Victoria (B.C.). Library
    Genre
    illuminated manuscripts
    Archival Item Identifier
    1989-070-5
    Fonds Title
    Bruce and Dorothy Brown Collection
    Fonds Identifier
    SC017
    Is Referenced By
    Archival finding aid: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/findaids/brown_collection_manuscripts.pdfSpecial Collection Inventory: https://www.uvic.ca/library/locations/home/spcoll/collections/medieval/inventory.php.
    Date Digitized
    2019-10-24
    Technical Note
    Scanned on Betterlight/TTI at 600 dpi TIFF (1/20; 303 (some at 283); copy 4 stops; camera height 500). Mylar used to hold pages down during scans as needed. Metadata by KD.