The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, c. 1121-31; additions c. 1154 and 13th century, second half
- Chronicle of England (Anglo-Saxon Chronicle) to 1154 ('The Peterborough Chronicle'), Old English
- Chronicle of England to Edward I (added 13th century, second half), French
It is MS. E of the Chronicle.
Dates
- Creation: c. 1121-31; additions c. 1154 and 13th century, second half
Extent
91 Leaves
Language of Materials
- English, Old (ca.450-1100)
- French
Conditions Governing Access
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Shelfmark
MS. Laud Misc. 636
Arrangement
Originally arranged and housed in 1641 at the Bodleian in Duke Humfrey’s Library, Selden End, compartment as ‘E 80’, see Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, p. 14
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. II, no. 1003
Henry O. Coxe, Catalogi codicum manuscriptorum Bibliothecae Bodleianae pars secunda codices Latinos et Miscellaneous Laudianos complectens (Oxford, 1885, reprinted in 1973, with numerous corrections and additions, and an historical introduction by R.W. Hunt), Misc. no. 636.
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Custodial History
Written at Peterborough Abbey Manuscript 2559 acquired by the Bodleian Library
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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