"Chronica regum Britanniae," England, ca 1250.

"Chronica regum Britanniae," England, ca 1250.

This is an unfinished or defective compilation of various chronicles of English history from Severus through Uther Pendragon. The irregularly shaped columns (some empty) appear to represent different sources; the only one so far identified is Geoffrey of Monmouth. The only illustrations are the pen sketches of dragons and fleurs-de-lys; presumably the finished product would have had portraits or names added to the empty roundels. At least one membrane is missing between the present first and second of the five membranes, pasted head to tail, which make up this chronicle roll. Acquired in 1983 from Bernard M. Rosenthal through the Helen Foresman Spencer fund.

Pryce MS J1