Chronica monasterii S. Albani. Vol. 5, Annales Monasterii S. Albani, a Johanne Amundesham, monacho, ut videtur, conscripti, A.D. 1421-1440; quibus praefigitur Chronicon rerum gestarum in Monasterio S. Albani, A.D. 1422-1431, a quodam auctore ignoto compilatum
1870, First Edition. London : Longmans, Green & Co. Good copy in quarter gilt-blocked leather over dark teal cloth boards, now slightly scuffed, and bumped at the corners and top front edge. Joints and endbands worn, with spine cover lacking at the tail and medially abraded on the rear joint. Presentation label on front pastedown. Text block is very strong, showing only faint dust-dulling to preliminary and final leaves. Pages chiefly unread and unopened. Aside from the spine damage, a well-preserved copy. Item #465601
Series; Chronicles and memorials of Great Britain and Ireland during the Middle Ages ; 28. Physical description; 458, 29 pages ; 26 cm. Notes; Publisher's advertisements to the rear. Published by the authority of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty's Treasury, under the direction of the Master of the Rolls. Deals with the abbacy of John Whethamstede. Text in Latin. Introduction and notes in English. Edited by Henry Thomas Riley. Subjects; St. Albans Cathedral. Whethamstede, John. Abbey. Monastic history. 15th century. Medieval. Latin text. Chronicle.
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