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Details for manuscript 76

Manuscript №
76
Location
Cambridge
Collection
Fitzwilliam Museum
Reference
324
Headnote
Nicholas Upton
Estimated date of production
s.xv (med)
Folia
128+vii
Place of production
Produced for
Notes
"A note on f.1b written in a 17th cent. hand with some deliberate archaicisms states: This book was given by Nicholas Upton canon - of the Cathederall Church of Bath and Wells - to John Hals Provost of Oriell Colledge in Oxford 1443 afterwards Lord Bishop of Litchfield and Couentry 1459 who dyed 1491 aged about 90 years."; "The 17th cent. Signature 'Thomas Vaughan' is written at the foot of f.I, below the Rentale. The 17th cent. Signature 'James Hals', at the top of f.66, may be in the same hand as the explanatory note 'a Cornysh chuthe', on f. 84b.
Sources for this record
F. Wormwald and P. M. Giles, "A descriptive catalogue of the additional illuminated manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum acquired between 1895 and 1979 (excluding the McClean Collection)." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1982. Vol. I.

Manuscript contents

Contents
Text Title Language Start folio (ordinal) End folio (ordinal) Total pages
1 Part of a Warminster rentale, dated 5 April 1464 Latin 1r (1) 1r (1) 1.0
2 Libellus Nicholai Upton de Re militari ad Humffredum Latin 1v (2) 105v (210) 208.5
3 Roll of 276 names and blazoned arms (Dean no. 391.1) French 105v (210) 128v (256) 46.5

Owners of this manuscript

Owners
Owner number Owner Period Gender Type Source
1 "A note on f.1b written in a 17th cent. hand with some deliberate archaicisms states: This book was given by Nicholas Upton canon - of the Cathederall Church of Bath and Wells" s.xv (1) Man Clerical F. Wormwald and P. M. Giles, "A descriptive catalogue of the additional illuminated manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum acquired between 1895 and 1979 (excluding the McClean Collection)." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1982. Vol. I.
2 "John Hals Provost of Oriell Colledge in Oxford 1443" s.xv (1) Man Clerical F. Wormwald and P. M. Giles, "A descriptive catalogue of the additional illuminated manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum acquired between 1895 and 1979 (excluding the McClean Collection)." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1982. Vol. I.
3 "Lord Bishop of Litchfield and Couentry 1459 who dyed 1491 aged about 90 years" s.xv (med) Man Clerical F. Wormwald and P. M. Giles, "A descriptive catalogue of the additional illuminated manuscripts in the Fitzwilliam Museum acquired between 1895 and 1979 (excluding the McClean Collection)." Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1982. Vol. I.