Elegans, illustris, et facilis rerum, præsertim Britannicarum, et aliarum obiter, notatu dignarum, a mundi exordio ad annum Domini. 1307. narratio, quam Matthæus VVestmonasteriensis monachus, eius author, vir in vtraque literatura eruditus, Flores historiarum scripsit.

All titles

• Elegans, illustris, et facilis rerum, præsertim Britannicarum, et aliarum obiter, notatu dignarum, a mundi exordio ad annum Domini. 1307. narratio, quam Matthæus VVestmonasteriensis monachus, eius author, vir in vtraque literatura eruditus, Flores historiarum scripsit.
• Historia major. Abridgments
• Incipit liber secundus, de coronatione regis Wilhelmi primi, conquæstoris
• Flores historiarum.

People / Organizations

• Richard Jugge ("printed by")
• Matthew Paris (Author)

Imprint

[London: Printed by Richard Jugge], Anno Domini. 1567. vicesimo die Octobris.

Publication year

1567-1567

ESTC No.

S114410

Grub Street ID

134122

Description

[2], 339, [1], 227, [1] p. ; 2⁰

Note

Book 1, covering through the year 1066, follows closely the "Historia major" of Matthew Paris. Book 2 is an abridgment from the same work, with additions, covering 1067-1307. The additions from 1259-1273 have been attributed to William Rishanger.

"Matth¾us Westmonasteriensis" is a fictitious name traditionally assigned to this compilation.

The "Historia major" is based on an earlier work by Roger of Wendover also known as "Flores historiarum", probably based in turn on an earlier St. Albans chronicle. See Vaughan, Richard. "Matthew Paris" (Cambridge, 1958).

Edited by Matthew Parker.

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