Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Royal Letter Book
Object Type
Volume
Collection
Western Medieval Manuscripts
Production Date
late 14th-early 15th century
Shelfmark (Identifier)
MS 183
Internal Type
Archives Space
URI
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/173739
Subjects
- Manuscripts, Medieval -- England
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts, Latin
- Manuscripts, French
- Compilation manuscripts
Last Modified Date (in Catalogue)
2024-09-26T09:45:04Z
Description
MS 183, the <emph render="italic">Royal Letter Book</emph>, is an English late medieval manuscript containing contemporary copies of 374 letters, most of which belong to the reigns of Edward III (1327-1377) and Richard II (1377-1397). The manuscript further contains a few copies of letters from the reign of Henry IV (1399-1413) and the copy of a single letter from the reign of Henry V (1413-1422), as well as several letters between other correspondents. The overall date range of the original letters appears to be between ca.1340 and ca.1412.
Language
mul