A project to produce a critical edition of Oxford Brasenose College MS 91 has been awarded a major grant by the Richard III Society-American Branch. Brasenose MS 91 is a long vellum scroll which sets out the line of English kings from Adam & Eve to Henry VI, using a unique color-coded system and explanatory text in the margins. Written by 15th century scribes in Medieval Latin, it seeks to
Tag: Genealogical Rolls
American Branch chair and member have article published in journal. Susan Troxell, chair of the American Branch, and Laura Blanchard, long-time member, collaborated on writing a report about the Branch’s support of the Digital Mappa treatment of Free Library Philadelphia MS Lewis E201. The report was submitted to, and accepted for publication by, The Ricardian — one of the most respected academic journals on 15th century English history. Susan and
