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Portrait of Thomas of Woodstock from The Benefactors' Book of St Albans Abbey (London, British Library Cotton MS Nero D VII f. 110 r) ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alan Strayler |
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Portrait of Thomas of Woodstock from The Benefactors' Book of St Albans Abbey (London, British Library Cotton MS Nero D VII f. 110 r) |
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Date | 1380 – c. 1540 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medium | parchment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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institution QS:P195,Q23308 |
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Place of creation | England (St Albans) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Object history | The Benedictine abbey of St Albans: the manuscript was the abbey’s benefactors' book, compiled by Thomas Walsingham, precentor of the abbey (f. 82v), written by William de Wyllum, a monk of the abbey (f. 82v), and illuminated by Alan Strayler, a layman (f. 108r). Entries and annotations were added into the 16th century. An Early Modern owner: annotations added throughout. Francis Bacon, Viscount St Alban (b. 1561, d. 1626), 1623: inscribed with a note by Cotton stating that it was given by him in 1623, 'Liber ex dono viceconatis [sic] Sancti Albani 1623' (f. 1r).Sir Robert Bruce Cotton (b. 1571, d. 1631), 1st baronet, antiquary and politician: his signature 'Robertus Cotton Bruceus' (f. 1r). Cotton’s collection was augmented by his son, Sir Thomas Cotton (b. 1594, d. 1662), 2nd baronet, and his grandson, Sir John Cotton.Sir John Cotton (b. 1621, d. 1702), 3rd baronet: bequeathed the entire Cotton collection of books and manuscripts to trustees ‘for Publick Use and Advantage’, 12 and 13 William III, c. 7. Formed one of the foundation collections of the British Museum in 1753. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Notes | London, British Library Cotton MS Nero D VII f. 110 r | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References | http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Cotton_MS_Nero_D_VII | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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