Matthew Paris
Matthew Paris was a Benedictine monk, chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts, and cartographer from England. He was born in 1200 and died in 1259.[1]
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 Self-portrait of Matthew Paris from the original manuscript of his Historia Anglorum (London, British Library, MS Royal 14.C.VII, folio 6r | |
| Born | c. 1200 possibly Hildersham, Cambridgeshire, England |
| Died | 1259 (aged c. 59) St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England |
| Nationality | English |
| Occupation | Historian Author Cartographer Painter |
Notable work | Chronica Majora Flores Historiarum |
Matthew Paris Media
- Miniature from illuminated Chronicle of Matthew Paris (1236-1259), from BL MS Cotton Claudius D. vi, f.9, showing Henry I of England enthroned. Held and digitised by the British Library.
Coronation of Queen Edith, the wife of King Edward the Confessor (Cambridge University Library, Ee.3.59, fo. 11v)
Elephant of Louis IX of France, a present to Henry III of England. Illustration from the Chronica Majora II, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
Martyrdom of Amphibalus from the Trinity College, Dublin Life of St Alban
- Heraclius takes down St. Alban's head from a 13th Century manuscript of The Life of St. Alban Scanned and slightly cropped from: Richard Marks and Nigel Morgan, The Golden Age of English Manuscript Painting, 1200-1500.
Richard Marshal unhorses Baldwin Guines at a skirmish before the Battle of Monmouth in 1233. From the Historia Major of Matthew Paris, Cambridge, Corpus Christi College Library, vol 2, p. 85. MS 16, fol.
The most developed of Matthew Paris's four maps of Britain (Cotton MS Claudius D VI, fol. 12v). The work is organised around a central north–south itinerary from Dover to Newcastle. The crenellations of both the Antonine Wall and Hadrian's Wall can be seen in the drawing. British Library, London.
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