Part of Collection
University Archives and Manuscripts
Title
Royal Letter Book
Rights
Copyright unknown, orphan work. Free use.
Collection
Western Medieval Manuscripts
Production Date
late 14th-early 15th century
Shelfmark (Identifier)
MS 183
Catalogue Record
https://archives.collections.ed.ac.uk/repositories/2/archival_objects/173739
Subjects
- Manuscripts, Medieval -- England
- Correspondence
- Manuscripts, Latin
- Manuscripts, French
- Compilation manuscripts
Description
MS 183, the Royal Letter Book, 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
