Sir Thomas Knyvett: verses, c 1568
Scope and Contents
English and Latin verses. The manuscript contains translations from Ovid, several Latin epitaphs on the Lady Catherine ‘nuper Duraventani comitis filiæ’, and other miscellaneous pieces, one of which is dated 1568. On the first page of the manuscript the following note occurs: ‘Anno ante nativitatem Christi quadringentisimo octogesimo septimo editum fuit castrum Norwici per regem Gurguntum [Caer-Gunt], ut patet in record’.
Dates
- Creation: c 1568
Creator
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Extent
1 volume(s) (39 leaves.)
Language of Materials
Latin
English
Custodial History
From the Library of John Moore (1646–1714), Bishop of Ely (‘Royal Library’), no. 693. McKitterick, Cambridge University Library: a History, Cambridge, 1986, p. 128.
Physical Description
Paper.
Repository Details
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