Details

Subject(s)

• Law—England—Sources—Early works to 1800 [Browse]
• Manuscripts, Latin (Medieval and modern)—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]
• Manuscripts, French—New Jersey—Princeton [Browse]

Former owner

• Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872 [Browse]
• Ellis, John Henry, 1840-1912 [Browse]

Bookseller

• Bernard Quaritch (Firm) [Browse]

Related name

• Princeton University Library. Manuscript. Scheide 31. [Browse]

Rare books genre

• Calf bindings [Browse]

Getty AAT genre

• Manuscripts—England—14th century [Browse]
• Parchment [Browse]

Summary note

Principal Edwardian statutes and other statutes.

Notes

• Ms. codex.
• Decoration: Red and blue penwork initials.
• Origin: Written in England in the 14th century.

Binding note

19th century. English blind-tooled calf.

Language note

Latin and French.

Contents

• Statuta Angliae
• Westminster I, II, and III
• De religiosis
• De mercatoribus
• De finibus
• Wynton
• Articuli cleri
• Praerogativa regis.

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Provenance

Owned (19th century) by William Stumbels; bookplate of Francis Benthall of Bucksford (bought Apr. 29, 1842); his sale (London, June 18, 1855, no. 5) to Smith; Sir Thomas Phillipps Collection (no. 24084; apparently bought from B. Quaritch in 1859); his sale (London, 1897, no. 742) to John Henry Ellis; no. 501 in a modern English cat.

References

De Ricci, p. 2125, no. 31

Cite as

Scheide Library, Princeton University. M 31.

Place name(s)

England.

Other title(s)

• Statuta Angliae
• Old statutes
• Statute book

OCLC

54749905

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