the Parker Chronicle
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The Parker Chronicle is a medieval manuscript version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, notable as one of the principal historical sources for early English history and preserved in the Parker Library at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parker Chronicle | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical source
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medieval manuscript ⓘ version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A-version of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 173 NERFINISHED ⓘ Corpus Christi College, Cambridge MS 173 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Archbishop Matthew Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | MS 173 ⓘ |
| chronicleCoverageEnd | 11th century ⓘ |
| chronicleCoverageStart | year 1 ⓘ |
| city | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | Parker Library collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | well preserved ⓘ |
| contains |
Latin marginalia
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Old English annals ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfOrigin |
9th century
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late 9th century ⓘ |
| donatedBy | Matthew Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
annalistic history
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chronicle ⓘ |
| hasPart | annals from the birth of Christ to the 11th century ⓘ |
| language | Old English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Corpus Christi College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Parker Library NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Anglo-Saxon England
NERFINISHED
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Anglo-Saxon kings NERFINISHED ⓘ early English history ⓘ reign of Alfred the Great ⓘ |
| material | parchment ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Matthew Parker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Anglo-Saxon Chronicle tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionDocumented |
Anglo-Saxon England
NERFINISHED
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kingdom of Wessex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| repository | Corpus Christi College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script | Caroline minuscule NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scriptType | insular script ⓘ |
| significance |
earliest surviving manuscript of the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
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principal source for early English history ⓘ |
| subjectOf | scholarly research on the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | historical narrative ⓘ |
| usedBy |
medieval historians
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modern historians of Anglo-Saxon England ⓘ |
| writingMedium | ink on parchment ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
| writtenIn | Old English prose ⓘ |
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