Special Collections & Archives: MS.F.4.11: Registrum brevium

LUL MS.F.4.11: Registrum brevium [Formulary of original and judiciary writs]. English. Late 14th century.

Physical description: On parchment. iii + 321 + ii leaves, frame ruling and some medieval foliation. 270 x 190 mm.

Contents: Formulary of original and judicial writs, chiefly of Edward III and Richard II.

Decoration: Initials: f.1 5-line blue with red; 3-line and 2-line unfilled, some some spaces left.

Binding: conserved by Ian Maver (see 2002 citation below), previously in a 'utilitarian' non-contemporary binding - 18th c, tanned sheepskin over millboards.

Provenance 1863-1863: Inscriptions: Mr J. B. Hostage and John Hostage Chester 1863.

Provenance 1948-1948: Liverpool University bookplate: The gift of Stella Permewan in memory of William Muspratt Permewan MCMXLVIII [1948]. Accession no. G31056.

Published citations and unpublished notes:

2002: Lien Gyles & Ian Maver (2002), 'Conserving eleven late mediæval manuscripts for Liverpool University', Studies in Conservation, 47:sup5, 88-91. doi: 10.1179/sic.2002.47.s3.018. https://doi.org/10.1179/sic.2002.47.s3.018