Paris, Matthew. Matthaei Paris monachi Albanensis Angli, historia major Juxta exemplar Londinense 1571, verbatìm recusa. Et cum Rogeri Wendoveri, Willielmi Rishangeri, authorisque majori minorique historiis chronicisque MSS, in Bibliotheca Regia, Collegii Corporis Christi Cantabrigiae, Cottoniáque, fidelitèr collata. Huic primùm editioni accesserunt, duorum Offarum Merciorum Regum; & viginti trium abbatum S. Albani vitae: unà cum libro additamentorum. Per eundem authorem. Editore Willielmo Wats S.T.D. Qui & variantes lectiones, adversaria, vocúmque barbarum glossarium, adjecit: simul cum rerum, nominúmque, indicibus locupletissimis

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General notes

Based on an earlier work by Roger of Wendover also known as "Flores historiarum", probably based in turn on an earlier St. Albans chronicle. See Vaughan, Richard. "Matthew Paris" (Cambridge, 1958) The "Historia major" is edited by Matthew Parker Title page in red and black Half-title reads: Matthaei Parisiensis opera "Vitae duorum Offarum .. et viginti trium abbatum Sancti Albani" most of it probably not written by Paris, has separate title page, register and pagination; the imprint reads "Londini, excudebat Milo Flesher M.DC.XXXIX. ..". "Matthaei Parisiensis additamenta" has separate title page dated 1639 with Flesher's name in imprint; pagination and register are continuous With an engraved portrait of Matthew Paris, signed: T. Cecill sculp: Includes indexes Reproduction of the original in the British Library Available electronically as part of Early English books online Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1966. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English books, 1475-1640 ; 1077:1)

Uniform title: Chronica majora. Abridgments
Extended title: Matthaei Paris monachi Albanensis Angli, historia major Juxta exemplar Londinense 1571, verbatìm recusa. Et cum Rogeri Wendoveri, Willielmi Rishangeri, authorisque majori minorique historiis chronicisque MSS, in Bibliotheca Regia, Collegii Corporis Christi Cantabrigiae, Cottoniáque, fidelitèr collata. Huic primùm editioni accesserunt, duorum Offarum Merciorum Regum; & viginti trium abbatum S. Albani vitae: unà cum libro additamentorum. Per eundem authorem. Editore Willielmo Wats S.T.D. Qui & variantes lectiones, adversaria, vocúmque barbarum glossarium, adjecit: simul cum rerum, nominúmque, indicibus locupletissimis
Alternate titles: Matthaei Parisiensis opera, Historia major

Offa, King of the Mercians, -796 Offa, of Angel, active 4th century St. Albans Abbey World history Great Britain

author: Paris, Matthew, 1200-1259
subject: Offa, King of the Mercians, -796
subject: Offa, of Angel, active 4th century
subject: St. Albans Abbey
associated with: Parker, Matthew, 1504-1575
associated with: Rishanger, William, 1250?-1312?
engraver: Cecil, Thomas, active 1630
associated with: Watts, William, 1590?-1649