Chronica, etc. ('Liber de Antiquis Legibus') — London, Guildhall.
| Provenance: | London, Guildhall. |
| Location: | Corporation of London, Records Office, London |
| Shelfmark: | CUST 1 |
| Author/Title: | Chronica, etc. ('Liber de Antiquis Legibus') |
| Type of evidence: | c: evidence from locally specific contents, including obits, scribbles, etc. |
| Notes on evidence: | Historical collections mainly by and in the hand of Arnald Thedmar (d. 1274), alderman of London. Generally known as 'Liber de Antiquis Legibus', but a 15th-cent. note inside its front cover states, 'Iste liber intitulatur de aqua Tamisie'; it is so-called in the list of books in the custody of the Corporation, c. 1470. The title 'Liber de antiquis legibus' is s. xvi, at top of fol. i verso (flyleaf). Late medieval binding |
| Date: | s. xiii ex. |
| Medieval Catalogue: | SH47.2 Further details of medieval catalogue: SH47. SECULAR INSTITUTIONS: Hospitals, Towns, and the Professions: London, Guildhall: List of books, c. 1470 |