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Gregorius — Llantarnam, Monmouthshire. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.


Provenance: Llantarnam, Monmouthshire. Cistercian abbey of St Mary the Virgin.
Location: British Library, London
Shelfmark: Additional 48984
Author/Title: Gregorius
Type of evidence: e: evidence from an ex-libris inscription or note of gift to an institution
Notes on evidence:

'Anno domini MCCXLVIII dedit dompnus abbas et conuentus de Kayrlion conuentui de Heyles ad instantiam domini Ricardi comitis Cornubie . . . hunc librum' (first leaf, in large green capitals). [The abbey was at Llantarnam, close to Caerleon.]

Date: s. xii ex
Ownership:

Sir John Hoby (CMA, 2. 3814).

Sir Thomas Phillipps, baronet (1792–1872) [Phillipps MS 12357].

Phillipps sale, Sotheby's June 1935, lot 132 (but did not reach reserve?).

Eric Millar of London.,