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Description: | William of Malmesbury (c.1090-1143) was a monk, historian, and librarian at Malmesbury Abbey. Geoffrey of Monmouth (c.1100-1154) was a chronicler who was elected bishop of St. Asaph just before he died. This manuscript belonged to the Cistercian abbey at Margam, in Glamorgan, Wales, which was founded by in 1147 by Robert, Earl of Gloucester, to whom both William and Geoffrey dedicated their works.
On the final page of the text is the ownership inscription 'Liber monachorum sancte Marie de Margan' (the book of the monks of St. Mary's, Margam). | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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