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14th-century manuscript of the chartulary of Scone Abbey

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14th-century manuscript of the chartulary of Scone Abbey
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Description	The chartulary contains documents relating to the Augustinian Abbey of Scone. Compiled in the second quarter of the 14th century, it covers the years 1164-1326. The chartulary is wanting several leaves and is bound out of order. It contains copies of 83 papal, royal, and episcopal charters, written in a variety of contemporary charter hands. The contents are: Papal bulls (folios 1-8v); Part of a charter of Malcolm IV confirming the foundation, and a charter of Robert confirming the above (folios 9r-11v); Royal charters (folios 11v-15v); Charters relating to the bishopric and bishops of St Andrews (folios 15v-19r) and to the bishops of Dunkeld (folios 19r-21r); Charters and grants relating to transfer of lands (folios 21r-32r). The manuscript is decorated with coloured capitals, mostly in red, but occasionally in blue or green. A few of the initials have been ornamented with faces and grotesques. Smaller initials throughout are stroked with red.
Shelfmark	Adv.MS.34.3.29
Attribution and copyright:	Public Domain - This work is free of known copyright restrictions. For details visit our copyright page. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

Form / genre:	Written and printed matter > Manuscripts Written and printed matter > Lists (documents) > Cartularies
Dates / events:	1325-1350 [Date created]
Places:	Europe > United Kingdom > Scotland (country) [Place created]
Person / organisation:	Balfour, James, Sir, 1st Baronet of Denmilne and Kinnaird (antiquary), 1600-1657 [Former owner]
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