Cartulary of Cirencester Abbey comprising
- Registrum A., 13th century (after 1249)
- Registrum B., 14th century (after 1360).
Cartulary of Cirencester Abbey
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- ReferenceGB 161 Dep. c. 392-3
- Dates of Creation13th century, 14th century
- Name of Creator
- Language of MaterialLatin.
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Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
Cirencester Abbey was founded by Henry I in 1117; it's buildings were demolished in 1539 as part of the dissolution of the monaateries.
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Entry to read in the Library is permitted only on presentation of a valid reader's card (for admissions procedures see http://www.bodley.ox.ac.uk).
Acquisition Information
Deposited by the executors of Samuel, 2nd Baron Vestey, in 1969.
Note
Collection level description created by Susan Thomas, Department of Special Collections and Western Manuscripts.
Other Finding Aids
A description is available in the Library, where there is also a card index to unpublished catalogues.
Bibliography
See C.D. Ross (ed.) The Cartulary of Cirencester Abbey, Gloucestershire, (London: 1964); and G.R.C. Davis Medieval cartularies of Great Britain: a short catalogue, (London: 1958), nos. 255-6.