Munimenta Gildhallae Londoniensis
Liber Albus, Liber Custumarum et Liber Horn, in Archivis Gildhallae Asservati

Published between 1859 and 1860, this selection from London's medieval records sheds considerable light on all aspects of civic life.

Henry Thomas Riley (Edited by)

9781108042543, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 15 November 2012

558 pages, 1 colour illus.
22.9 x 15.2 x 3.2 cm, 0.81 kg

The Corporation of London has an extensive collection of medieval records which can be used to trace the development of the City, and provide much information of all aspects of civic life - social, economic, political, ecclesiastical, legal and military. H. T. Riley (1816–78) spent many years editing and translating some of the most significant documents, and thereby establishing his scholarly reputation. Volume 3 of this three-volume work in four parts, published in 1860, contains translations of the Anglo-Norman passages in the Liber Albus (the text of which is presented in Volume 1), with glossaries and an index. Extracts are also given, as appendices, from other items in the Corporation's archive, chiefly relating to the economic and social life of the city, and including a description of Henry VI's formal entry into the City on his return from France in 1432.

Introduction
Translations from the Anglo-Norman portion of Liber Albus
Glossary of Anglo-Norman and early English words
Glossary of mediaeval Latin
Appendices
Glossary to the appendices
Index.

Subject Areas: British & Irish history [HBJD1]