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The '''Arundel Manuscripts''' are the manuscripts collected by [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel|Thomas Howard]] (1585{{ndash}}1646), [[earl of Arundel|earl]] of [[Earldom of Arundel|Arundel]] and courtier during the reigns of [[James I of England|James{{nbsp}}I]] and [[Charles I of England|Charles{{nbsp}}I]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]]. Following the [[Great Fire of London]], his grandson [[Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Howard]] divided the collection between the libraries of the [[College of Arms]] and the [[Royal Society]] in 1666. The part of the collection held by the Royal Society were purchased by the [[British Museum]] in 1831. They were later transferred to the [[British Library]], where they form part of its manuscript collection.<ref>[https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/arundel-manuscripts British Library : Collection Guides : Arundel Manuscripts], Retrieved 25 December 2022.</ref> The part of the collection that still remains with the College of Arms is sometimes distinguished as the '''Norfolk Manuscripts''' after Henry Howard's later creation as [[duke of Norfolk|duke]] of [[Duchy of Norfolk|Norfolk]].

The '''Arundel Manuscripts''' are the manuscripts collected by [[Thomas Howard, 2nd Earl of Arundel|Thomas Howard]] (1585{{ndash}}1646), [[earl of Arundel|earl]] of [[Earldom of Arundel|Arundel]] and courtier during the reigns of [[James I of England|James{{nbsp}}I]] and [[Charles I of England|Charles{{nbsp}}I]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]]. Following the [[Great Fire of London]] in 1666, his grandson [[Henry Howard, 6th Duke of Norfolk|Henry Howard]] permitted the [[Royal Society]] to convene at Arundel House and allowed its fellows to access his library.{{sfnp|Young|1829|p=[https://archive.org/details/CatalogueOfTheArundelManuscriptsIn/page/n19/mode/2up viii]}} By 1669, he had agreed to [[John Evelyn]]'s request that the works be given to the Society{{sfnp|Young|1829|p=[https://archive.org/details/CatalogueOfTheArundelManuscriptsIn/page/n21/mode/2up ix]}} but they remained at Arundel House until after he succeeded to the [[Duchy of Norfolk]], by which point he had also been made [[Earl Marshal of England|Earl Marshal]] of [[Kingdom of England|England]].{{sfnp|Young|1829|p=[https://archive.org/details/CatalogueOfTheArundelManuscriptsIn/page/n19/mode/2up viii–ix]}} He allowed Evelyn to begin removing books for the Society to be held by [[Gresham College]] in 1678{{sfnp|Young|1829|p=[https://archive.org/details/CatalogueOfTheArundelManuscriptsIn/page/n20/mode/2up ix–x]}} but set apart a large number of manuscripts to be kept by the [[College of Arms]] overseen by the Earl Marshal.{{sfnp|Young|1829|p=[https://archive.org/details/CatalogueOfTheArundelManuscriptsIn/page/n19/mode/2up viii–xi]}}

The part of the collection held by the Royal Society were purchased by the [[British Museum]] in 1831. They were later transferred to the [[British Library]], where they form part of its manuscript collection.<ref>[https://www.bl.uk/collection-guides/arundel-manuscripts British Library : Collection Guides : Arundel Manuscripts], Retrieved 25 December 2022.</ref>


Notable manuscripts in the British Library's Arundel collection include:
Notable manuscripts in the British Library's Arundel collection include:
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* BL Arundel MS 524: [[Minuscule 476]] New Testament
* BL Arundel MS 524: [[Minuscule 476]] New Testament
* BL Arundel MS 531: [[Diogenes Laertius]]'s ''Lives of the Philosophers''
* BL Arundel MS 531: [[Diogenes Laertius]]'s ''Lives of the Philosophers''

The part of the collection that still remains with the College of Arms is sometimes distinguished as the '''Norfolk Manuscripts''' after Henry Howard's elevation to [[duke of Norfolk|duke]] of [[Duchy of Norfolk|Norfolk]] upon [[Thomas Howard, 5th Duke of Norfolk|his brother]]'s death in 1677.


Notable manuscripts in the College of Arms's Arundel collection include:
Notable manuscripts in the College of Arms's Arundel collection include:
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 6: [[Bury Chronicle]]
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 9: {{lang|la|[[Libellus de Expugnatione Terrae Sanctae per Saladinum]]}}
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 9: {{lang|la|[[Libellus de Expugnatione Terrae Sanctae per Saladinum]]}}
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 16: [[Bede]]'s ''[[Ecclesiastical History of the English People]]''
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 16: [[Bede]]'s ''[[Ecclesiastical History of the English People]]''
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 22: {{lang|enm|[[The Seege of Troye]]}}
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 22: {{lang|enm|[[The Seege of Troye]]}} & {{lang|fr|[[Roman de Brut]]}}
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 30: [[Bury Chronicle]]
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 30: [[Bury Chronicle]]
* Coll. Arm. Arundel MS 57: {{lang|la|[[Cursor Mundi]]}}


==References==
==References==
===Citations===
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===Bibliography===
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* {{citation |last=Young |first=Charles George |author-link=Charles Young (officer of arms) |url=https://archive.org/details/CatalogueOfTheArundelManuscriptsIn/page/n13/mode/2up |title=Catalogue of the Arundel Manuscripts in the Library of the College of Arms |date=1829 |location=London |publisher=S. & R. Bentley }}.
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==Further reading==
==Further reading==
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Latest revision as of 20:24, 12 May 2024


The Arundel Manuscripts are the manuscripts collected by Thomas Howard (1585–1646), earl of Arundel and courtier during the reigns of James I and Charles I of England. Following the Great Fire of London in 1666, his grandson Henry Howard permitted the Royal Society to convene at Arundel House and allowed its fellows to access his library.[1] By 1669, he had agreed to John Evelyn's request that the works be given to the Society[2] but they remained at Arundel House until after he succeeded to the Duchy of Norfolk, by which point he had also been made Earl Marshal of England.[3] He allowed Evelyn to begin removing books for the Society to be held by Gresham College in 1678[4] but set apart a large number of manuscripts to be kept by the College of Arms overseen by the Earl Marshal.[5]

The part of the collection held by the Royal Society were purchased by the British Museum in 1831. They were later transferred to the British Library, where they form part of its manuscript collection.[6]

Notable manuscripts in the British Library's Arundel collection include:

The part of the collection that still remains with the College of Arms is sometimes distinguished as the Norfolk Manuscripts after Henry Howard's elevation to duke of Norfolk upon his brother's death in 1677.

Notable manuscripts in the College of Arms's Arundel collection include:

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ Young (1829), p. viii.
  2. ^ Young (1829), p. ix.
  3. ^ Young (1829), p. viii–ix.
  4. ^ Young (1829), p. ix–x.
  5. ^ Young (1829), p. viii–xi.
  6. ^ British Library : Collection Guides : Arundel Manuscripts, Retrieved 25 December 2022.

Bibliography

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  • Young, Charles George (1829), Catalogue of the Arundel Manuscripts in the Library of the College of Arms, London: S. & R. Bentley.

Further reading

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  • Catalogue of Manuscripts in the British Museum, New Series, Vol. I, Pt. 1: The Arundel Manuscripts, London, 1834.
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