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England Segar.svg| 1. Lord King
England Segar.svg| 1. Lord King
de Cornwall.svg| 2. Earl Richard
Cornwall Paris.svg| 2. Earl Richard
de Clare.svg| 3. Earl of Clare
de Clare.svg| 3. Earl of Clare
FitzAlan Arundel.svg|4. Earl of Arundel
FitzAlan Arundel.svg|4. Earl of Arundel
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Longspee Paris.svg| 7. William Longspee
Longspee Paris.svg| 7. William Longspee
Bohun.svg| 8. Earl of Hereford
Bohun.svg| 8. Earl of Hereford
Ferrer Paris.svg|9. Earl of Ferrers
Ferrers Paris.svg|9. Earl of Ferrers
de Quincy Ancient.svg|10. Earl of Winchester
de Quincy.svg|10. Earl of Winchester
Bigod.svg|11. Earl of Bigod
Bigod.svg|11. Earl of Bigod
Warwick Paris.svg|12. Earl of Warwick
Warwick Paris.svg|12. Earl of Warwick

Revision as of 10:33, 15 December 2015

Matthew Paris (c. 1200-1259) became a monk of St. Albans in 1217, and in 1236 became the abbey chronicler, a task which allowed him to exercise and explore his talents as a scribe, and as an accomplished and inventive artist. Most of this manuscript is written in Matthew's own distinctive handwriting, as are the miniatures, except for some added in the 14th century. Known by Matthew as his 'Book of Additions', it contains a variety of miscellaneous texts and images.Among Matthew's many other interests was heraldry. Here he has laid out in rows copies of the shields of members of the English nobility.