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Longspee Paris.svg| 7. William Longspee
Longspee Paris.svg| 7. William Longspee
Bohun.svg| 8. Earl of Hereford
Bohun Paris.svg| 8. Earl of Hereford
Ferrers Paris.svg|9. Earl of Ferrers
Ferrers Paris.svg|9. Earl of Ferrers
de Quincy.svg|10. Earl of Winchester
de Quincy.svg|10. Earl of Winchester
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Warwick Paris.svg|12. Earl of Warwick
Warwick Paris.svg|12. Earl of Warwick


Comyn.svg|13. Earl of Chester
Blondeville.svg|13. Earl of Chester
de Vere.svg|14. Earl of Oxford
de Vere.svg|14. Earl of Oxford
de Burgh Paris.svg|15. Earl of Kent
de Burgh Paris.svg|15. Earl of Kent

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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.