Chronicle of England, known as The Brut [manuscript], ca. 1440.

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Chronicle of England, known as The Brut [manuscript], ca. 1440.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/501962107

History of England from the beginnings up through King Henry V's conquest of Rouen in 1419, and including the stories of King Lear, King Arthur, and other sources for later literature.

92 leaves ; 370 x 276 mm.

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