Genealogy of Henry VI, King of England, (Brasenose College MS 91) 15th century
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Title
Genealogy of Henry VI, King of England, (Brasenose College MS 91) 15th century
Subject
Descendants of Henry VI in roll form, 15th century, Brasenose College MS 91.
Description
A genealogical chronicle in roll form showing the descent of Henry VI from Adam. Possibly based on rolls attributed to Roger Albon, beginning like some of those with the short preface "Considerans ... vaque ad henricum sextum originaliter finem perduxi".
One large decorated initial in red and blue ink, capitals in red and blue ink. Main line of descent is a red line, with thinner red, green or brown lines used for side branches and archbishops. Roundels for Adam & Eve, with smaller roundels for Noah, Christ and Brutus. The only filled roundel is for Lucius - a pencil sketch of a king. Faint drawing of Mary and Child above the roundel for Adam and Eve; beside this is a kneeling man holding a scroll with text: "Plasmator mundi Baten miserere Iohanni".
One large decorated initial in red and blue ink, capitals in red and blue ink. Main line of descent is a red line, with thinner red, green or brown lines used for side branches and archbishops. Roundels for Adam & Eve, with smaller roundels for Noah, Christ and Brutus. The only filled roundel is for Lucius - a pencil sketch of a king. Faint drawing of Mary and Child above the roundel for Adam and Eve; beside this is a kneeling man holding a scroll with text: "Plasmator mundi Baten miserere Iohanni".
Creator
Unknown
Source
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/objects/b08130ea-695c-40ca-b339-ddd7e0dc45a4/
Publisher
Brasenose College, Digital Bodleian, University of Oxford
Date
November 2, 2025
Contributor
Hope Yu
Rights
Description based on: Ker, N. R. (Neil Ripley). Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries. Ed. A. J. Piper, Andrew G. Watson, and Ian Campbell Cunningham. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1969.
Relation
Compare with the similar Magdalen College MS Lat 248.
Format
Parchment roll of eight membranes, 6040 × 285 mm.
Language
Latin
Type
Parchment Genealogical roll
Coverage
England Royal Family, England
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Parchment Roll
Physical Dimensions
6040 × 285 mm.
Citation
Unknown , “Genealogy of Henry VI, King of England, (Brasenose College MS 91) 15th century,” Hope Yu Omeka Site, accessed April 26, 2026, https://midterm.hopeyu.sites.carleton.edu/Omeka/items/show/1.
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