Item 7 - Thin Black Book

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SJCR/SJES/7/7

Unique identifier

GB 1859 SJCR/SJES/7/7

Title

Thin Black Book

Date(s)

  • 1571-1593 (Creation)

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1 item, paper & parchment

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A register of letters, leases and presentations. According to the frontispiece the volume was also referred to as the Black Booke [sic], the thynn [sic] Black Book or Liber Magistri. There is a small table of contents/index inserted into the front of the volume along with a more detailed index beginning on Fo.11.

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  • English
  • Latin

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Publication note

Calendar in Baker's History of St John's College

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C7.14

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  • Shelf: SJES/7/7