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Chronicles.

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Histories in which events are described in chronological order. For records of events in yearly sequence but less connected or filled out by commentary or interpretation, use ""annals."".

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'Auchinleck manuscript', one of the earliest and largest compilations of Middle English verse, including romances and religious and historical pieces

 Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.2.1
Scope and Contents The following description was based primarily upon the conclusions of Pearsall and Cunningham (1977) and Burnley and Wiggins (2003). The numbering system of the items follows that of Pearsall and Cunningham.The Auchinleck manuscript was probably written in London at some point between 1331 and 1340. These dates can be assigned on the basis of palaeographical evidence and internal references. One of these references is the ending of the 'The Anonymous Short English Metrical...
Dates: 1331 - 1340.