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Sir Frederic Madden: Transcripts of various minor pieces written by Matthew Paris

Title	Sir Frederic Madden: Transcripts of various minor pieces written by Matthew Paris
Reference	GBR/0012/MS Add.3019
Creator	Madden, Sir Frederic, 1801-1873
Covering Dates	1865–1870 (Circa)
Extent and Medium	1 volume
Repository	Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives

Content and context

Sir Frederic Madden, (1801-1873), palaeographer and librarian, was born in Portsmouth on 16 February 1801, the son of Captain William John Madden (1757-1833), Royal Marines, and Sarah Carter Madden (1759-1833), daughter of the Revd Arnold Carter, a minor canon of Rochester Cathedral. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, in July 1825. He was appointed assistant keeper in the department of manuscripts at the British Museum in February 1828, and promoted to keeper on 18 July 1837, resigning in 1866. He died in 1873.

Intended for publication as an appendix to Madden's edition of Matthew Paris' Historia Anglorum (Rolls Series 1866-9), but not printed, with descriptions of certain manuscripts.

Presented by H.R. Luard, University Registraty, 5 Feb. 1890.

Access and Use

Please cite as Cambridge University Library, Department of Manuscripts and University Archives, Sir Frederic Madden: Transcripts of various minor pieces written by Matthew Paris, MS Add.3019

Further information

Letter from H.R. Luard concerning the donation of the item is held at CUL Add. 4251.

Detailed list of contents available in the Manuscripts Reading Room.

Index Terms

Madden, Sir Frederic (1801-1873) knight, palaeographer and librarian

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