The Canterbury Roll – A Digital Edition (*repost with links included)

The Canterbury Roll – A Digital Edition

Edited by Chris Jones, Christopher Thomson, Maree Shirota, Elisabeth Rolston, Thandi Parker, and Jennifer Middendorf

Open Access Digital Facsimile of Christchurch, University of Canterbury, MS 1
With Latin transcription, English translation, notes, and introductory material.

Canterbury University Press
December 2017
OpenAccess
Original document: 4890 x 334mm, full colour
ISBN: 978-1-98-850307-3

The Canterbury Roll is a 15th-century English genealogical text. It was created in the late 1420s/early 1430s and subsequently modified on a number of occasions before final revisions were made to it, most probably during the reign of Richard III (1483—1485). The genealogy is accompanied by an extensive commentary in Latin. The five-metre long manuscript roll, the work of at least four scribes, was purchased by the University of Canterbury in 1918 from the Maude family of Christchurch.

This open access Digital Edition presents a new transcription and English translation of the Roll, both of which are mapped to a high quality digital facsimile. The edition is accompanied by academic apparatus, a detailed introduction, and full documentation. It is embedded within a website that provides further contextual information on the Roll and its history.

The Digital Edition includes:

A new, high definition facsimile of the complete Canterbury Roll manuscript.
The first new English translation and Latin transcription of the Roll produced in a century.
A downloadable edition of Arnold Wall’s 1919 edition of the Roll as well as a “Getting Started” handbook and detailed User Guide.
Accompanying essays that explore the origins of the Roll, its use as medieval propaganda, and its place in New Zealand history.
The Project Team welcome feedback on any aspect of the project and are particularly interested in commissioning peer review reports that will inform the release of Stage 2 in 2019. Expressions of interest from established scholars and any comments should be sent to the General Editor (chris.jones@canterbury.ac.nz).