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Textus Roffensis - The Rochester Book - One of England's Greatest Hidden Treasures (Paperback)
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Textus Roffensis - The Rochester Book - One of England's Greatest Hidden Treasures (Paperback)
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Textus Roffensis was written out by a scribe in 1122 - he was
copying out a code of law that had first been issued by Ethelbert,
the first Christian King of Kent, in about 607. These were the
first laws to be written in English for Englishmen. Today, this
manuscript remains in the care of Rochester Cathedral. Following
the Norman Conquest, at a time of great change, the monks of
Rochester felt their independence and financial security were under
threat. To defend themselves and secure their future they wrote
Textus Roffensis. It provided the monks with an effective legal
code with which to reinforce their claims to privileges and
possessions. The book is made up of two parts and it is not known
why they were bound together - an expensive process. One theory is
that the monks were attempting to hide evidence of forged
manuscripts. Produced by Rochester Cathedral, and including images
of the pages themselves, this book outlines the intriguing history
of Textus Roffensis.
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