Tucker, J. , Broun, D. , Davies, J. R. , Guariento, L. and Williams, V. (2026) The Chronicle of Melrose: A Digital Edition. [Data Collection]

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A transcription and English translation of the ‘Chronicle of Melrose’, marked up in XML. The Chronicle manuscript comprises two parts: London, BL Cotton MS Julius B. XIII, ff. 2–47; and London, BL Cotton MS Faustina B. IX, ff. 2–75. This text was produced collaboratively across a long period (from 2002 to 2025) by Dauvit Broun, John Ruben Davies and Joanna Tucker. The XML mark-up was then undertaken by Vivien Williams, Luca Guariento and Joanna Tucker from 2023–2025. The mark-up of the text and its online publication at https://melrosechronicle.gla.ac.uk was funded by an Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) project, Scribal autonomy in multi-scribe manuscripts: digital visualisations through the Chronicle of Melrose Abbey (Early Career Research, Development & Engagement Fellowship, Grant ref. AH/W010216/1) which ran from 1 January 2023 – 31 August 2026.

Funding:	Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) [AH/W010216/1]
College / School:	College of Arts & Humanities > School of Critical Studies College of Arts & Humanities > School of Humanities > History
Date Deposited:	31 Aug 2026 08:39
Related resources:	https://melrosechronicle.gla.ac.uk [Interactive Resource]
URI:	https://researchdata.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/2017
Additional details Additional details Type of data: Code, Text Collection period: From To January 2023 July 2025 Date: 31 August 2026 Date type: Publication Resource language: English and Latin Status: Published Data Publisher: University of Glasgow Copyright holders: University of Glasgow Last Modified: 31 Aug 2026 08:39

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