CreatorJaume I

Place of OriginPoblet Monastery; Spain

Date1343

DescriptionThe Llibre dels feits —also known as the Chronicles of Jaume I—is the most iconic piece of the University of Barcelona Library's holdings. It is the oldest surviving copy of Jaume I's book in Catalan. The manuscript contains 201 folios of good-quality parchment with round gothic handwriting, typical of very fine codex. The chronicle recounts the life and the most important deeds of the king (1208-1276) especially the conquests of Majorca and Valencia.

TagsChronicle; King Jaume I; parchment manuscript; Poblet Monastery; Catalan-Aragonese Monarchy

Dimensions280 x 200 x 57

Material/MediumParchment; Manuscript book

Institutional Link to Objecthttp://emp-web-72.zetcom.ch/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=981&viewType=detailView

Image LicensePDM (public domain)

Image Rights Holder© The University of Barcelona

Photographic CreditsRare Book and Manuscript Library

Metadata RightsCC-O