The manuscripts are as follows:

• SAL 60, the 'Liber Niger' (inside a volume commonly known as the 'Black Book of Peterborough', copy of 1215 draft) [further description]
• SAL 544, a roll with Magna Carta and the Charter of the Forests (commonly known as the 'Halesowen Abbey Scroll', copy of 1225 reissue) [further description]
• SAL 701 (inside a volume commonly known as the 'Hart Book of Statutes', copy of 1225 reissue) [further description]

Study the Manuscripts Online

Three different views are available in this electronic edition:

• Open the Manuscript Viewer (Transcription and images of each page side-by-side)
• Open the Synopsis (Texts of the three manuscripts for each chapter of Magna Carta)
• Open the Comparison Window (Scrolling view of the three texts)

Please note: All links open in separate windows.

Acknowledgements

This project was made possible with the kind support of the Heritage Lottery Fund, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, The Headley Trust, The Ruddock Foundation for the Arts and the Magna Carta 800th Anniversary Committee. Their generous support also made possible the Society's 2015 Magna Carta Through the Ages exhibition.

Credits

The following people have contributed to the creation of this edition: Prof. D.C. Parker, FSA; Prof. Stephen Church, FSA; Dr Michelle Brown, FSA; Dr Courtnay Konshuh; Dr Hugh Houghton; Dr Catherine Smith; Heather Rowland (Head of Library & Collections, Society of Antiquaries of London).

© Society of Antiquaries of London, 2015
For any enquiries, please email the Society or use the contact page.