The Regius Poem or Halliwell Manuscript

by James O. Halliwell and James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps

The Regius Poem, also known as the Halliwell Manuscript, is a long series of rhyming couplets that make up what is thought to be the earliest of the Old Charges of Masonry. It was discovered in the British Museum by James O. Halliwell in 1838. While sometimes thought to have been written during the reign of King Athelstan (924-940 A.D.), the document actually dates to the late 14th century. Whether it is a derivative work based on a separate manuscript...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1944616004
• ISBN13: 9781944616007
• Release Date: January 2016
• Publisher: Broken Column Press
• Length: 70 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"