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The Great Charter - Magna Carta

A 1297 original 'engrossment' of the Magna Carta was auctioned off at New York Sotheby's on 18 December 2007 for USD21.3 million. This copy was previously owned by the American billionaire Ross Perot's Foundation which bought the same in 1984 for USD1.5million and which had been on view at the National Archives in Washington.

The original Magna Carta was signed in 1215 by King John but was later reissued, including the confirmation by Edward I in 1297.

Four 'original originals' (i.e. original copies distributed in 1215) are known to exist and they are all in England. Two are kept at the British Library and the Salisbury Cathedral and the Lincoln Cathedral each owns one.

There are 13 engrossments (i.e. official documents bearing the rulerfs seal) issued later in the thirteen century and Oxford University's Bodleian Library is the biggest holder, holding four copies.



December 2007

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