COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0911132dc
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JRL0911132dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 102
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English MS 102
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Previous Accession Number:
R15384
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Leir turns to Cordeil
image_title
King Leir turns to Cordeil
Image Title
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Parent Work Title:
Marlborough Brut Chronicle
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Marlborough Brut Chronicle
Parent Work Title
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
The Brute or the Chronicles of England
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The Brute or the Chronicles of England
Alternative Parent Work Title
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Date Created:
15th century
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15th century
Date Created
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Page:
5r
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5r
Page
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Image Sequence Number:
005r
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005r
Image Sequence Number
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Description:
The story of how King Leir (Lear) was driven out of his kingdom by Gonerille (Goneril) and Rigan (Regan), and how he was finally made King again with the aid of his daughter Cordeil (Cordelia). Cordeil was then overthrown by her nephews after the death of Leir. Red rubrication introduces each tale. Written space is 235 x 190 mm, 2 columns with 34 lines. The script is in a secretary hand with some influence from anglicana.
description
The story of how King Leir (Lear) was driven out of his kingdom by Gonerille (Goneril) and Rigan (Regan), and how he was finally made King again with the aid of his daughter Cordeil (Cordelia). Cordeil was then overthrown by her nephews after the death of Leir. Red rubrication introduces each tale. Written space is 235 x 190 mm, 2 columns with 34 lines. The script is in a secretary hand with some influence from anglicana.
Description
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Language Code:
enm-GB
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enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
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Vellum
Support
false
Places Covered:
England
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England
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false
People Covered:
Lear, King (Legendary character)
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Lear, King (Legendary character)
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false
Item Height:
322 mm
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322 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
237 mm
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237 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Colepeper, Thomas
provenance
Colepeper, Thomas
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Ley, James, Sir, of Westbury, afterwards Earl of Marlborough.
provenance
Ley, James, Sir, of Westbury, afterwards Earl of Marlborough.
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Hales, John
provenance
Hales, John
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Wodward, Lionelius
provenance
Wodward, Lionelius
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Kyng, Johannes
provenance
Kyng, Johannes
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Wasey, George Lea
provenance
Wasey, George Lea
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Young, Willelmus
provenance
Young, Willelmus
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
Access Rights
false
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.22.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.22.
References
false
References:
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 416-17. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
references
Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 416-17. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References
false
Bibliographic Citation:
Brie, Friedrich W. D., 'The Brut, or, the Chronicles of England / edited from Ms. Rawl. B 171, Bodleian Library &c.', (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner for the Early English Text Society, 1906-1908)
bibliography
Brie, Friedrich W. D., 'The Brut, or, the Chronicles of England / edited from Ms. Rawl. B 171, Bodleian Library &c.', (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner for the Early English Text Society, 1906-1908)
Bibliographic Citation
false
Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £22.10s on 18 June 1908.
cost
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £22.10s on 18 June 1908.
Cost
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-02-18
Multi Page Number:
75
multi_page_number
75
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB