Detail View: Medieval Collection: King Cassibalam
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Image Number:
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JRL0911140dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 102
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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King Cassibalam
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Alternative Image Title:
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King Andragen and his son Kembelyne
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Parent Work Title:
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Marlborough Brut Chronicle
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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The Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
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15th century
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Page:
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9r
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Image Sequence Number:
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009r
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Description:
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The story of King Cassibalam and his battle with the Roman invader Julius Caesar. After Cassibalam reigned King Andragen and then his son Kembelyne. After Kembelyne reigned his son King Gynder. It is recorded that Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary in the reign of Kembelyne and that King Gynder battled with more Roman invaders. Written space is 235 x 190 mm, 2 columns with 34 lines. The script is in a secretary hand with some influence from anglicana.
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum
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Time Period Covered:
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750 - 1 BCE
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Time Period Covered:
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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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People Covered:
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Cunobelinus, King of the Britons, -43?
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People Covered:
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Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
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People Covered:
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Caesar, Julius
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People Covered:
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Jesus Christ
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Item Height:
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322 mm
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Item Width:
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237 mm
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Current Repository:
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John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Colepeper, Thomas
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Provenance:
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Ley, James, Sir, of Westbury, afterwards Earl of Marlborough.
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Provenance:
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Hales, John
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Provenance:
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Wodward, Lionelius
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Provenance:
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Kyng, Johannes
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Provenance:
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Wasey, George Lea
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Provenance:
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Young, Willelmus
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.22.
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References:
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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.
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Bibliographic Citation:
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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)
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Cost:
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Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £22.10s on 18 June 1908.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-02-18
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Multi Page Number:
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115
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2009-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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