COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0911154dc
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JRL0911154dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 102
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English MS 102
Reference Number
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Previous Accession Number:
R15384
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Vortiger settles in Wales
image_title
Vortiger settles in Wales
Image Title
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Alternative Image Title:
Vortiger and Merlin
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Vortiger and Merlin
Alternative Image Title
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Parent Work Title:
Marlborough Brut Chronicle
parent_work_title
Marlborough Brut Chronicle
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
The Brute or the Chronicles of England
alternative_parent_work_title
The Brute or the Chronicles of England
Alternative Parent Work Title
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Date Created:
15th century
date_created
15th century
Date Created
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Page:
16r
page
16r
Page
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Image Sequence Number:
016r
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016r
Image Sequence Number
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Description:
The story of Vortigern settling in Wales. Vortigern tries to build a castle, but it constantly falls before completion. He is told that the castle will only stand if the foundations are sprinkled with the blood of a child born without a father. Vortigern seeks Merlin who was reportedly born without a father. 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 Vortigern settling in Wales. Vortigern tries to build a castle, but it constantly falls before completion. He is told that the castle will only stand if the foundations are sprinkled with the blood of a child born without a father. Vortigern seeks Merlin who was reportedly born without a father. 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
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Wales--History--To 1063
subject
Wales--History--To 1063
Subject
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
subject
Arthurian romances
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
time_period_covered
1 BCE - 500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
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England
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Wales
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Wales
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Vortigern, active 450
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Vortigern, active 450
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Merlin (Legendary character)
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Merlin (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
Item Height:
322 mm
item_height
322 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
237 mm
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237 mm
Item Width
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
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:
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
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
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:
185
multi_page_number
185
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