Detail View: Medieval Collection: Merlin's predictions
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Image Number:
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JRL0911167dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 102
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Previous Accession Number:
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R15384
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Merlin's predictions
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Alternative Image Title:
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King Arthur overcomes the King of Ireland
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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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22v
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Image Sequence Number:
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022v
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Description:
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Merlin describes the future reigns of English monarchs through tales of animal allegory, depicting a 'Moldewerpe' (mole), a dragon, a wolf and a lion. Then follows the story of how King Arthur defeated King Guillomer of Ireland and how the people of Scotland then swore allegiance to Arthur. 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.
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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
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Subject:
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Scotland--History--To 1057
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Subject:
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Ireland--History--To 1172
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Subject:
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Arthurian romances
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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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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1 BCE - 500 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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Places Covered:
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Ireland
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Places Covered:
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Scotland
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People Covered:
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Arthur, King
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People Covered:
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Merlin (Legendary character)
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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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The University of Manchester Library, 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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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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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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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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250
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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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