Detail View: Medieval Collection: Prince Edward defeats Henry of Trastámara

Image Number: 
JRL0911316dc
Reference Number: 
English MS 102
Previous Accession Number: 
R15384
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Prince Edward defeats Henry of Trastámara
Parent Work Title: 
Marlborough Brut Chronicle
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
The Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created: 
15th century
Page: 
97r
Image Sequence Number: 
097r
Description: 
King Pedro of Spain is deposed and appeals to Prince Edward for help, who agrees to assist him. The Black Prince is victorious over Henry of Trastámara, the illegitimate brother of King Pedro of Spain. Red rubrication introduces the next 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.
Language Code: 
enm-GB
Subject: 
Great Britain--History
Subject: 
Chronicles of England
Subject: 
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject: 
Spain--History
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Vellum
Time Period Covered: 
1200 - 1500 CE
Places Covered: 
England
Places Covered: 
Spain
People Covered: 
Pedro I, King of Castile and Leon, 1334-1369
People Covered: 
Edward, Prince of Wales, 1330-1376
Item Height: 
322 mm
Item Width: 
237 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Colepeper, Thomas
Provenance: 
Ley, James, Sir, of Westbury, afterwards Earl of Marlborough.
Provenance: 
Hales, John
Provenance: 
Wodward, Lionelius
Provenance: 
Wasey, George Lea
Provenance: 
Kyng, Johannes
Provenance: 
Young, Willelmus
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
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: 
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.22.
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)
Cost: 
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £22.10s on 18 June 1908.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2009-02-18
Multi Page Number: 
995
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2009-06
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB