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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925079dc
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JRL0925079dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
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Image Title:
King Aurilambros seeks Merlyn's advice
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King Aurilambros seeks Merlyn's advice
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Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
14th century [mid]
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
24r
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Image Sequence Number:
024r
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024r
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Description:
Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'H' introduce the tale of how King Aurilambros seeks Merlyn's advice about building a monument to the thousands of men who died for their country. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how the Britouns seek the stones in Ireland. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'H' introduce the tale of how King Aurilambros seeks Merlyn's advice about building a monument to the thousands of men who died for their country. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how the Britouns seek the stones in Ireland. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Description
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Transcription:
to þe mount of Anbrian wher som time was an hous of reli- goiu(~)þat þo was destroied þorugh paynymes wher of a kniȝt me called Anbry þat som tyme was foundo(ur) of þe hous and þ(er)fore þe hull was called þe mount of Brian and aft(er) was called Ambresbery and shal for eu(er)more How Aurilam- bros dede redresse þe lande of grete britaigne þat was dest(ro)ied [...]þorugh Saxones .C. lxv(to). How þe king Aurilambros [...] lete ame(~)de & redresse þe hous of Ambresbery and þ(er)in pulte monk(es) but now þ(er)e ben nonnes a litel fram þe place þ(t) me calleth Salesbery þere þat þe britouns quelde Vortiger where Engist and he shulde haue made a loue day in which time were slayn xxx. knyghtes þorugh tresou(~) of Engist // þe king þ(er) of had gret þrete and þouȝte to make in mynde of ham a monument of stou(~) þ(t) mighte endur in to þe worldes ende and of þis þing þey nome here counceil what þ(er)of was best to done // þo spak to þe king þ(e) bishop of londou(~)þat me called Ternekyn þat he shulde enquere aft(er) Merlyn for he couþ(e) best telle how þis þing mighte ben made // And Merlyn aft(er) was sought & founde and com to þe king and þe king tolde him his wille of þ(e) monument þat he wolde haue made // þo ansuerde Merlyn to þ(e) king and saide þere beþ grete stones in Irlande an longe oppon þe hulle of Kyan þat men calleþ geauntȝ caroll and ȝif þey were pult in þis place as þey ben þer here þey wolde endure eu(er)emore in reme(~)b(ra)unce of þo knightes þat here ben enterede // P(ar) ma foy q(uo)d þe king as harde stones beþ in my lande as beþ in Irland soþ q(uo)d Merlyn but in al þis lande beþ non such . for geauntȝ sette ham for grete god of ham self . for at eu(er)y times þat þey were wounded or in ony mane(er)e hurt . þey wesshen þ(e) stones w(t) hote water and þan(~)e wesshe ham þ(er) wiþ and anon þey wer hoole How þe Britouns wente for to seche þe grete ston(es) in Ir- [...] lande . C(o). lxvj(o). Whanne þe britouns had herd of þis þing [...] þei wenten and sworen ifere amonges ham þat þey
transcription
to þe mount of Anbrian wher som time was an hous of reli- goiu(~)þat þo was destroied þorugh paynymes wher of a kniȝt me called Anbry þat som tyme was foundo(ur) of þe hous and þ(er)fore þe hull was called þe mount of Brian and aft(er) was called Ambresbery and shal for eu(er)more How Aurilam- bros dede redresse þe lande of grete britaigne þat was dest(ro)ied [...]þorugh Saxones .C. lxv(to). How þe king Aurilambros [...] lete ame(~)de & redresse þe hous of Ambresbery and þ(er)in pulte monk(es) but now þ(er)e ben nonnes a litel fram þe place þ(t) me calleth Salesbery þere þat þe britouns quelde Vortiger where Engist and he shulde haue made a loue day in which time were slayn xxx. knyghtes þorugh tresou(~) of Engist // þe king þ(er) of had gret þrete and þouȝte to make in mynde of ham a monument of stou(~) þ(t) mighte endur in to þe worldes ende and of þis þing þey nome here counceil what þ(er)of was best to done // þo spak to þe king þ(e) bishop of londou(~)þat me called Ternekyn þat he shulde enquere aft(er) Merlyn for he couþ(e) best telle how þis þing mighte ben made // And Merlyn aft(er) was sought & founde and com to þe king and þe king tolde him his wille of þ(e) monument þat he wolde haue made // þo ansuerde Merlyn to þ(e) king and saide þere beþ grete stones in Irlande an longe oppon þe hulle of Kyan þat men calleþ geauntȝ caroll and ȝif þey were pult in þis place as þey ben þer here þey wolde endure eu(er)emore in reme(~)b(ra)unce of þo knightes þat here ben enterede // P(ar) ma foy q(uo)d þe king as harde stones beþ in my lande as beþ in Irland soþ q(uo)d Merlyn but in al þis lande beþ non such . for geauntȝ sette ham for grete god of ham self . for at eu(er)y times þat þey were wounded or in ony mane(er)e hurt . þey wesshen þ(e) stones w(t) hote water and þan(~)e wesshe ham þ(er) wiþ and anon þey wer hoole How þe Britouns wente for to seche þe grete ston(es) in Ir- [...] lande . C(o). lxvj(o). Whanne þe britouns had herd of þis þing [...] þei wenten and sworen ifere amonges ham þat þey
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
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enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
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Arthurian romances
Subject
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Subject:
Ireland--History--To 1172
subject
Ireland--History--To 1172
Subject
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
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Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
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Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
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Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
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Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
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1 BCE - 500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
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England
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Ireland
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Ireland
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Vortigern, active 450
people_covered
Vortigern, active 450
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Merlin (Legendary character)
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Merlin (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
Item Height:
278 mm
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278 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
183 mm
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183 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
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Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
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Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
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Access Rights:
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<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>
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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), p. 417. 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), p. 417. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References
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References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
References
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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 £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
cost
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
Cost
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
285
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285
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB