Detail View: Medieval Collection: King Arthur sets out for Rome
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Image Number:
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JRL0925102dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
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R15385
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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King Arthur sets out for Rome
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Parent Work Title:
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
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35v
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Image Sequence Number:
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035v
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Description:
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Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'T' introduce the tale of how King Arthur gathers a host to travel to Rome to battle the emperor. In his absence he leaves his nephew Mordred in charge. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'K' introduce the tale of the Spanish giant. Line 24 ' a ' scored out by scribe. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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aȝens þe Emperour of Rome Capitulo. xxiiij.iijo. The kinges of Scotland and of Jrland: and of Guth- lande of Denmarc and of Almaigne eu(er)ich of hem hadde. x.ml. of men // They of Normandie. Gascoigne and Almaigne. fflaundres and Peihto. and of Boloigne hadde .xxiiij. m(l). Geryn. of Chartres. had. x.m(l) Hoel of Britaigne.xj.m(l). and him self of his owene land. xij(ml). and of Arblasters and of Archers and oþ(er)e folc in foote þat no man couþ(e) hem noumbr(e). and whanne all weren al redy for to wende: king Arthur his lande and Gun- nore his wif toke to kepe to on of his . Neueus þat was a wys knyght and hardy þa(t) me callede Mordred. but he was nouȝt al trewe as ȝe shulle here aft(er)ward. king Ar- thur toke al his reaume to þis Mordred. sauf onliche þe croune// And aft(er) þat king Arthur nome his host and wente to South(au)mpton þere þat þe shipes were brought and þe folc assemblede and þey deden ham to þe see and hadden good wynde & weder at wille and as sone as þey myghte þey arryuede at Barflete and as sone as they might þey wenten out of hire shippes and spradden al þe cuntr(e) How king Arthur faught with a geaunt in Spaigne þat me callede Denabȝ þat quelde Eleyne þat was king Hoeles cosyn of litel Britaigne. Capitulo. xxiiij. iiijo. Kink Arthur nad nought duelled in þe cuntre but a litel while þat men ne tolde him þat þ(er)e was come(~) a gret Geaunt in to Spaigne and had rauysshed faire Eleyne þat was cosyn to Hoel of Britaigne and had brouȝt hire oppon an hulle þat is called þe mou(~)t of sent Ber- nard and þ(er)e was no man in þat cuntre so bolde ne so hardy þat derste wiþ him to fighte ne come neigh þe pla ce þere þat þe geaunt duellede and me callede him Dy- nabus þ(t) muche sorwe dede in þe cuntre // Whanne king Arthur herde þis tidinge he callede key. and Be- dewer and comaunded ham þat þey shulde gon p(ri)uely
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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Arthurian romances
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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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Illumination (image-making process)
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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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Italy: Rome
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Places Covered:
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England
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People Covered:
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Arthur, King
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People Covered:
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Mordred (Legendary character)
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Item Height:
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278 mm
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Item Width:
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183 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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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), p. 417. 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.23.
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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 £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-07-22
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Multi Page Number:
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400
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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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2010-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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