Detail View: Medieval Collection: King John
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Image Number:
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JRL0926205dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 103
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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King John
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Alternative Image Title:
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King Louis
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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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70r
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Image Sequence Number:
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070r
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Description:
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The word 'John' is written in the top margin of the folio. The tale of how the barons conspire against King John and how he looks abroad for help to defend his land. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'W' introduce the tale of how Lowys (Louis), the King of France's son, invades England. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
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most p(ar)tye of þe lande of lordes assemblede ham and by- gonne to werre vppon king. Joh(a)n. and brente his tounes & robbede his folc. and dede al þe sorwe þat þey myghte and made ham as st(ro)nge as þey myght w(t) al hire poer and þouȝte dryue him out of Engelond and make Lowys þe kinges so- ne of ff(ra)unce. king of Engelond // And king. John(as). sente þo ouer þe see and ordeignede so muche peple of Normanne(s). and of Pycardes. & of fflemmyng(es) so þat þ(e) lande myghte nouȝt ham susteyne but w(t) muchel sorwe //And among al þis peple þ(er)e was a man of Normandye. þat me callede Faukes of Brent. and þis Norman and his compaignye spa- rede noþ(er) chirche ne hous of religiou(~)n þat þey ne brende and robbede it and bare away al þat þey mighte take: so þ(t) þe lande was al destroied wha(t) in o syde and in þ(t) oþ(er) // þe Ba- rouns and lordes þo of Engelonde ordeignede among ham þe beste spekers and wysest men. and sente ham ou(er) þe see to king. Philippe of ff(ra)unce and prayde him þat he wolde sende lowys his sone in to Engelond to ben king of Enge lond and vnderfonge þe croune How lowys þe kinges so ne of ff(ra)unce com in to Englonde w(t) a strong poer of pe ple to ben king of Engelonde Capitulo C(mo). liiij(to). Whanne King Philip of ff(ra)unce herde þis tidynge he ma- de certain alliaunce bituene ham by here com(~)une elec- cioun. þat lowys king Philippus sone of ff(ra)unce shulde gon w(t) ham in to Engelonde and dryue out king Joh(a)n of þe londe and alle þ(t) were in p(re)sence of lowys made vnto him homage and bycome his men. and þe Barouns of Engelond helde hem stille at Londou(~). and abiden þ(er)e lowys þe kinges sone of ff(ra)unce. and þis was þe next sat(ur)day bifore þe ascen- cioun of oure lord þ(t). lowys com in to Engelonde with a st(ro)ng power and þat tyme king John had take alle þe castels of Engelond in to Alienes handes // And lowys com þo to Rou chestr(e) and biseged þe castel and toke it with strengthe. &. þe þorisday in Whitson wyke and lete honge alle þ(e) alienes
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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--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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France--History--13th century
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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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1200 - 1500 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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People Covered:
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Louis VIII, King of France, 1187-1226
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People Covered:
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John, King of England, 1167-1216
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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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745
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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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