COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926627dc
Reference Number:
English MS 105
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Ebrac
Alternative Image Title:
King Leil
Alternative Image Title:
King Bladud
Alternative Image Title:
King Brute Greneshall
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1413 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
16th century [1518?]
Page:
8r
Image Sequence Number:
008r
Description:
The story of King Ebrac, followed by the stories of King Brute Greneshall, King Leil and King Bladud, King Ludibras's son. The tales are intoduced by rubrication in red ink and pen-flourished initials. The written space is 175 x 135 mm in several secretary hands throughout the manuscript.
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Places Covered:
England
Item Height:
279 mm
Item Width:
206 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Hobbes, Ricardus
Provenance:
Pawlyn, Thomas, 'surgion in civitate London'.
Provenance:
Wynnard, Hugo
Provenance:
Hought, Thomas
Provenance:
Phillipps, Thomas, Sir, 1792-1872.
Provenance:
Stevinson, Nicholaus
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
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. 418. 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.23.
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 Bull & Auvache for £21.00 on 19 June 1908.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-15
Multi Page Number:
105
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
King Ebrac
