COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0926666dc
Reference Number:
English MS 105
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Vortiger becomes King again
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1413 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
16th century [1518?]
Page:
27v
Image Sequence Number:
027v
Description:
The story of how Vortigern became King again and fought Engist once more. Rubrication in red ink and a pen-flourished initial introduce the tale of how Vortigern went into Wales. 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:
Wales--History--To 1063
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Places Covered:
England
Places Covered:
Wales
People Covered:
Vortigern, active 450
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:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
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.
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:
300
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Vortiger becomes King again
