COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0927030dc
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JRL0927030dc
Image Number
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Reference Number:
English MS 1
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English MS 1
Reference Number
false
Previous Accession Number:
Crawford MS 1
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Agamemnon's speech
image_title
Agamemnon's speech
Image Title
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Parent Work Title:
Siege of Troy
parent_work_title
Siege of Troy
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Sege of Troy
alternative_parent_work_title
Sege of Troy
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
creator
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
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Author
Creator Role
false
Display Creator:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
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Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Display Creator
false
Date Created:
15th century [mid]
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15th century [mid]
Date Created
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Page:
66v
page
66v
Page
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Image Sequence Number:
066v
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066v
Image Sequence Number
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Description:
Siege of Troy. Book two: Agamemnon makes a speech to the Greeks; he tells them not to doubt that they will beat the Trojans, but not to abandon reason. Agamemnon suggests that Priam is given the opportunity to return Helen to the Greeks peacefully, along with restitution for the deeds of Paris. The written space is 305 x 200 mm, 2 columns and 44 lines and the script is anglicana formata by two hands.
description
Siege of Troy. Book two: Agamemnon makes a speech to the Greeks; he tells them not to doubt that they will beat the Trojans, but not to abandon reason. Agamemnon suggests that Priam is given the opportunity to return Helen to the Greeks peacefully, along with restitution for the deeds of Paris. The written space is 305 x 200 mm, 2 columns and 44 lines and the script is anglicana formata by two hands.
Description
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Language Code:
enm-GB
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enm-GB
Language Code
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Subject:
Troy (Extinct city)--History
subject
Troy (Extinct city)--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Mythology, Greek--Poetry
subject
Mythology, Greek--Poetry
Subject
false
Subject:
Trojan War
subject
Trojan War
Subject
false
Subject:
Poetry, Medieval
subject
Poetry, Medieval
Subject
false
Subject:
Mythology, Greek, in literature
subject
Mythology, Greek, in literature
Subject
false
Subject:
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
subject
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
English literature
subject
English literature
Subject
false
Subject:
Literature, Medieval
subject
Literature, Medieval
Subject
false
Subject:
English literature--Manuscripts
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English literature--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1500 - 750 BCE
time_period_covered
1500 - 750 BCE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
Turkey: Marmara: Çanakkale: Troy
places_covered
Turkey: Marmara: Çanakkale: Troy
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Agamemnon (Greek mythology)
people_covered
Agamemnon (Greek mythology)
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Priam (Greek mythology)
people_covered
Priam (Greek mythology)
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Helen of Troy (Greek mythology)
people_covered
Helen of Troy (Greek mythology)
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Paris (Legendary character)
people_covered
Paris (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
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Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
People Covered
false
Item Height:
451 mm
item_height
451 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
326 mm
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326 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
current_repository
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
Current Repository
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Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
provenance
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Perkins, Henry
provenance
Perkins, Henry
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Sykes, Mark Masterson, Sir
provenance
Sykes, Mark Masterson, Sir
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Dent, John
provenance
Dent, John
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Mundy family of Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire.
provenance
Mundy family of Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire.
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Morgan, Hugh, of Monmouth in the marches of Walys
provenance
Morgan, Hugh, of Monmouth in the marches of Walys
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Carent family
provenance
Carent family
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___image
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<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>
Access Rights
false
References:
Bergen, Henry, 'Lydgate's Troy book. A.D. 1412-20 edited from the best manuscripts, with introduction, notes, and glossary.' (London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1906-35.)
references
Bergen, Henry, 'Lydgate's Troy book. A.D. 1412-20 edited from the best manuscripts, with introduction, notes, and glossary.' (London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1906-35.)
References
false
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), pp. 338-9. 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), pp. 338-9. By kind permission of Oxford University Press
References
false
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
References
false
Notes:
Purchased by Lord Crawford from London bookseller Bernard Quaritch.
notes
Purchased by Lord Crawford from London bookseller Bernard Quaritch.
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-06
Multi Page Number:
690
multi_page_number
690
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB