COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Man4MedievalVC~4~4
Medieval Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
Brotherton_502_014
image_number
Brotherton_502_014
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Brotherton Collection MS 502
reference_number
Brotherton Collection MS 502
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Festial of John Mirk
image_title
Festial of John Mirk
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Festial of English Sermons
parent_work_title
Festial of English Sermons
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Liber Festialis
alternative_parent_work_title
Liber Festialis
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
John Mirk's Festial
alternative_parent_work_title
John Mirk's Festial
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Mirk, John, fl. 1403?
creator
Mirk, John, fl. 1403?
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Display Creator:
Mirk, John, fl. 1403?
display_creator
Mirk, John, fl. 1403?
Display Creator
false
Date Created:
15th century [late]
date_created
15th century [late]
Date Created
false
Page:
3v
page
3v
Page
false
Image Sequence Number:
003v
image_sequence_number
003v
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Festial of John Mirk. Written in secretary with anglicana 'e', 'g' and less frequently, 'r'. Decoration: 2-line initials and highlighting in red, with occasional pointing hands in the margins, throughout the Festial. Written space is ca 150 x 95 mm with 28-36 lines per column. Frame-ruled with a hard point. Several leaves missing and damaged, getting more fragmentary towards the end.
description
Festial of John Mirk. Written in secretary with anglicana 'e', 'g' and less frequently, 'r'. Decoration: 2-line initials and highlighting in red, with occasional pointing hands in the margins, throughout the Festial. Written space is ca 150 x 95 mm with 28-36 lines per column. Frame-ruled with a hard point. Several leaves missing and damaged, getting more fragmentary towards the end.
Description
false
Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Christian literature, English (Middle)
subject
Christian literature, English (Middle)
Subject
false
Subject:
Devotional literature, English (Middle)
subject
Devotional literature, English (Middle)
Subject
false
Subject:
Sermons, English (Middle)
subject
Sermons, English (Middle)
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Item Height:
208 mm
item_height
208 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
140 mm
item_width
140 mm
Item Width
false
Current Repository:
Leeds University Library, The University of Leeds, U.K.
current_repository
Leeds University Library, The University of Leeds, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Late 15th-century (?) ownership inscription on fol. 90r: 'Henry Chicetor (?) ous thes boke'.
provenance
Late 15th-century (?) ownership inscription on fol. 90r: 'Henry Chicetor (?) ous thes boke'.
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Merton, Wilfred (a modern typed note states that on 17 May 1913 the manuscripts was purchased by Wilfred Merton from Bertram Dobell, of Tunbridge Wells, for 16s).
provenance
Merton, Wilfred (a modern typed note states that on 17 May 1913 the manuscripts was purchased by Wilfred Merton from Bertram Dobell, of Tunbridge Wells, for 16s).
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Late 15th-century (?) inscription amongst scribbles on fol. 33v reads: 'Explicit liber quod Iohn Slareffe' (?).
provenance
Late 15th-century (?) inscription amongst scribbles on fol. 33v reads: 'Explicit liber quod Iohn Slareffe' (?).
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Purchased for the Brotherton Collection from M. Breslauer, 4 June 1958.
provenance
Purchased for the Brotherton Collection from M. Breslauer, 4 June 1958.
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
University of Leeds
rights_holder___image
University of Leeds
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
University of Leeds
rights_holder___work
University of Leeds
Rights holder - Work
false
References:
Wakelin, M. F., 'The Manuscripts of John Mirk's Festial', Leeds Studies in English, n.s., 1 (1967), pp. 93-119.
references
Wakelin, M. F., 'The Manuscripts of John Mirk's Festial', Leeds Studies in English, n.s., 1 (1967), pp. 93-119.
References
false
References:
Wakelin, M. F., 'An Edition of John Mirk's Festial as it is contained in the Brotherton Collection MS', unpublished University of Leeds M.A. thesis, 1960.
references
Wakelin, M. F., 'An Edition of John Mirk's Festial as it is contained in the Brotherton Collection MS', unpublished University of Leeds M.A. thesis, 1960.
References
false
References:
Pickering, O. S., and S. Powell, 'The Index of Middle English Prose, Handlist VI' (Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 1989), pp. 12-26
references
Pickering, O. S., and S. Powell, 'The Index of Middle English Prose, Handlist VI' (Cambridge: D.S. Brewer, 1989), pp. 12-26
References
false
Bibliographic Citation:
Ker, N. R., 'Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries', vol. 3 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 70-71.
bibliography
Ker, N. R., 'Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries', vol. 3 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), pp. 70-71.
Bibliographic Citation
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2010-02-17
Multi Page Number:
70
multi_page_number
70
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB