Detail View: Medieval Collection: Richard II marries Isabella of France

Image Number: 
JRL0905897dc
Reference Number: 
English MS 207
Previous Accession Number: 
R33821
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
Richard II marries Isabella of France
Parent Work Title: 
Brut Chronicle (1415 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created: 
14th-15th century
Page: 
117v
Image Sequence Number: 
117v
Description: 
The story of how after the death of his first wife, Queen Anne of Bohemia, Richard II marries Princess Isabella of France. After marrying in France, Richard and Isabella return to England where she is crowned Queen at Westminster. The script is a mixture of anglicana and secretary.
Language Code: 
enm-GB
Subject: 
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject: 
Chronicles of England
Subject: 
Great Britain--History
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Paper
Creation Site: 
England
Time Period Covered: 
1200 - 1500 CE
Places Covered: 
England: Greater London: Westminster
Places Covered: 
France
People Covered: 
Richard II, King of England, 1367-1400
People Covered: 
Isabella, Consort of Richard II, King of England, 1389-1409
Item Height: 
274 mm
Item Width: 
203 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Bibliotheca Paleriana
Provenance: 
Provenance: 
Dycconson, Thomas
Provenance: 
Wollsall, Willyam
Provenance: 
Heaton, Thomas, of Knowisley
Provenance: 
Aston, Williyam
Provenance: 
Quantock, John
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
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. 422-23. 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.37.
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)
Notes: 
Two incomplete manuscripts of the 'Brut Chronicle', the first on vellum, the second on paper, put together in or before 1749 to make a nearly complete Brut to 1415 (Ker). The manuscript supplies additional detail to the texts published by Caxton and F.W.D. Brie.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2008-12-09
Multi Page Number: 
1220
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2009-04
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB