Detail View: Medieval Collection: Battle of Agincourt
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Image Number:
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JRL0905911dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 207
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Previous Accession Number:
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R33821
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Battle of Agincourt
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Parent Work Title:
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Brut Chronicle (1415 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
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14th-15th century
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Page:
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124v
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Image Sequence Number:
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124v
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Description:
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The story of how Henry V led the English to victory at the Battle of Agincourt. The text finishes imperfectly here at 'And englisshe peple was dede yat day the duke of York and the erle of Sothfolke Sirr' Cam and sir Ric' lyghtlry. These knyghtes assemblet first in the batayll' and wer' slayne And of all' other off englisshemen er' nacion yer' wer' not dede not passed xxxvi bodies thonket be Ihesu. Anone ye Kynge'. The script is a mixture of anglicana and secretary.
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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France--History--15th century
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Subject:
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Agincourt, Battle of, Agincourt, France, 1415
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England
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Time Period Covered:
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1200 - 1500 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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Places Covered:
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France: Agincourt
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People Covered:
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Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422
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Item Height:
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274 mm
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Item Width:
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203 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Bibliotheca Paleriana
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Provenance:
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Provenance:
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Dycconson, Thomas
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Provenance:
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Wollsall, Willyam
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Provenance:
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Heaton, Thomas, of Knowisley
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Provenance:
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Aston, Williyam
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Provenance:
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Quantock, John
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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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.
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References:
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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.37.
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Bibliographic Citation:
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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)
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Notes:
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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.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-12-09
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Multi Page Number:
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1290
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2009-04
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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