Detail View: Medieval Collection: Merlin's prophecies about Edward II
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Image Number:
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JRL0906613dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 206
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Merlin's prophecies about Edward II
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Parent Work Title:
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Brut Chronicle (1326 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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104v
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Image Sequence Number:
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104v
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Description:
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The prophecies of Merlin about Edward II are explained. The text ends imperfectly here at 'then shuld he cloo', with the catchword 'then hym in a'. There are also some ink notations at the top of the page. The written space is c.197 x 118 mm in a good secretary hand which is the same throughout.
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Arthurian romances
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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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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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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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Vellum
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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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People Covered:
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Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327
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People Covered:
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Merlin (Legendary character)
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Item Height:
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263 mm
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Item Width:
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192 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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Parker Coke, Daniel, Fellow of All Souls, Oxford.
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Provenance:
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Peell, John, of Stokes, Notts
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Provenance:
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Campinet, William, of Kilworty (?) Yorks
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Provenance:
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Provenance:
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Banister, Mergret
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Provenance:
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Fann van moter, Will
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Provenance:
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Kyechyner, William
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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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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.36.
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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. 421-22. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-02-03
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Multi Page Number:
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1070
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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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