COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803388dc
Reference Number:
French MS 99
Image Title:
Founding of the Church in Rome
Parent Work Title:
Histoire Universelle
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Chronicle Roll
Translated Parent Work Title:
Universal history
Date Created:
15th century
Page:
Frame eleven
Image Sequence Number:
011
Description:
Vellum roll depicting a chronological history from the creation to 15th century France. It contains 65 painted medallions. The first column relates to the founding of the Christian Church in Rome and the first popes to Sixtus I (listed as Peter, Linus, Electus, Clement I, Anacletus, Evaristus, Alexander I and Sixtus I). The second column tells of the death of Julius Caesar, and the line of Emperors to Domitian (Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian). The third column begins with Pontius Pilate and then relates the fate of the Apostles; it continues with the story of how the Franks settled in France and the French came to defeat the Romans in battle. The fourth column gives an account of the early British kings under the Romans, including Cunobelinus (Cymbeline), his sons Guiderius and Arviragus, Lucius, the first Christian king, Coel (Cole) and Constantius. The medallions depict events from the text, including a tournament (41), the French defeating the Romans in battle (43) and the baptism of Lucius (42). Part of this section is badly discoloured.
Language Code:
fre-FR
Language:
French
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
France--History
Subject:
Roman history
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Catholic Church
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Rolls
Sub-Category:
Miniatures [paintings]
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE-500 CE
Places Covered:
Great Britain
Places Covered:
France
Places Covered:
Italy
People Covered:
Caesar, Julius
People Covered:
Peter, the Apostle, Saint
People Covered:
Pilate, Pontius, active 1st century
People Covered:
Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C.-37 A.D.
People Covered:
Caligula, Emperor of Rome, 12-41
People Covered:
Claudius, Emperor of Rome, 10 B.C.-54 A.D.
People Covered:
Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68
People Covered:
Vespasian, Emperor of Rome, 9-79
People Covered:
Titus, Emperor of Rome, 40-81
People Covered:
Domitian, Emperor of Rome, 51-96
People Covered:
Linus, Pope
People Covered:
Clement I, Pope
People Covered:
Anacletus, Pope
People Covered:
Sixtus I, Pope, -approximately 125
People Covered:
Evaristus, Pope, -approximately 105
People Covered:
Cunobelinus, King of the Britons, -43?
People Covered:
Alexander I, Pope, -115 or 116
People Covered:
Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.
Item Height:
17230 mm (roll)
Item Width:
686 mm (roll)
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Coppock, Mrs, former owner
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
Notes:
Bought from Mrs Coppock of Newquay in January 1908.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-01-28
Multi Page Number:
55
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Founding of the Church in Rome
