COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803389dc
Reference Number:
French MS 99
Image Title:
First kings of France
Parent Work Title:
Histoire Universelle
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Chronicle Roll
Translated Parent Work Title:
Universal history
Date Created:
15th century
Page:
Frame twelve
Image Sequence Number:
012
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 Christian Church in Rome and the line of popes to Pontain (listed as Alexander I, Sixtus I, Telesphorus, Hyginus, Anicetus, Pius I, Soter, Eleutherius, Victor I, Zephyrinus, Callistus I, Urban I and Pontain). The second column lists the line of Roman Emperors to Septimius Severus (Domitian, Nerva, Trajan, Hadrian, Anthoninus Pius, Marcus Aurelius, Lucius Verus, Didius Julianus, and Septimius Severus). The third column begins with battles between the Franks and the Romans, and Duc Marcomir of the Franks renaming Gaul 'France' and Lutesse 'Paris'. It continues with the line of the first French kings (Pharamond, Chlodio, Merovech and Childeric). The fourth column gives an account of the early British kings under the Romans: Coel (Cole), Constantius and his wife, St Helena, Constantine I, the first Christian emperor, Conan Meriadoc, the first king of Brittany, Octavius, Maximianus, Constantine II, his son Constans (brother of Aurelius Ambrosius and Uther Pendragon), and Vortigern. The medallions depict events from the text, including the Crowning of Pharamond, the first king of France (45), and Conan Meriadoc becoming the first king of Brittany [Little Britain] (44).
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:
Domitian, Emperor of Rome, 51-96
People Covered:
Telesphorus, Pope, -approximately 136
People Covered:
Hyginus, Pope, -approximately 140
People Covered:
Pius I, Pope, -approximately 154
People Covered:
Soter, Pope, -174 or 175
People Covered:
Eleutherius, Pope, -189
People Covered:
Victor I, Pope, -198 or 199
People Covered:
Zephyrinus, Pope, -217
People Covered:
Callistus I, Pope, -approximately 222
People Covered:
Nerva, Emperor of Rome, approximately 30-98
People Covered:
Urban I, Pope, -230
People Covered:
Trajan, Emperor of Rome, 53-117
People Covered:
Hadrian, Emperor of Rome, 76-138
People Covered:
Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180
People Covered:
Sixtus I, Pope, -approximately 125
People Covered:
Verus, Lucius Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 130-169
People Covered:
Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, 146-211
People Covered:
Didius Julianus, Emperor of Rome, 137-193
People Covered:
Constantine I, Emperor of Rome, -337
People Covered:
Vortigern, active 450
People Covered:
Uther Pendragon (Legendary character)
People Covered:
Alexander I, Pope, -115 or 116
People Covered:
Antoninus Pius, Emperor of Rome, 86-161
People Covered:
Anicetus, Pope, -approximately 166
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:
60
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
First kings of France
