COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803390dc
Reference Number:
French MS 99
Image Title:
Founding of St Denis
Parent Work Title:
Histoire Universelle
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Chronicle Roll
Translated Parent Work Title:
Universal history
Date Created:
15th century
Page:
Frame thirteen
Image Sequence Number:
013
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 Gaius (listed as Urban I, Pontain, Anterus, Synatus, Fabian, Cornelius, Lucius I, Stephen I, Sixtus II, Eutychian and Gaius). The second column relates the persecution of the Christians and lists the line of Roman Emperors to Claudius II (Septimius Severus, Antoninus, Macrinus, Marcus Aurelius Antoninus [= Elagabalus], Gellius Maximus, Alexander Severus, Maximus Thrax, Pupienus, Gordian, Philip, Philip II, Decius, Valerian and Claudius II). The third column continues with the line of the first French (Merovingian) kings (Merovech, Childeric, Clovis I, his sons Theuderic (Thierry in French), Childebert I, Clotaire I (Lothair) and Chlodomer, the next generation of Guntram, Sigebert I, Charibert and Chilperic, and the next Theuderic II, Theudebert II, Childebert II and Clotaire II). It finishes with Dogobert I who ruled over all the Franks. The fourth column gives an account of the early British kings Vortigern, Vortimer, Aurelius Ambrosius and his brother Uther Pendragon. It describes how Uther fathered Arthur by Igraine, wife of the Duke of Cornwall. The medallions depict events from the text, including the baptism of Clovis (46), a battle between the Angles and the Britains (47), Dagobert founding the church at St Denis in France (48) and Arthur killing Mordet [= Mordred] in battle (49).
Language Code:
fre-FR
Language:
French
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
France--History
Subject:
Roman history
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Catholic Church
Subject:
Arthurian romances
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:
Urban I, Pope, -230
People Covered:
Pontain, Pope
People Covered:
Severus Alexander, Emperor of Rome, 208-235
People Covered:
Severus, Lucius Septimius, Emperor of Rome, 146-211
People Covered:
Vortigern, active 450
People Covered:
Uther Pendragon (Legendary character)
People Covered:
Fabian, Pope, -250
People Covered:
Cornelius, Pope, -253
People Covered:
Lucius I, Pope
People Covered:
Stephen I, Pope, -257
People Covered:
Sixtus II, Pope, -258
People Covered:
Gaius, Pope, active 283-296
People Covered:
Macrinus, Emperor of Rome, 164-218
People Covered:
Elagabalus, Emperor of Rome, 204-222
People Covered:
Maximinus, C. Julius Verus, Roman Emperor, -238
People Covered:
Maximus, Marcus Clodius Pupienus, -238
People Covered:
Gordian III, Emperor of Rome, 225-244
People Covered:
Philip, the Arabian, Emperor of Rome, 244-249
People Covered:
Decius, Gaius Messius Quintus Trajanus, Emperor of Rome, 201-251
People Covered:
Valerian, Emperor of Rome
People Covered:
Claudius, II, Emperor of Rome, 214-270
People Covered:
Clovis, King of the Franks, approximately 466-511
People Covered:
Dagobert I, King of the Franks, -639
People Covered:
Arthur, King
People Covered:
Mordred (Legendary character)
People Covered:
Eutychianus, Pope, -283
People Covered:
ChildeÌric I, King of the Franks, -481
People Covered:
Clotaire I, King of the Franks, approximately 497-561
People Covered:
Clotaire II, King of the Franks, 584-629
People Covered:
Anterus, Pope, -236
People Covered:
Antoninus Augustus, Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 188-217
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:
65
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Founding of St Denis
