Detail View: Rylands Collection: Why England was called Albion
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Image Number:
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JRL060507dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 103
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Image Title:
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Why England was called Albion
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Parent Work Title:
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Brut Chronicle
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Date Created:
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14th century [mid]
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Page/Sheet:
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9r
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Image Sequence Number:
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009r
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Description:
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Illuminated border. This part of the chronicle relates how England used to be called Albion and how it got that name. The Brut Chronicle is the earliest prose chronicle in English. It begins with the legend of the Trojan hero Brutus, his conquest of Albion and the naming of Britain after him.
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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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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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2006-03-17
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2006-04
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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