COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0927242dc
Reference Number:
English MS 1
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Story of Troy finished
Alternative Image Title:
Henry V
Parent Work Title:
Siege of Troy
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Sege of Troy
Creator:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Creator Role:
Author
Display Creator:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Date Created:
15th century [mid]
Page:
170v
Image Sequence Number:
170v
Description:
Siege of Troy. Book five: Lydgate tells us that after relating the ten year story of the siege of Troy he has no more Latin to translate. Lydgate tells us about Henry V, conquerer of Normandy, who after the death of Charles VI will be King of France. Lydgate hopes that there will then be peace between England and France. Henry will also marry Princess Katherine of France (Catherine of Valois) to unite the two countries. The written space is 305 x 200 mm, 2 columns and 44 lines and the script is anglicana formata by two hands.
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
English literature--Manuscripts
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Literature, Medieval
Subject:
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
Subject:
Mythology, Greek, in literature
Subject:
Mythology, Greek--Poetry
Subject:
Poetry, Medieval
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
Places Covered:
France
Places Covered:
England
People Covered:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
People Covered:
Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422
People Covered:
Charles VI, King of France, 1368-1422
People Covered:
Catherine, of Valois, Queen, consort of Henry V, King of England, 1401-1437
Item Height:
451 mm
Item Width:
326 mm
Current Repository:
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
Provenance:
Morgan, Hugh, of Monmouth in the marches of Walys
Provenance:
Dent, John
Provenance:
Carent family
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance:
Mundy family of Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire.
Provenance:
Sykes, Mark Masterson, Sir
Provenance:
Perkins, Henry
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
References:
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. 338-9. By kind permission of Oxford University Press
References:
Bergen, Henry, 'Lydgate's Troy book. A.D. 1412-20 edited from the best manuscripts, with introduction, notes, and glossary.' (London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1906-35.)
Notes:
Purchased by Lord Crawford from London bookseller Bernard Quaritch.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-06
Multi Page Number:
1730
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Story of Troy finished
