COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0906613dc
Reference Number:
English MS 206
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Merlin's prophecies about Edward II
Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1326 Continuation)
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
14th-15th century
Page:
104v
Image Sequence Number:
104v
Description:
The prophecies of Merlin about Edward II are explained. The text ends imperfectly here at 'then shuld he cloo', with the catchword 'then hym in a'. There are also some ink notations at the top of the page. The written space is c.197 x 118 mm in a good secretary hand which is the same throughout.
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Arthurian romances
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
Places Covered:
England
People Covered:
Edward II, King of England, 1284-1327
People Covered:
Merlin (Legendary character)
Item Height:
263 mm
Item Width:
192 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Parker Coke, Daniel, Fellow of All Souls, Oxford.
Provenance:
Peell, John, of Stokes, Notts
Provenance:
Campinet, William, of Kilworty (?) Yorks
Provenance:
Banister, Mergret
Provenance:
Fann van moter, Will
Provenance:
Kyechyner, William
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.36.
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. 421-22. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-02-03
Multi Page Number:
1070
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Merlin's prophecies about Edward II
