COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL040162dc
Reference Number:
French MS 1
Image Title:
Walter Map, the reputed author, with King Henry II standing before him
Parent Work Title:
La Mort al Roi Artus
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Lancelot du Lac
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Morte D'Arthur
Translated Parent Work Title:
Death of King Arthur
Date Created:
c1300
Volume:
2
Page/Sheet:
212r
Image Sequence Number:
212r
Description:
Illuminated initial 'A'. Illuminated miniature: Walter Map, the reputed author, with King Henry II of England standing before him. Decorated borders. Grotesques include monkeys, archers, a rabbit, a parrot and a nun suckling a monkey. On the right are two lovers.
Language Code:
fro-fr
Subject:
French literature
Subject:
Arthurian romances
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Gold leaf
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
France
Style Period:
French medieval
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
Item Height:
398mm
Item Width:
283mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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
References:
Sommer, H. Oskar, 'Vulgate Version of Arthurian Romances' (Washington: Carnegie Institute of Washington, 1913), Vol.6, pp.203-204.
Bibliographic Citation:
Vulgate Version of the Arthurian Romances: La Mort al Roi Artus
Notes:
Volumes 1 and 2 of French MS 1 form the second part of a complete Grail Romance. The first part of the full manuscript is held by the Biblioteca Philosophica Hermetica, Amsterdam.
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture, January 2003
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Walter Map, the reputed author, with King Henry II standing before him
