COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0911127dc
Reference Number:
English MS 102
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Lotryn drives out King Humbar
Parent Work Title:
Marlborough Brut Chronicle
Alternative Parent Work Title:
The Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created:
15th century
Page:
2v
Image Sequence Number:
002v
Description:
The story of the sons of Brut. Brut has three sons: Lotryn, Albanac and Kambor. Albanac ruled Scotland, Kambor Wales and Lotryn succeeds Brut after his death as King of Britain. King Lotryn defeats Humbar of Hunland and takes his fair daughter Estrilde back to New Troy. Lotryn intends to marry Estrilde, but is already promised in marriage to Guentolen, the daughter of Coryn. The written space is c.197 x 118 mm in a good secretary hand which is the same throughout.
Language Code:
enm-GB
Subject:
Great Britain--History
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject:
Chronicles of England
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Vellum
Places Covered:
England
Item Height:
322 mm
Item Width:
237 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Colepeper, Thomas
Provenance:
Ley, James, Sir, of Westbury, afterwards Earl of Marlborough.
Provenance:
Hales, John
Provenance:
Wodward, Lionelius
Provenance:
Kyng, Johannes
Provenance:
Wasey, George Lea
Provenance:
Young, Willelmus
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
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. 416-17. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.22.
Bibliographic Citation:
Brie, Friedrich W. D., 'The Brut, or, the Chronicles of England / edited from Ms. Rawl. B 171, Bodleian Library &c.', (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner for the Early English Text Society, 1906-1908)
Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £22.10s on 18 June 1908.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-02-18
Multi Page Number:
50
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
King Lotryn drives out King Humbar
