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Detail View: Medieval Collection: King Arthur battles the Emperor of Rome

Image Number: 
JRL0911174dc
Reference Number: 
English MS 102
Previous Accession Number: 
R15384
Link to Catalogue: 
Image Title: 
King Arthur battles the Emperor of Rome
Alternative Image Title: 
King Arthur is betrayed by Mordred
Parent Work Title: 
Marlborough Brut Chronicle
Alternative Parent Work Title: 
The Brute or the Chronicles of England
Date Created: 
15th century
Page: 
26r
Image Sequence Number: 
026r
Description: 
King Arthur sends the body of the Roman Emperor back to Rome. Whilst Arthur has been away fighting, Mordred has taken control of Arthur's lands and property. Red rubrication introduces each tale. Written space is 235 x 190 mm, 2 columns with 34 lines. The script is in a secretary hand with some influence from anglicana.
Language Code: 
enm-GB
Subject: 
Great Britain--History
Subject: 
Chronicles of England
Subject: 
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject: 
Arthurian romances
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Vellum
Time Period Covered: 
1 BCE - 500 CE
Places Covered: 
England
Places Covered: 
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
People Covered: 
Arthur, King
People Covered: 
Mordred (Legendary character)
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: 
Creative Commons License
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: 
285
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