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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925085dc
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JRL0925085dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 103
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English MS 103
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Previous Accession Number:
R15385
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
King Uter and Igerne
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King Uter and Igerne
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Parent Work Title:
Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Brut Chronicle (1347 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
14th century [mid]
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14th century [mid]
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Page:
27r
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Page
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Image Sequence Number:
027r
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027r
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Description:
Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'M' introduce the story of how, with Merlyn's help, Uter (Uther) disguises himself as her husband and sleeps with Igerne (Ygraine), who begets their son Arthur. The tales of the gaining of Tyntagell (Tintagel) and the marriage of Uter to Igerne, and of a further battle with Otta and Ossa. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'M' introduce the story of how, with Merlyn's help, Uter (Uther) disguises himself as her husband and sleeps with Igerne (Ygraine), who begets their son Arthur. The tales of the gaining of Tyntagell (Tintagel) and the marriage of Uter to Igerne, and of a further battle with Otta and Ossa. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
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Transcription:
Cornewaile Arthure þe kinge Capitulo lxxj (mo). Merlyn þorugh craft þat he couþ(e) he chaungede þe king(es) figure in to liknesse of Vlfyn his chamb(er)layne and to þe figure of Jordan þat was þe Erles chamb(er)layn so þat ech of ham was t(rau)nsfigured to oþeres liknesse and whan M(er)lyn had so done he sayde to þe king sire quod he now mowe ȝe gon sodenly to þe castell of Tyntagell and axen entre þ(er)e and haue ȝoure wille . þe king toke p(ri)ueleche al þe host to gou(er)ne and lede to a knyȝt þat he muche louede and nome his way toward þ(e) castel and wiþ him Vlfyn and Merlyn . and whanne þey come(~) þider þe porter wende þat he hadde ben his owen lord and whanne time come for to gon to bedde þe king wente to bed wiþ Jgerne þe Erles wiþ and dede wiþ hire al his wille and þo bigate vppon hire a sone þ(t) me called Arthur // Oppon þe morwe þe noble mighty king nome his leue of þe lady & went aȝen to his host and þe same nyght þat þe king lay by Jgerne in bed yfere with þe Erles wif . þe kinges men ȝeuen a st(ro)ng assaute to þe castel and þe Erl and his men manleche ham defended but at þ(e) laste it bifel so þat at þat assaute þe Erl him self was slayn and þe castel taken and þe king anon turnede aȝen to Tyntagell and spousede Igerne wiþ muchel ho- nour and made hire quene . and sone aft(er) time come þat she shulde be delyu(er)ed and bare a childe a sone þat called was Arthur and after he gat on hire a dought(er) þat me cal led Amya and whanne she come to age nobly was maried to a noble baroun(~) þat me called Aloth þat was lord of le- ones // Whanne . Vter . longe time had regned : þ(er)e come vppon him a gret siknesse as it were a sorwe and in þe mene ty- me þo þat had to kepe Otta þat was Engistes sone and Ossa his broþ(er) þat þo were in p(ri)sou(~) men lete ham gone for grete ȝiftes þat þey ham ȝaf / and wente w(t) ham // And whan(~) þo .ij. breþ(er)en weren askapede and comen aȝen in to hire owen cuntre þey ordeignede ham a gret host and a gret
transcription
Cornewaile Arthure þe kinge Capitulo lxxj (mo). Merlyn þorugh craft þat he couþ(e) he chaungede þe king(es) figure in to liknesse of Vlfyn his chamb(er)layne and to þe figure of Jordan þat was þe Erles chamb(er)layn so þat ech of ham was t(rau)nsfigured to oþeres liknesse and whan M(er)lyn had so done he sayde to þe king sire quod he now mowe ȝe gon sodenly to þe castell of Tyntagell and axen entre þ(er)e and haue ȝoure wille . þe king toke p(ri)ueleche al þe host to gou(er)ne and lede to a knyȝt þat he muche louede and nome his way toward þ(e) castel and wiþ him Vlfyn and Merlyn . and whanne þey come(~) þider þe porter wende þat he hadde ben his owen lord and whanne time come for to gon to bedde þe king wente to bed wiþ Jgerne þe Erles wiþ and dede wiþ hire al his wille and þo bigate vppon hire a sone þ(t) me called Arthur // Oppon þe morwe þe noble mighty king nome his leue of þe lady & went aȝen to his host and þe same nyght þat þe king lay by Jgerne in bed yfere with þe Erles wif . þe kinges men ȝeuen a st(ro)ng assaute to þe castel and þe Erl and his men manleche ham defended but at þ(e) laste it bifel so þat at þat assaute þe Erl him self was slayn and þe castel taken and þe king anon turnede aȝen to Tyntagell and spousede Igerne wiþ muchel ho- nour and made hire quene . and sone aft(er) time come þat she shulde be delyu(er)ed and bare a childe a sone þat called was Arthur and after he gat on hire a dought(er) þat me cal led Amya and whanne she come to age nobly was maried to a noble baroun(~) þat me called Aloth þat was lord of le- ones // Whanne . Vter . longe time had regned : þ(er)e come vppon him a gret siknesse as it were a sorwe and in þe mene ty- me þo þat had to kepe Otta þat was Engistes sone and Ossa his broþ(er) þat þo were in p(ri)sou(~) men lete ham gone for grete ȝiftes þat þey ham ȝaf / and wente w(t) ham // And whan(~) þo .ij. breþ(er)en weren askapede and comen aȝen in to hire owen cuntre þey ordeignede ham a gret host and a gret
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
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Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
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Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Arthurian romances
subject
Arthurian romances
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
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Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
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Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
1 BCE - 500 CE
time_period_covered
1 BCE - 500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Uther Pendragon (Legendary character)
people_covered
Uther Pendragon (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Arthur, King
people_covered
Arthur, King
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Merlin (Legendary character)
people_covered
Merlin (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
Item Height:
278 mm
item_height
278 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
183 mm
item_width
183 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
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Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
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Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png" /></a>
Access Rights
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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), p. 417. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
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), p. 417. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
References
false
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.23.
References
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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)
bibliography
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)
Bibliographic Citation
false
Cost:
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
cost
Purchased by the John Rylands Library from the London booksellers J. & J. Leighton for £36.00 on 18 June 1908.
Cost
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-22
Multi Page Number:
315
multi_page_number
315
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
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Medieval
Collection Code
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