COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0925129dc
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JRL0925129dc
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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 Edward and subsequent kings
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King Edward and subsequent kings
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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:
49r
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49r
Page
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Image Sequence Number:
049r
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049r
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Description:
The end of the tale of King Alfred's books. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of King Edward, his attempts at making peace with the Danes, and of his death. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of King Athelston (Athelstan), Edward's son, and of King Edmund, Athelston's brother, who reigned after him. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
description
The end of the tale of King Alfred's books. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of King Edward, his attempts at making peace with the Danes, and of his death. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial 'A' introduce the tale of King Athelston (Athelstan), Edward's son, and of King Edmund, Athelston's brother, who reigned after him. The written space is c.182 x 112 mm and the script is anglicana formata.
Description
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Transcription:
of auent(ur)es of kinges and of batailes þat had ben done in þe londe: and menye oþ(er)e book(es) of gest(es) he lete ham write. þat were of grete wisdome and of good lernynge þorugh whiche books many man may him amende. þat wil ham rede & vppon loke vppon whos soule almighty god haue m(er)cy and þis king Alured lith at Wynchestr(e) Of king Edward þ(t) was [...] king Aluredes sone .Cao. Cmo. decimo. And after þis [...] Alured. regnede Edward his sone þat was a good man and a wise þ(t) men callede Edward þat was wonder curteys. // þe Danoys deden moche sorwe in þe londe and hire power encressede. and gan for to wexe f(ro)m day to day for þe Danoys comen ofte wiþ hire companyes in to þis land and whanne þ(e) king saugh þat he ne myghte bettre done he nome trewes w(t) ham and g(ra)untede ham his pees // and noþeles þe trewes durede nouȝt longe þat þe danoys ne bigonne st(ro)nliche for to werre vppon þe englisshe me(~) and de- de ham muche sorwe. wherfore king Edward dede assemble a grete host for to fighte w(t) ham: and þo þis king Edward deide whan god wolde // þis king Edward regnede .xxiiij. ȝer(e). and lith at Wynchestr(e) bisydes his fader Of king Adelstou(~): and of Edmunde. Eldred and of Edwynne his [...] broþ(er) Capitulo Centesimo xjmo. After þis Edward [...] regnede Athelstou(~) his sone: and whanne he hadde regned .iiij. ȝere. he held bataile aȝens þe danoys and drof king Gaufride þ(t) was king of þe Danoys and al his host vn to þe see. and restede by Scotland and nome st(ro)ngleche þe cuntr(e) al a ȝere // And aft(er) þ(t). þo of Cumberland and þe Scottes of Westm(or)land bigonne to werre vppon king Athulstou(~) and he ham ȝaf so st(ro)ng bataile þat he quelde so many of ham þat no ma(~) couþ(e) telle þe numbre of ham. and after þ(t) he ne regnede but .iij. ȝere and he regnede in al .xxv. ȝere and lith at Malmesbery // and aft(er) þis Athelstou(~) regnede Edmund his broþ(er). for as much as king Athelstou(~) had no sone and þis Edmund was a worþy knyȝt and a douȝty
transcription
of auent(ur)es of kinges and of batailes þat had ben done in þe londe: and menye oþ(er)e book(es) of gest(es) he lete ham write. þat were of grete wisdome and of good lernynge þorugh whiche books many man may him amende. þat wil ham rede & vppon loke vppon whos soule almighty god haue m(er)cy and þis king Alured lith at Wynchestr(e) Of king Edward þ(t) was [...] king Aluredes sone .Cao. Cmo. decimo. And after þis [...] Alured. regnede Edward his sone þat was a good man and a wise þ(t) men callede Edward þat was wonder curteys. // þe Danoys deden moche sorwe in þe londe and hire power encressede. and gan for to wexe f(ro)m day to day for þe Danoys comen ofte wiþ hire companyes in to þis land and whanne þ(e) king saugh þat he ne myghte bettre done he nome trewes w(t) ham and g(ra)untede ham his pees // and noþeles þe trewes durede nouȝt longe þat þe danoys ne bigonne st(ro)nliche for to werre vppon þe englisshe me(~) and de- de ham muche sorwe. wherfore king Edward dede assemble a grete host for to fighte w(t) ham: and þo þis king Edward deide whan god wolde // þis king Edward regnede .xxiiij. ȝer(e). and lith at Wynchestr(e) bisydes his fader Of king Adelstou(~): and of Edmunde. Eldred and of Edwynne his [...] broþ(er) Capitulo Centesimo xjmo. After þis Edward [...] regnede Athelstou(~) his sone: and whanne he hadde regned .iiij. ȝere. he held bataile aȝens þe danoys and drof king Gaufride þ(t) was king of þe Danoys and al his host vn to þe see. and restede by Scotland and nome st(ro)ngleche þe cuntr(e) al a ȝere // And aft(er) þ(t). þo of Cumberland and þe Scottes of Westm(or)land bigonne to werre vppon king Athulstou(~) and he ham ȝaf so st(ro)ng bataile þat he quelde so many of ham þat no ma(~) couþ(e) telle þe numbre of ham. and after þ(t) he ne regnede but .iij. ȝere and he regnede in al .xxv. ȝere and lith at Malmesbery // and aft(er) þis Athelstou(~) regnede Edmund his broþ(er). for as much as king Athelstou(~) had no sone and þis Edmund was a worþy knyȝt and a douȝty
Transcription
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Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Great Britain--History
subject
Great Britain--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
subject
Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Chronicles of England
subject
Chronicles of England
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
sub_category
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
500 - 1000 CE
time_period_covered
500 - 1000 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Edward, King of England, -924
people_covered
Edward, King of England, -924
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Edmund I, King of England, -946
people_covered
Edmund I, King of England, -946
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Athelstan, King of England, 895-939
people_covered
Athelstan, King of England, 895-939
People Covered
false
Item Height:
278 mm
item_height
278 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
183 mm
item_width
183 mm
Item Width
false
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
rights_holder___image
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___work
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
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
false
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:
535
multi_page_number
535
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
collection_code
Medieval
Collection Code
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