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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0927244dc
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JRL0927244dc
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Reference Number:
English MS 1
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English MS 1
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Previous Accession Number:
Crawford MS 1
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Lessons from Troy
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Lessons from Troy
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Parent Work Title:
Siege of Troy
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Siege of Troy
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
Sege of Troy
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Sege of Troy
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Creator:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
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Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
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Creator Role:
Author
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Display Creator:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
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Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
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Date Created:
15th century [mid]
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15th century [mid]
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Page:
171v
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Image Sequence Number:
171v
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171v
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Description:
Siege of Troy. Book five: Lydgate praises Chaucer's influence on him and reiterates the lessons of the story of Troy, about the changeable nature of Fortune and that life is a pilgrimage. Lydgate urges the reader to not trust in worldly things but look to Christ. Lydgate finishes by praying once more for Henry V. The written space is 305 x 200 mm, 2 columns and 44 lines and the script is anglicana formata by two hands.
description
Siege of Troy. Book five: Lydgate praises Chaucer's influence on him and reiterates the lessons of the story of Troy, about the changeable nature of Fortune and that life is a pilgrimage. Lydgate urges the reader to not trust in worldly things but look to Christ. Lydgate finishes by praying once more for Henry V. The written space is 305 x 200 mm, 2 columns and 44 lines and the script is anglicana formata by two hands.
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Language Code:
enm-GB
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Subject:
English literature--Manuscripts
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English literature--Manuscripts
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Subject:
English literature
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English literature
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Subject:
Literature, Medieval
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Literature, Medieval
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Subject:
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
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Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
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Subject:
Poetry, Medieval
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Poetry, Medieval
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Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
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Technique Used:
Handwriting
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Handwriting
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false
Medium:
Ink
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Ink
Medium
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Support:
Vellum
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Vellum
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Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
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1200 - 1500 CE
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People Covered:
Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422
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Henry V, King of England, 1387-1422
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People Covered:
Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
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Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
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People Covered:
Jesus Christ
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Jesus Christ
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People Covered:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
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Item Height:
451 mm
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451 mm
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Item Width:
326 mm
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326 mm
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
Morgan, Hugh, of Monmouth in the marches of Walys
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Morgan, Hugh, of Monmouth in the marches of Walys
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Dent, John
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Dent, John
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false
Provenance:
Carent family
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Carent family
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Mundy family of Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire.
provenance
Mundy family of Markeaton Hall, Derbyshire.
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Sykes, Mark Masterson, Sir
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Sykes, Mark Masterson, Sir
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false
Provenance:
Perkins, Henry
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Perkins, Henry
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Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
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false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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<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>
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References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
References
false
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. 338-9. 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), pp. 338-9. By kind permission of Oxford University Press
References
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References:
Bergen, Henry, 'Lydgate's Troy book. A.D. 1412-20 edited from the best manuscripts, with introduction, notes, and glossary.' (London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1906-35.)
references
Bergen, Henry, 'Lydgate's Troy book. A.D. 1412-20 edited from the best manuscripts, with introduction, notes, and glossary.' (London: Pub. for the Early English Text Society, by K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co., 1906-35.)
References
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Notes:
Purchased by Lord Crawford from London bookseller Bernard Quaritch.
notes
Purchased by Lord Crawford from London bookseller Bernard Quaritch.
Notes
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2009-07-06
Multi Page Number:
1740
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1740
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
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Medieval
Collection Code
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