COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0811433dc
Reference Number:
French MS 142
Image Title:
St Edmund: 1770-1801
Parent Work Title:
La vie et les miracles de Saint Edmund, Roy et Martir Anglais, escrit en vers
Alternative Parent Work Title:
La vie seint Edmund le Rei
Translated Parent Work Title:
Life and miracles of Saint Edmund, English king and martyr, written in verse.
Creator:
Denis Piramus, active 12th century
Creator Role:
Author
Display Creator:
Denis Piramus, active 12th century
Date Created:
13th-14th century
Page:
18r
Image Sequence Number:
018r
Description:
Anglo-Norman poem, originally written c. 1180. It chronicles the life and miracles of St Edmund, King of the East Angles, who was killed by the Danes in the 9th century. This section refers to his coronation at Bures (Bures St Mary). He is crowned by Iluk, with Bishop Hubert officiating at the service. The poem is attributed to Denis Piramus, who was probably a cleric at the Abbey in Bury-Saint-Edmunds, Suffolk during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. There are 32 lines to a page.
Language Code:
fro
Subject:
Anglo-Norman literature--Manuscripts
Subject:
Great Britain--History--Anglo-Saxon period, 449-1066
Subject:
Literature, Medieval
Subject:
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
Subject:
Poetry, Medieval
Subject:
Anglo-Norman literature
Subject:
Hagiography
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
England
Time Period Covered:
500 - 1000 CE
Places Covered:
England: Essex
People Covered:
Edmund, King of East Anglia, 841-870
Item Height:
173 mm
Item Width:
118 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Cobbes, James
Provenance:
Campbell, J. C., Mrs
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Bibliographic Citation:
Rothwell, William, 'The life and miracles of St Edmund: a recently discovered manuscript', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, 60 (1978), 135-80
Notes:
Purchased from Mrs J.C. Campbell in 1975.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-08-05
Multi Page Number:
190
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2009-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
St Edmund: 1770-1801
