COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
mediaCollectionId
Man4MedievalVC~4~4
Medieval Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
Petworth_005
image_number
Petworth_005
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Petworth 486026
reference_number
Petworth 486026
Reference Number
false
Previous Accession Number:
NT/PET/MISC/10
Image Title:
General Prologue
image_title
General Prologue
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Canterbury Tales
parent_work_title
Canterbury Tales
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Leconfield Chaucer
alternative_parent_work_title
Leconfield Chaucer
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Petworth Chaucer
alternative_parent_work_title
Petworth Chaucer
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
creator
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Display Creator:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
display_creator
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
Display Creator
false
Date Created:
15th century [c.1420-1440]
date_created
15th century [c.1420-1440]
Date Created
false
Page:
1r
page
1r
Page
false
Image Sequence Number:
001r
image_sequence_number
001r
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
General Prologue: the text begins with an initial 'W' in pink and blue shaded with white, on decorated gold grounds. There is a full frame illuminated foliate bar border. The script is in black ink and lines and borders are ruled in black ink. There are 36-38 lines per page. Written in England in one hand, the dialect and spelling include a significant number of West Midland and North Midland forms. On this folio the text is rather abraded and the page is very dark (the parchment is very thin and heavily pounced). There is a small amount of water staining and some pleating of the parchment towards the gutter.
description
General Prologue: the text begins with an initial 'W' in pink and blue shaded with white, on decorated gold grounds. There is a full frame illuminated foliate bar border. The script is in black ink and lines and borders are ruled in black ink. There are 36-38 lines per page. Written in England in one hand, the dialect and spelling include a significant number of West Midland and North Midland forms. On this folio the text is rather abraded and the page is very dark (the parchment is very thin and heavily pounced). There is a small amount of water staining and some pleating of the parchment towards the gutter.
Description
false
Language Code:
enm-GB
language
enm-GB
Language Code
false
Subject:
Poetry, Medieval
subject
Poetry, Medieval
Subject
false
Subject:
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
subject
Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
English literature
subject
English literature
Subject
false
Subject:
English literature--Manuscripts
subject
English literature--Manuscripts
Subject
false
Subject:
Literature, Medieval
subject
Literature, Medieval
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
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Creation Site:
England
creation_site
England
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
time_period_covered
1200 - 1500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England
places_covered
England
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
people_covered
Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
People Covered
false
Item Height:
349 mm
item_height
349 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
256 mm
item_width
256 mm
Item Width
false
Item Depth:
84 (spine) - 92 (foredge ) mm
item_depth
84 (spine) - 92 (foredge ) mm
Item Depth
false
Current Repository:
National Trust, Petworth House & Park, West Sussex
current_repository
National Trust, Petworth House & Park, West Sussex
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Northumberland, Henry Percy, Earl of, 1446-1489
provenance
Northumberland, Henry Percy, Earl of, 1446-1489
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Percy, Elizabeth, Lady
provenance
Percy, Elizabeth, Lady
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Seymour, Catherine, Lady
provenance
Seymour, Catherine, Lady
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Wyndham, Charles Henry, 3rd Baron Leconfield
provenance
Wyndham, Charles Henry, 3rd Baron Leconfield
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
National Trust
rights_holder___image
National Trust
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
National Trust
rights_holder___work
National Trust
Rights holder - Work
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2010-03-23
Multi Page Number:
25
multi_page_number
25
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2010-04
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
collection_code
Medieval
Collection Code
false