Detail View: Medieval Collection: General Prologue
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Image Number:
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Petworth_005
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Reference Number:
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Petworth 486026
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Previous Accession Number:
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NT/PET/MISC/10
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Image Title:
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General Prologue
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Parent Work Title:
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Canterbury Tales
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Leconfield Chaucer
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Petworth Chaucer
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Creator:
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Display Creator:
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
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Date Created:
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15th century [c.1420-1440]
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Page:
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1r
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Image Sequence Number:
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001r
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Description:
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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.
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Poetry, Medieval
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Subject:
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Literature, Medieval--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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English literature
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Subject:
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English literature--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Literature, Medieval
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum
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Creation Site:
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England
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Time Period Covered:
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1200 - 1500 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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People Covered:
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Chaucer, Geoffrey, -1400
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Item Height:
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349 mm
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Item Width:
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256 mm
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Item Depth:
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84 (spine) - 92 (foredge ) mm
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Current Repository:
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National Trust, Petworth House & Park, West Sussex
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Provenance:
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Northumberland, Henry Percy, Earl of, 1446-1489
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Provenance:
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Percy, Elizabeth, Lady
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Provenance:
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Seymour, Catherine, Lady
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Provenance:
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Wyndham, Charles Henry, 3rd Baron Leconfield
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Rights Holder - Image:
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National Trust
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Rights holder - Work:
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National Trust
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2010-03-23
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Multi Page Number:
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25
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2010-04
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Medieval
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