Detail View: Medieval Collection: Knight's tale
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Image Number:
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Petworth_052
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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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Knight's tale
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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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Petworth Chaucer
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Leconfield 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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24v
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Image Sequence Number:
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024v
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Description:
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Knight's Tale: the script is in black and red ink and lines and borders are ruled in black, with 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.
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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--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Literature, Medieval
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Subject:
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English literature
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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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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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Wyndham, Charles Henry, 3rd Baron Leconfield
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Provenance:
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Seymour, Catherine, Lady
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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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260
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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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