Detail View: Medieval Collection: Henry II
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Image Number:
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JRL0905762dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 207
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Previous Accession Number:
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R33821
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Henry II
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Parent Work Title:
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Brut Chronicle (1415 Continuation)
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Brute or the Chronicles of England
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Date Created:
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14th-15th century
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Page:
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51r
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Image Sequence Number:
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051r
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Description:
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The story of King Henry II, son of Maud, who has Saint Thomas of Canterbury (Thomas Becket) martyred and the struggle for power he had with his son also called Henry. There is some red rubrication and a pen-flourished initial 'A' in red ink. The script is a mixture of anglicana and secretary.
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England--Manuscripts
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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Chronicles of England
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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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1000 - 1200 CE
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Places Covered:
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England
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People Covered:
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Thomas, à Becket, Saint, 1118?-1170
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People Covered:
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Henry II, King of England, 1133-1189
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Item Height:
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274 mm
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Item Width:
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203 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Bibliotheca Paleriana
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Provenance:
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Provenance:
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Dycconson, Thomas
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Provenance:
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Wollsall, Willyam
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Provenance:
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Heaton, Thomas, of Knowisley
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Provenance:
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Aston, Williyam
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Provenance:
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Quantock, John
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.37.
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References:
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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. 422-23. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
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Bibliographic Citation:
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Brie, Friedrich W. D., 'The Brut, or, the Chronicles of England / edited from Ms. Rawl. B 171, Bodleian Library &c.', (London: Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner for the Early English Text Society, 1906-1908)
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Notes:
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Two incomplete manuscripts of the 'Brut Chronicle', the first on vellum, the second on paper, put together in or before 1749 to make a nearly complete Brut to 1415 (Ker). The manuscript supplies additional detail to the texts published by Caxton and F.W.D. Brie.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-11-27
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Multi Page Number:
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545
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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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2009-04
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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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