COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803384dc
Reference Number:
French MS 99
Image Title:
Destruction of Jerusalem
Parent Work Title:
Histoire Universelle
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Chronicle Roll
Translated Parent Work Title:
Universal history
Date Created:
15th century
Page:
Frame 7
Image Sequence Number:
007
Description:
Vellum roll depicting a chronological history from the creation to 15th century France. It contains 65 painted medallions. The first column relates to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. The second column tells of the Syrians conquering part of Israel and the Babylonian Kings before the invasion of Cyrus the Persian. The third column relates the story of Romulus and Remus, the founding of Rome and the rape of the Sabine women. The fourth column tells how Brutus the Trojan founded the city of London. The medallions depict events from the text, including the founding of the cities of Sincambre (23) and Lutesse [Paris] (31), Sedechias (24), Nabuchodonosor [Nebuchadnezzar] (25), Samarie (26), Brutus conquering the native Britons (27), Romulus and Remus founding the city of Rome (28), the rape of the Sabine women (29), and the killing of Balthazar (30).
Language Code:
fre-FR
Language:
French
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Bible. Old Testament
Subject:
Great Britain--Folklore
Subject:
France--History
Subject:
Israel--History
Subject:
Iraq--History
Subject:
Roman history
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Support:
Vellum
Time Period Covered:
750-1 BCE
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
Places Covered:
France: Paris
Places Covered:
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
Places Covered:
Israel: Jerusalem
Places Covered:
Iraq: Babylon
People Covered:
Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylonia, -562 B.C.
People Covered:
Brutus the Trojan (Legendary character)
People Covered:
Cyrus, King of Persia, -529 B.C.
People Covered:
Romulus, King of Rome
People Covered:
Remus (Twin of Romulus, King of Rome)
Item Height:
17230 mm (roll)
Item Width:
686 mm (roll)
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Coppock, Mrs, former owner
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
Notes:
Bought from Mrs Coppock of Newquay in January 1908.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-01-28
Multi Page Number:
35
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
Destruction of Jerusalem
