COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0803385dc
Reference Number:
French MS 99
Image Title:
Fall of Babylon
Parent Work Title:
Histoire Universelle
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Chronicle Roll
Translated Parent Work Title:
Universal history
Date Created:
15th century
Page:
Frame 8
Image Sequence Number:
008
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 Ptolomeys of Egypt in Jerusalem, followed by the line of Judas Maccabeus. The second column tells of Balthazar, King of Babylon, the invasion of Cyrus the Persian, Darius the Mede, Xerxes and Vasti, and Alexander the Great. The third column relates the story of Rome after the death of Romulus, the conquering of Gaul, and the Tarquins, the Etruscan kings of Rome. The fourth column details early British kings including Lear. The medallions depict events from the text, including the founding of the city of Lutesse [Paris] (31), the banishment of Vasti (32), and the poisoning of Alexander the Great on the day he was crowned emperor (33).
Language Code:
fre-FR
Language:
French
Subject:
Bible. Old Testament
Subject:
Great Britain--Folklore
Subject:
Greece--History--Macedonian Expansion, 359-323 B.C.
Subject:
France--History
Subject:
Israel--History
Subject:
Iraq--History
Subject:
Egypt--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
Places Covered:
France: Paris
Places Covered:
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
Places Covered:
Israel: Jerusalem
Places Covered:
Iraq: Babylon
Places Covered:
Gaul
People Covered:
Lear, King of England (Legendary character)
People Covered:
Xerxes I, King of Persia, 519-465 or 4 BC
People Covered:
Cyrus, King of Persia, -529 B.C.
People Covered:
Alexander, the Great, 356 B.C.-323 B.C.
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:
40
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
Fall of Babylon
