Detail View: Medieval Collection:
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Image Number:
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Bookreader French MS 63
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Reference Number:
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French MS 63
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Parent Work Title:
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Simon de Hesdin
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Facta et dicta memorabilia
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Creator:
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Hesdin, Simon de
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Creator Role:
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Translator
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Creator:
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Valerius Maximus
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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15th century [early]
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Description:
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Early fifteenth century French manuscript, written on vellum. Books I-V only, although the list of chapters is for the whole work,
ie., Books I-IX The MS. also gives the Latin text (though some portions of this were only added later in the margins) and a commentary
on the same (in Latin) by Dionysius de Burgo. There are five ornamented letters and borders. folio 56 (in margin) in French: Nota contre its francois qui recepterent henry de lencastre qui au partir deulz fist mourir son seigneur le Roy Richart d angleterre gendre du Roy de france et son
alie et fu enuiron ies annees mil iijc iiijxx xviij, xix et les ensuivantes. Folio 1: Ph. Mainwaringe. pre. 10£ (xviith cent.).
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Language Code:
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fre-FR
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Language:
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French
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Language Code:
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lat-FR
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Classical 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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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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410 mm
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Item Width:
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290 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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Portico Library and Gallery (Manchester, England), former owner
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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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2020-10-21
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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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2020-12
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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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