The Fall of princes

Description

Title: The Fall of princes
Creator: Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Published / Created: [ca. 1465-1475]
Publication Place: England
Abstract: Manuscript, on vellum, in a single hand, of a complete version of this long narrative poem
Description: In Middle English.
Layout: double columns of 35 lines.
Script: English bookhand.
Decoration: decorated borders at the beginnings of Books II-IX; numerous gold initials.
Binding: early nineteenth-century vellum; leather spine labels, gilt.
Provenance: Ex libris Lord Mostyn of Gloddaeth. Ex libris Arthur A. Houghton. Purchased from Toshiyuki Takamiya on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2017.
Extent: 255 leaves : 340 mm x 230 mm
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English, Middle (1100-1500)

Genre: Manuscripts, Medieval England 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Material: parchment ;
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Connecticut
New Haven.
Subject (Name): Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
Subject (Topic): English literature
English poetry
Manuscripts, Medieval
Narrative poetry, English (Middle)
Subjects: Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500
English poetry > Middle English, 1100-1500
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Narrative poetry, English (Middle)
England > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
Houghton, Arthur Amory, 1906-1990 > Bookplate
Mostyn, Llewelyn Nevill Vaughan Lloyd-Mostyn, Baron, 1856- 1929 > Bookplate
Takamiya, Toshiyuki > Ownership

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Citation: John Lydgate, The Fall of Princes (Takamiya MS 40). General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.