Roman de Brut; English poem on geography; etc
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Description
- Title
- Roman de Brut; English poem on geography; etc
- Published / Created
- [between 1400 and 1500]
- Publication Place
- England
- Abstract
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Manuscript on paper and parchment (trimmed) of 1) Grantz Geantz, a poem explaining the origin of the Giants that occupied England before the arrival of Brutus and the Trojans. 2) A Latin summary of art. 1. 3) Roman de Brut, a chronicle of England from Aeneas to King Edward II (1307-1327). 4) Sequence to the Roman de Brut, dealing with the reign of King Edward III (1327-1377). 5) Unidentified poem in English on the countries and peoples of Asia, Africa and Europe. 6) Account of the relations between Church and State under popes Gregory VII (1073-1085) and Alexander III (1159-1181), and especially of the conflict between King Henry II of England (1154-1189) and Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury
- Description
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In Anglo-Norman, English, and Latin.
Script: Copied by two hands: Section I is in Gothica Cursiva Antiquior Libraria (Anglicana); Section II, including the explicit formula of art. 3 on f. 118v, is in Gothica Cursiva Libraria (Secretary).
The decoration of Section I consists of 2- or 3-line flourished initials, blue with red penwork. On ff. 1r and 5r (artt. 1 and 3) 5-line flourished initials in the same colours. In Section II art. 4 is decorated with 2-line flourished initials in the same colours but of a different style, with marginal extensions; at the beginning (f. 119r) a 3-line flourished initial in gold with purple penwork; in art. 4 also red headings and red or blue paragraph-marks. Artt. 4-5 are undecorated.
Binding: Twentieth century. Dark blue velvet by C. Lewis. On the spine the 19th-century brown leather title-label has been pasted with the gold-tooled inscription: "LES VEULZ CRONIKES D'ANGLETRE APPELLEZ LE BRUTE - PLUSEURS AUTRES NOUELLES CRONIKES - MS. IN MEMBRANIS". At the bottom of the spine small paper label with printed number 3338. Gilt edges. - Provenance
- Collection of Norman Holmes Pearson, Yale 1932, MS 272. Bequest of Norman Holmes Pearson, 1976.
- Extent
- ff. i + i + 203 + i + i : 215 x 145 mm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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French, Middle (ca. 1300-1600)
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Beinecke MS 593
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Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Manuscripts, Medieval England 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library - Material
- paper and parchment ;
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Connecticut
New Haven.
Great Britain - Subject (Topic)
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Anglo-Norman literature
Church history
English literature
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval
History - Subjects
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Anglo-Norman literature
Church history > 11th century
Church history > 12th century
English literature > Middle English, 1100-1500
Illumination of books and manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscripts, Medieval > Connecticut > New Haven
Great Britain > History > 1066-1687
England > 15th century
Medieval and Renaissance Manuscripts in Beinecke Library
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- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Roman de Brut. General Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 9603315
- Object ID (OID)
- 9998996
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