Collection:
Rylands Medieval Collection Collection Rylands Medieval Collection Collection
Image Number:
JRL0811425dc Image_Number JRL0811425dc Image Number
Reference Number:
French MS 142 Reference_Number French MS 142 Reference Number
Image Title:
St Edmund: 1516-1546 Image_Title St Edmund: 1516-1546 Image Title
Alternative Image Title:
Edmund arrives in England Alternative_Image_Ti tle Edmund arrives in England Alternative Image Title
Parent Work Title:
La vie et les miracles de Saint Edmund, Roy et Martir Anglais, escrit en vers Parent_Work_Title La vie et les miracles de Saint Edmund, Roy et Martir Anglais, escrit en vers Parent Work Title
Alternative Parent Work Title:
La vie seint Edmund le Rei Alternative_Parent_W ork_Title La vie seint Edmund le Rei Alternative Parent Work Title
Translated Parent Work Title:
Life and miracles of Saint Edmund, English king and martyr, written in verse. Translated_Parent_Wo rk_Title Life and miracles of Saint Edmund, English king and martyr, written in verse. Translated Parent Work Title
Creator:
Denis Piramus, fl. late 12th cent. Creator Denis Piramus, fl. late 12th cent. Creator
Creator Role:
Author Creator_Role Author Creator Role
Display Creator:
Denis Piramus, fl. late 12th cent. Display_Creator Denis Piramus, fl. late 12th cent. Display Creator
Date Created:
13th century [late] or 14th century [early] Date_Created 13th century [late] or 14th century [early] Date Created
Page:
14r Page 14r Page
Image Sequence Number:
014r Image_Sequence_Numbe r 014r Image Sequence Number
Description:
Ink drawing coloured in green and red: Edmund arrives in England at Hunstanton (Hunstantetun). Anglo-Norman poem, originally written c. 1180. It chronicles the life and miracles of St Edmund, King of the East Angles, who was killed by the Danes in the 9th century. The poem is attributed to Denis Piramus, who was probably a cleric at the Abbey in Bury-Saint-Edmunds, Suffolk during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. There are generally 32 lines to a page; however this page only has 31 lines. Description Ink drawing coloured in green and red: Edmund arrives in England at Hunstanton (Hunstantetun). Anglo-Norman poem, originally written c. 1180. It chronicles the life and miracles of St Edmund, King of the East Angles, who was killed by the Danes in the 9th century. The poem is attributed to Denis Piramus, who was probably a cleric at the Abbey in Bury-Saint-Edmunds, Suffolk during the late 12th and early 13th centuries. There are generally 32 lines to a page; however this page only has 31 lines. Description
Language:
fro Language fro Language
Subject:
Literature, Medieval Subject Literature, Medieval Subject
Subject:
Literature, Medieval--Manuscript s Subject Literature, Medieval--Manuscript s Subject
Subject:
Poetry, Medieval Subject Poetry, Medieval Subject
Subject:
Anglo-Norman literature Subject Anglo-Norman literature Subject
Subject:
Anglo-Norman literature--Manuscri pts Subject Anglo-Norman literature--Manuscri pts Subject
Subject:
Hagiography Subject Hagiography Subject
Subject:
Great Britain--History--An glo-Saxon period, 449-1066 Subject Great Britain--History--An glo-Saxon period, 449-1066 Subject
Type:
Text Type Text Type
Type:
Image Type Image Type
Category of Material:
Archives and Manuscripts Category_of_Material Archives and Manuscripts Category of Material
Sub-Category:
Codex Sub-Category Codex Sub-Category
Technique Used:
Drawing Technique_Used Drawing Technique Used
Technique Used:
Scripts (writing) Technique_Used Scripts (writing) Technique Used
Support:
Vellum Support Vellum Support
Creation Site:
England Creation_Site England Creation Site
Time Period Covered:
500 - 1000 CE Time_Period_Covered 500 - 1000 CE Time Period Covered
Places Covered:
England--Norfolk--Hu nstanton Places_Covered England--Norfolk--Hu nstanton Places Covered
People Covered:
Edmund, King of East Anglia, 841-870 People_Covered Edmund, King of East Anglia, 841-870 People Covered
Item Height:
173 mm Item_Height 173 mm Item Height
Item Width:
118 mm Item_Width 118 mm Item Width
Current Repository:
John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K. Current_Repository John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K. Current Repository
Provenance:
Campbell, J. C., Mrs Provenance Campbell, J. C., Mrs Provenance
Provenance:
Cobbes, James Provenance Cobbes, James Provenance
Rights Holder - Image:
JRUL Rights_Holder_-_Imag e JRUL Rights Holder - Image
Rights holder - Work:
JRUL Rights_holder_-_Work JRUL Rights holder - Work
Bibliography:
Rothwell, William, 'The life and miracles of St Edmund: a recently discovered manuscript', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, 60 (1978), 135-80 Bibliography Rothwell, William, 'The life and miracles of St Edmund: a recently discovered manuscript', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, 60 (1978), 135-80 Bibliography
Notes:
Purchased from Mrs J.C. Campbell in 1975. Notes Purchased from Mrs J.C. Campbell in 1975. Notes
Date Captured:
2008-08-05 Date_Captured 2008-08-05 Date Captured
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by JRUL Imaging Services Image_Creation_Techn ique Digital capture by JRUL Imaging Services Image Creation Technique
Date Image Added:
2009-03 Date_Image_Added 2009-03 Date Image Added
Metadata Language:
eng-GB Metadata_Language eng-GB Metadata Language

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