Richard Coeur de Lion, c.1350.
- Reference:GB 227 msPR2065.R4
- Dates of Creation:c.1350
- Name of Creator:
- Language of Material:English
- Physical Description:1f
Scope and Content
Lines 2069 to 2412 from the metrical romance Richard Coeur de Lion.
Administrative / Biographical History
The romance of Richard Coeur-de-Lion was probably composed around the middle of the 13th c, in French or Anglo-Norman. An English verison was circulating by the end of the century. The author may be the same as the author of the romances of King Alisander.
Arrangement
Single item
Access Information
By appointment with the Keeper of Manuscripts. Access to records containing confidential information may be restricted.
Acquisition Information
Formerly a cover for msBS2387.T8D34.
Note
Call number used to be ms1034
Other Finding Aids
Individual Manuscripts and Small Collections database available as part of Manuscripts Database.
Physical Characteristics and/or Technical Requirements
Contained in glass and wood display frame 26.7x42cm. Vellum: 1 sheet 42x26.5cm (formerly folded)
Archivist's Note
Description compiled by Maia Sheridan, Archives Hub project archivist, based on material from the Manuscripts Database
Conditions Governing Use
Applications for permission to quote should be sent to the Keeper of Manuscripts. Reproduction subject to usual conditions: educational use and condition of documents.
Custodial History
Inscribed 'Walter Brown'.
Accruals
None
Bibliography
Formerly part of the Auchinleck Ms (National Library of Scotland, Advocates' MS 19.2.1). For the relationship of this fragment to the original see Speculum XLVII, 1972.
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