1. Cotton MS Augustus II 1
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Cotton MS Augustus II 1
- Title:
- William Vertue (?), Design for a proposed funerary monument for King Henry VI of England (r. 1422–1461, 1470–1471) at Westminster Abbey
- Scope & Content:
- Design in pen and grey-brown washes for a monument proposed for the Lady Chapel at Westminster Abbey constructed by King Henry VII, linked to an effort to canonize Henry VI. The shrine was never built: a tomb for Henry VII and his queen was instead erected on the site. Inscribed in a 17th-centu...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- 1510-1515
- Extent:
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Parchment leaf