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Royal MS 14 E VI
- Record Id:
- 040-002107007
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x00009d
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- Royal MS 14 E VI
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'RUSTICAN, du cultivement des terres', also called 'Le livre des prouffits champestres et ruraulx': the version made for Charles V of France, by an anonymous translator, of the Commoda Ruralia of Petrus de Crescentiis, in twelve books. Preceded by table of rubrics, 'rieules de la matiere', translator's preface beg. 'Tresexcellent prince, treshault, trespuissant', and author's prologue 'Comme par la vertu'. In the Paris edition of 1529 there are no prefaces. For another copy see Add. MS. 19720.
Vellum; ff. 310. 181/2 in. x 131/2 in. A.D. 1473-1483 ? Executed, doubtless at Bruges, for Edward IV. The scribe's name 'J. Du Ries manu propria' is at the end (cf. 15 D. I, 15 E. II, III). Sec. fol. in table 'Des choses', in text 'et a celluy'. Four large and eight small miniatures. In the borders (flowers, fruit, &c.) of the large miniatures are the arms of Edward IV with the Garter between two other shields of the same arms differenced by labels of three and five points (cf 17 F. II), probably for his two sons, though the differencemark of the younger is not the same as in 14 E. I. Yorkist badges and the royal arms on standards supported by angels appear in the side-borders. At f. 110 a beaver and a monkey with a white mouse, and at f. 288 peacocks, are introduced in the border. The subjects of the miniatures (which do not seem to be connected with the woodcuts of the Paris edition) are as follows:
1. Charles V of France, seated on a dais in the centre, receives the book from the translator: courtiers, a jester, &c.; in front a dog gnawing a bone. f. 10 (large).
2. Man with spade in an orchard. f. 28.
3. Winnowing. f. 62.
4. Pruning. f. 76b.
5. Orchard and landscape: author discourses to a man with spade. f. 110 (large).
6. Herb-garden: author teaches a rustic. f. 157.
7. Mowing and hay-making. f. 204.
8. Digging in the pleasure-garden. f. 208.
9. Horse and cattle-sheds: author discourses to two rustics. f. 215.
10. Fishing, fowling, and other sports. f. 270 b.
11. Landscape with figures of the Winds: author discourses on climate. f. 288.
12. Winter indoors : man seated before the fire; table laid with meal. f. 305 b.
No. 27 of cat. of MSS. at Richmond Palace in 1535 (cf. 14 D. I); cat. of 1666, f. 13; not in CMA,
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107007 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 14 E VI : 'RUSTICAN, du cultivement des terres', also called 'Le livre des prouffits champestres et ruraulx': the version… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1206]/040-002107007
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
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- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1473
- End Date:
- 1483
- Date Range:
- 1473-1483
- Era:
- CE
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