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Royal MS 20 B II
- Record Id:
- 040-002107661
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000338.0x0003b4
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- ISAD(G)
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- Royal MS 20 B II
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LEGENDARY LIVES of saints translated from the Latin into French, as follows:-
1. 'De lassumpcion nostre dame selon les dis de Ysidore'. Beg. 'Apres lascencion de nostre seigneur Ihesu Crist, la benoite vierge Marie mere de dieu fut xii ans ou enuiron en ce monde'; ends 'laquelle vit et regne pardurablement auecquez la sainte trinite. Amen'. Colophon, 'Cy fine la glorieuse assumpcion de la benoite vierge Marie'. f. 1.
2. 'La vye de saint Iehan leuuangeliste selon le dit de Ysidorus et des sains docteurs'. Beg. 'Saint Iehan apostre et euuangeliste, amy de dieu et vierge esleu apres la penthecoste que tous les apostres furent espars'; ends 'et congnut plus des secretz diuins'. Colophon, 'Icy fine la vye de monsr st Iehan leuuangeliste'. f. 27.
3. 'Dun miracle que st Iehan fist apres sa mort': the story of the ring given by Edward the Confessor. Beg. 'Entre les miracles innumerables que fist monsr saint Iehan en sa vye et apres'; ends 'Et adonc le roy et tout le peuple loerent dieu et le benoit saint, lequel vit et regne per infinita secula. Amen'. Colophon, 'Cy fine vng miracle de monseigneur saint Iehan le euuangeliste'. f. 51 b.
4. 'La vye de Marie Magdalene selon saint Maximin lun des lxxii disciples de nostre seigneur lhesucrist'. Beg. 'Marie Magdalene fut de noble sanc comme de princes extrais de royalle lignie, Et fut surnommee Magdalene a cause dun chasteau ou elle fut nee qui se nommoit Magdaler'; ends 'Et puis rendy lesperit aussy doucement comme sil dormist et sen ala en la gloire de paradis, en laquelle dieu vyt et regne per eterna secula. Amen'. Colophon, 'Cy fine la vye de Marie Magdalene'. f. 57.
Vellum; ff. i + 80. 101/4 in. x 63/4 in. Late XV cent. Written in a large Flemish hand. Gatherings of 8 leaves, lettered, with catchwords. Sec. fol. 'sa tres haute'. Miniatures and borders in Flemish style. In the border of f. 1 are arms, az. a fox arg. The subjects of the miniatures are:-
1. The Assumption: landscape with green meadow sloping down to water; the Virgin carried by five angels; two groups of apostles below. f. 1.
2. S. John in Patmos; a devil behind upsetting his ink-pot. f. 27.
3. S. Mary Magdalene standing, with pot of ointment, in an archway leading to a garden. f. 57.
Old large numbering 62 ; old Royal press-mark 'no. 939'; cat. of 1666, f. 14; not in CMA.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107661 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 20 B II : LEGENDARY LIVES of saints translated from the Latin into French, as follows:-1. 'De lassumpcion nostre dame selon les dis… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1802]/040-002107661
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- 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:
- 1460
- End Date:
- 1499
- Date Range:
- Late 15th century
- Era:
- CE
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