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Royal MS 18 D II, ff 1v-5r
- Record Id:
- 041-002249992
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001860.0x0000a3
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 18 D II, ff 1v-5r
- Title:
- John Lydgate, Testament
- Scope & Content:
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John Lydgate, Testament, incipit: 'The testamente of John Lydgate, monke of Berry [Bury St Edmunds Abbey] whiche he made hymselfe by his lyre dayes'; without the prologue; explicit: 'Thus endethe testamente of John Lydgate monke of Bery on whose sowle Ihesu haue mercy. Et sic est finis. sit laus et gloria trinis'.
Decoration:
Calligraphic initials highlighted in yellow, 2 of which include heraldic motifs, initial 'O' (mighty): a boar and the Percy badge of a crescent (f. 2v), and 'D'(uringe): a unicorn (f. 3v).
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
Royal Manuscripts Digitisation Project - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107554
041-002249992 - Is part of:
- Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X : Royal Manuscripts
Royal MS 18 D II : John Lydgate, Troy Book and Siege of Thebes, with verses by William Cornish, John Skelton, William Peeris and others
Royal MS 18 D II, ff 1v-5r : John Lydgate, Testament - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1705]/040-002107554[0001]/041-002249992
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 5 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_18_D_II (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- English, Middle
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1511
- End Date:
- 1527
- Date Range:
- c 1516-1527
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
- Restrictions to access apply please consult British Library staff
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- User Conditions:
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)