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Royal MS 18 D II, ff 147v-162r
- Record Id:
- 041-002250000
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002105724
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001860.0x0000a5
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Royal MS 18 D II, ff 147v-162r
- Title:
- John Lydgate, Siege of Thebes
- Scope & Content:
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John Lydgate, Siege of Thebes, rubric: 'In this preambile shortly is comprihendid a mery conseyte of John Lydgate monke of Bury declarynge how he aionyde þe sege of Thebes to the mery tallys of Caunterburye'; prologue, incipit: 'Whan bright Phebus passyd was þe ram Mid of Aprile and in the bulle cam'; text incipit: 'Sirs, quod I, sith of youre curtesye I enterde am in to youre companye'; explicit: 'And joye etemall when we hens wende. Of my tale thus I make an ende. Amen', 'Here now endeth, as ye maye see, The destruccyon of Thebes the cytee.' Imperfect, three leaves missing after f. 149, two after f. 153, one after f. 156, one after f. 157, and two after f. 159.
First printed by Wynkyn de Worde, c. 1498-1500.
Decoration:
15 miniatures in colours and gold added c. 1525-1530 and attributed to Gerard or Lucas Horenbout (see Kren, McKendrick 2003 and McKendrick 2003) (ff. 148r, 151r, 153v, 154v, 157v, 158v, 159r, 160r, 160v, 161r, 161v). Added coat of arms of Percy and Lucy flanked by the initials 'HP' for Henry Percy, 4th earl of Northumberland (f. 1489), accompanied by badges of crescent and shackle-bolt, and encircled by the Garter (f. 162r). 'Champ' initials in gold on rose and blue grounds with penwork decorarton in white and marginal extensions, contemporary to the text.
The subjects of miniatures are:
f. 148r, Lydgate and pilgrims on the road to Canterbury (Prologue of the Siege of Thebes).
f. 151r, Adrastus reconciling Polynices and Tydeus.
f. 153v, Eteocles receiving Tydeus.
f. 154v, Parliament of Adrastus.
f. 156r, Capture of Amphiaraus.
f. 157v, Lycurgus mourning his son.
f. 158v, Jocasta's embassy to Adrastus.
f. 159r, Besiegers kill the tame tiger.
f. 160r, Coronation of Creon; and the Greek women journeying to Thebes.
f. 160v, Creon forbids burial of the dead.
f. 161r, Theseus burning the dead.
f. 161v: Archangel Michael driving Lucifer and the other fallen angels from heaven.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Royal Collection
Royal Manuscripts Digitisation Project - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002105724
040-002107554
041-002250000 - 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 147v-162r : John Lydgate, Siege of Thebes - Hierarchy:
- 032-002105724[1705]/040-002107554[0003]/041-002250000
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Royal MS 1 A I-20 E X
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 18 folios.
- Digitised Content:
- http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Royal_MS_18_D_II (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- English, Middle
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1452
- End Date:
- 1460
- Date Range:
- c 1457-1460
- Era:
- CE
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- Legal Status:
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