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| Country of Location: |
Country of Location
Switzerland
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| Location: |
Location Cologny |
| Library / Collection: |
Library / Collection
Fondation Martin Bodmer
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| Shelfmark: | Shelfmark Cod. Bodmer 110 |
| Manuscript Title: | Manuscript Title John Lydgate, Troy Book, or The Siege of Troy |
| Caption: | Caption Paper · IV + 408 + IV ff. · 21 x 29.5 cm · mid 15th century |
| Language: |
Language
English |
| Manuscript Summary: | Manuscript Summary John Lydgate, Troy Book, written c. 1412-1420 at the request of Henry V when still Prince of Wales. It is composed in couplets, with a prologue, five books, an epilogue, and an address to Henry V (thirteen stanzas rhyme royal=7-line stanzas ababbcc), and envoy, titled ‘Verba auctoris’ (two 8-line stanzas). Lydgate translated the story of the Trojan War into English, not directly from Homer but through the re-workings by Benoit de Ste Maure, Roman de Troie (1165) and Guido delle Colonna, Historia Destructionis Troiae (1287). |
| Standard description: | Standard description Linne R. Mooney, University of York, 2020.Show standard description |
| DOI (Digital Object Identifier): | DOI (Digital Object Identifier 10.5076/e-codices-fmb-cb-0110 (http://dx.doi.org/10.5076/e-codices-fmb-cb-0110) |
| Permanent link: | Permanent link https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0110 |
| IIIF Manifest URL: |
IIIF Manifest URL
https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/metadata/iiif/fmb-cb-0110/manifest.json
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| How to quote: | How to quote Cologny, Fondation Martin Bodmer, Cod. Bodmer 110: John Lydgate, Troy Book, or The Siege of Troy (https://www.e-codices.unifr.ch/en/list/one/fmb/cb-0110). |
| Online Since: | Online Since 06/18/2020 |
| Rights: | Rights Images:
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| Document Type: |
Document Type
Manuscript |
| Century: |
Century
15th century |
| Decoration: |
Decoration
Fully Painted, Gold / Silver, Initial, Margin, Ornamental |
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