- Title
- Troy book : manuscript, [14--]
- Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?, creator
Ashburnham, Bertram Ashburnham, Earl of, 1840-1913, former owner. - 14uu
- England
- A conflation of Guido delle Colonne's Historia destructionis Troiae, and Benoît de Sainte More's Roman de Troie, written in Middle English verse.
- 1 v. (365 leaves) ; 27 cm.
- English, Middle (1100-1500)
- Manuscripts, Medieval-England-1400-1450.
Manuscripts, Medieval-England-1450-1500.
Poems-England-15th century.
Rules (layout features)
Catchwords.
Scribal corrections.
Romances
Legends
Poetry - Books and documents
- Epic poetry, English (Middle)
Trojan War--Romances
Troy (Extinct city)--Legends
Troy (Extinct city)--Poetry - Written in an unidentified hand in a 15th-cent. English secretary script; incomplete, lacks beginning and end.
Bound in half calf, rebacked with goatskin.
In a tray case, 29 cm.
Also available in an electronic version. - MS Eng 752. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- 990097025000203941
- Title
- Troy book : manuscript, [14--]
- Creator / Contributor
- Lydgate, John, 1370?-1451?, creator
Ashburnham, Bertram Ashburnham, Earl of, 1840-1913, former owner. - Date
- 14uu
- Place of Origin
- England
- Description
- A conflation of Guido delle Colonne's Historia destructionis Troiae, and Benoît de Sainte More's Roman de Troie, written in Middle English verse.
- Extent
- 1 v. (365 leaves) ; 27 cm.
- Language
- English, Middle (1100-1500)
- Genre
- Manuscripts, Medieval-England-1400-1450.
Manuscripts, Medieval-England-1450-1500.
Poems-England-15th century.
Rules (layout features)
Catchwords.
Scribal corrections.
Romances
Legends
Poetry - Digital Format
- Books and documents
- Subjects
- Epic poetry, English (Middle)
Trojan War--Romances
Troy (Extinct city)--Legends
Troy (Extinct city)--Poetry - Notes
- Written in an unidentified hand in a 15th-cent. English secretary script; incomplete, lacks beginning and end.
Bound in half calf, rebacked with goatskin.
In a tray case, 29 cm.
Also available in an electronic version. - Cite As
- MS Eng 752. Houghton Library, Harvard University.
- Series
- Digital Medieval Manuscripts at Houghton Library
- Repository
- Houghton Library, Harvard University
- Record ID
- 990097025000203941
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