Fonds GB 0096 SLV/88 - Fragmented Manuscript of 'The Vision of Piers Plowman'

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GB 0096 SLV/88

Titre

Fragmented Manuscript of 'The Vision of Piers Plowman'

Date(s)

  • c1400 (Création/Production)

Niveau de description

Fonds

Étendue matérielle et support

1 item

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Nom du producteur

Notice biographique

Details of William Langland's life are chiefly supplied from his work The Vision of Piers Plowman. He was born around 1330, probably in Shropshire, and is thought to have been educated in a monastery, possibly at Great Malvern. Piers Plowman was produced in three versions (1362, 1377, and 1392).

Histoire archivistique

GB 0096 SLV/88 c1400 fonds 1 item Langland , William , [1330-1400] , poet

Details of William Langland's life are chiefly supplied from his work The Vision of Piers Plowman. He was born around 1330, probably in Shropshire, and is thought to have been educated in a monastery, possibly at Great Malvern. Piers Plowman was produced in three versions (1362, 1377, and 1392).

Fragmented manuscript of The Vision of Piers Plowman by William Langland. Some decoration can be seen on the partial first pages and the first letter of each passus is raised in gold with coloured inks. Some characters appear in red or blue throughout the text and words and paraphrases in Latin are in red.

Single item.

Original manuscript cannot be produced due to conservation requirements. Researchers should use the facsimile copy MSF125.

English and Latin

The manuscript of very badly damaged. Tears and missing portions appear throughout and water damage has made some of the later pages difficult to read.

Facsimilie MSF125

Imported from the Senate House catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Feb 2009. Literary forms and genres Poetry Religions Ancient religions Christianity Literature Medieval history Langland , William , [1330-1400] , poet Historical periods

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Portée et contenu

Fragmented manuscript of The Vision of Piers Plowman by William Langland. Some decoration can be seen on the partial first pages and the first letter of each passus is raised in gold with coloured inks. Some characters appear in red or blue throughout the text and words and paraphrases in Latin are in red.

Évaluation, élimination et calendrier de conservation

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Mode de classement

Single item.

Zone des conditions d'accès et d'utilisation

Conditions d'accès

Original manuscript cannot be produced due to conservation requirements. Researchers should use the facsimile copy MSF125.

Conditions de reproduction

Langue des documents

  • anglais

Écriture des documents

  • latin

Notes de langue et graphie

English and Latin

Caractéristiques matérielle et contraintes techniques

Instruments de recherche

Zone des sources complémentaires

Existence et lieu de conservation des originaux

Existence et lieu de conservation des copies

Facsimilie MSF125

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Descriptions associées

Note de publication

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Note

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Mots-clés - Sujets

Mots-clés - Lieux

Mots-clés - Noms

Mots-clés - Genre

Zone du contrôle de la description

Identifiant de la description

Identifiant du service d'archives

Senate House Library, University of London

Règles et/ou conventions utilisées

General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal Place and Corporate Names 1997.

Statut

Niveau de détail

Dates de production, de révision, de suppression

Langue(s)

  • anglais

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    Sources

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