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Book/Printed Material World Chronicle with the Descent of the Kings of England from Adam and Eve to Richard III.

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Title

  • World Chronicle with the Descent of the Kings of England from Adam and Eve to Richard III.

Summary

  • This manuscript, produced in London around 1500, traces the genealogy of the kings of England from Adam and Eve to Richard III. The manuscript was made in the manner of William Caxton (circa 1422--92), the first English printer. Written in English, on vellum, the volume still has its original brown calf binding. Illustrations are mostly large compositions in pen and ink and include images of the Last Judgment and the fall of the rebel angels, the Creation, the fall of Adam and Eve, and Noah's ark. Also included in the manuscripts is a series of genealogical chains, which are decorated with 68 medallion portraits. Among the kings and emperors portrayed are Alexander the Great, Charlemagne, King Arthur, and William the Conqueror. Secondary decorations include initials decorated with gold filigree, and others rubricated in red and blue ink.

Created / Published

  • [place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1500.

Headings

  • -  United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
  • -  1500
  • -  Kings and rulers

Notes

  • -  Title devised, in English, by Library staff.
  • -  Original resource extent: 112 folios, not paginated ; 32 centimeters by 24 centimeters.
  • -  Original resource at: Irish College in Paris.
  • -  Content in English.
  • -  Description based on data extracted from World Digital Library, which may be extracted from partner institutions.

Medium

  • 1 online resource.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2021667542

Online Format

  • compressed data
  • pdf
  • image

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Chicago citation style:

World Chronicle with the Descent of the Kings of England from Adam and Eve to Richard III. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1500] Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667542/.

APA citation style:

(1500) World Chronicle with the Descent of the Kings of England from Adam and Eve to Richard III. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/2021667542/.

MLA citation style:

World Chronicle with the Descent of the Kings of England from Adam and Eve to Richard III. [Place of Publication Not Identified: Publisher Not Identified, 1500] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/2021667542/>.