Format:
1 online resource (311 pages)
ISBN:
9780253001986
Content:
This seminal study addresses one of the most beautifully decorated 15th-century copies of the New Statutes of England, uncovering how the manuscript's unique interweaving of legal, religious, and literary discourses frames the reader's perception of the work. Taking internal and external evidence into account, Rosemarie McGerr suggests that the manuscript was made for Prince Edward of Lancaster, transforming a legal reference work into a book of instruction in kingship, as well as a means of celebrating the Lancastrians' rightful claim to the English throne during the Wars of the Roses. A Lancastrian Mirror for Princes also explores the role played by the manuscript as a commentary on royal justice and grace for its later owners and offers modern readers a fascinating example of the long-lasting influence of medieval manuscripts on subsequent readers.
Content:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- PREFACE -- INTRODUCTION The Margin and the Center -- Chapter One The Yale New Statutes Manuscript and Medieval English Statute Books -- Chapter Two Royal Portraits and Royal Arms -- Chapter Three The Queen and the Lancastrian Cause -- Chapter Four Educating the Prince -- Chapter Five "Grace Be Our Guide -- Plates appear after page 140 -- APPENDIX I Chronology of Events -- APPENDIX 2 Codicological Description of New Haven, Yale Law School, Lillian Goldman Law Library MssG +St11 no.1 -- Notes -- Bibliography and Manuscripts Cited -- Index.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780253356413
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9780253356413
Language:
English
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