On Christmas Eve 1433, the young King Henry VI arrived at the abbey at Bury St Edmunds, one of the largest religious foundations in fifteenth-century England. He remained there until Easter and at the end of his stay was admitted to the abbey's confraternity. To cement the abbey's relationship with the king, abbot William Curteys conceived the idea of commemorating Henry's visit with a "life" of the Anglo-Saxon king, St Edmund, the patron saint of the abbey. The man charged with the task of translating the "life" of St ...
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On Christmas Eve 1433, the young King Henry VI arrived at the abbey at Bury St Edmunds, one of the largest religious foundations in fifteenth-century England. He remained there until Easter and at the end of his stay was admitted to the abbey's confraternity. To cement the abbey's relationship with the king, abbot William Curteys conceived the idea of commemorating Henry's visit with a "life" of the Anglo-Saxon king, St Edmund, the patron saint of the abbey. The man charged with the task of translating the "life" of St Edmund was John Lydgate, a monk at the abbey and the pre-eminent poet of the fifteenth century. It is hard to overstate the importance of the resulting manuscript, both as a monument to the development of the English language, and for its illustrations - 120 images, forming narrative sequences integrated to form a coherent visual parallel to the text and with a careful fidelity to detail. The completed manuscript that was presented to the young king remained in his library until after his deposition, and although it left royal hands for a time, it reappears in the inventories of the library of Henry VIII. It was acquired by The British Library in 1742. In both the number and quality of its illustrations and in the degree of integration, The Life of St Edmund, King and Martyr is unsurpassed.
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Collectable-Fine Condition in Near Fine jacket. 9780712348713. Biography: Historical, Political & Military. Fine/Near Fine 1st impression British Library hardback reisue, unclipped DJ. Minor blemish to inside front cover, light edge-rub to DJ, bright and unmarked. Size: 7 x 1 x 10 inches. 265 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: History; Biography: Historical, Political & Military; ISBN: 0712348719. ISBN/EAN: 9780712348713. Dewey Code: 942.016092. The photos provided are of our own book, further photos may be arranged upon request. Inventory No: 086353.
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Very Good. Dust jacket has light scratches and outer edges have minor scuffs. Book content is in like new condition. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 265 p. Contains: Illustrations.
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