IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0096 SLV/88
Held at: Senate House Library, University of London
Title: Fragmented Manuscript of 'The Vision of Piers Plowman'
Date(s): c1400
Level of description: Collection
Extent: 1 item
Name of creator(s): Langland | William | [1330-1400] | poet
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
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).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
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.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English and Latin
System of arrangement:
Single item.
Conditions governing access:
Original manuscript cannot be produced due to conservation requirements. Researchers should use the facsimile copy MSF125.
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Physical characteristics:
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.
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ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
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ALLIED MATERIALS
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Existence and location of copies:
Facsimilie MSF125
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DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Imported from the Senate House catalogue and edited by Sarah Drewery.
Date(s) of descriptions: Feb 2009.