Bathing King
A rare splash of color found in a Bolton library initial in MS 3 of a bathing king
A rare splash of color found in a Bolton library initial in MS 3 of a bathing king
Early manuscripts (and manuscript waste) offer rare splashes of colour in an otherwise monochrome collection. This reaches its high point in the glorious illuminated initials of Bolton Library Ms 3, a 15th century exposition on the Psalms. Here, in an inhabited ‘S’ initial, we find a bathing king, or possibly a baptism. Could this be a depiction of Lucius of Britain?
Kineton Hundred
Parchment waste from an Eyre Roll of the 13th century, preserved by a 19th century bookkbinder found in Q.9.3B
Parchment waste from an Eyre Roll of the 13th century, preserved by a 19th century bookkbinder found in Q.9.3B
Murder and misadventure are the order of the day in this 13th century waste (preserved by a 19th century Dublin bookbinder) originating in what is now modern day Warwickshire. The parchment leaves are believed to be from an eyre roll, specifically the crown pleas section, and are written in a neat hand in the era’s very distinctive cursive documentary script.
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