Sutton / Visser-Fuchs Richard III's Books

Ideals and Reality in the Life and Library of a Medieval Prince
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80399-636-3
Verlag: The History Press
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E-Book, Englisch, 456 Seiten

Richard III, the most notorious and most discussed of English kings, was also unusual among his contemporaries in regularly signing his books. This characteristic, among others, has enabled Anne Sutton and Livia Visser-Fuchs to reconstruct his library, and link it to the culture and reading habits of his generation. The books of Richard III are typical of what was available to and popular with the medieval reader - religion, chivalry, history, genealogy, advice on how to govern, romance and prophecy - and allow us to draw an interesting overview of fifteenth-century opinions. Each type of book is examined on its own terms and then related to the known preoccupations of Richard himself, his associates and to the political practices of his time. Containing valuable biographical material, insights into the history and politics of the later fifteenth century, and much detail on late medieval piety and other important aspects of contemporary culture, this fully illustrated survey has wide-ranging significance for all who study the history and literature of the medieval period.

The late ANNE F. SUTTON was a historian focusing on Richard III and medieval history. She was a trustee and founder of the Richard III and Yorkist History Trust and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, as well as the editor of The Ricardian, journal of the Richard III Society.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sutton, Anne F.

Visser-Fuchs, Livia

Leseproben

List of Illustrations

Black and White

Fig. 1

Richard’s signature. Lille, Archives départementales, série B, 862/16.161.

Fig. 2

Richard’s signature with the motto . Longleat, MS 257, f. 98v.

Fig. 3

An author or librarian at work. Paris, Bibliothèque de l’Arsenal, MS 5208, f. 1.

Fig. 4

Richard of Gloucester’s signature. Cambridge, Corpus Christi College, MS 96.

Fig. 5

Richard’s signature. BL, MS Royal 20 C vii, f. 134.

Fig. 6

The first page of Richard’s copy of the Bible in English. New York Public Library, MS De Ricci 67.

Fig. 7

Richard’s formal : . BL, MS Harl. 49, f. 155.

Fig. 8

The signatures and ’. BL, MS Egerton 2006.

Fig. 9

Richard’s subscription and signature on a letter to Louis XI. BN, MS fr. 2908, f. 13.

Fig. 10

Richard’s motto and signature. BL, MS Cotton Vesp. F xiii, f. 123.

Fig. 11

Calendar page of Richard’s book of hours with his autograph note recording his birthday. London, Lambeth Palace, MS 474, f. 7v.

Fig. 12

Richard’s signature. Danzig, National Archives 300 D/16/135.

Fig. 13

Autograph motto, , and signature of Elizabeth of York. BL, MS Royal 20 A xix, f. 195.

Fig. 14

The chronicler and poet, Jean Molinet (died 1507) presents his moralised version of the to Philip of Cleves. The Hague, Royal Library, MS 128 C 5, f. 1.

Fig. 15

Signature of Richard’s father, Richard, Duke of York.

Fig. 16

An English translation of part of Claudian’s . BL, MS Add. 11814, ff. 18v–19.

Fig. 17

First page of mid-fifteenth-century French copy of Christine de Pizan’s . BL, MS Royal 19 A xix, f. 4.

Fig. 18

Signature of Richard’s brother, George, Duke of Clarence. Lille, Archives départementales, série B, 862/16.161.

Fig. 19

A book of hours belonging to Richard’s sister, Anne, Duchess of Exeter. Cambridge, Sidney Sussex College, MS 37, ff. 116v–117.

Fig. 20

of the future Edward IV while he was duke of York. BL, MS Harl. 3352, f. 1v.

Fig. 21

The printer Guillaume Fichet presents Cardinal Bessarion’s to Edward IV. Rome, Vatican Apostolic Library, MS [sic] 3586, f. 1.

Fig. 22

Signature of Edward IV. Lille, Archives départementales, série B, 862/16.161.

Fig. 23

Autograph note of Richard’s sister, Margaret of York, Duchess of Burgundy. Ghent, Poor Clares, MS 8, f. 163.

Fig. 24

Capital in the shape of a wyvern. Longleat, MS 257, f. 176.

Fig. 25

An annotated page from the English translation of Mechtild of Hackeborn’s . BL, MS Egerton 2006, f. 94v.

Fig. 26

St Julian and his wife ferrying Christ, dressed as a pilgrim, across the river. The Hague, Royal Library, MS 76 F 2, f. 273v.

Fig. 27

St Ninian shown with a supplicant and an angel. Edinburgh, University Library, MS 42, f. 72v.

Fig. 28

The first remaining page of the long prayer added for Richard in his book of hours. London, Lambeth Palace, MS 474, f. 181.

Fig. 29

St Anne and the Holy Kinship appear to St Coleta and St Francis. Ghent, Poor Clares, MS 8, f. 40v.

Fig. 30

St Margaret emerging from the dragon (the devil) that devoured her. The Hague, Royal Library, MS 76 F 2, f. 276v.

Fig. 31

Sketch of a very worn stone relief of St Anthony with boars resembling the supporters of Richard’s arms. Barnard Castle, St Mary’s church.

Fig. 32 a and b

St Barbara and St Katherine. The Hague, Royal Library, MS 76 F 2, ff. 280 and 276.

Fig. 33

God, the Virgin Mary and the company of saints. The Hague, Royal Library, MS 76 F 2, f. 283.

Fig. 34

The arming of the young Pyrrhus, Achilles’ son.

Fig. 35

The beginning of the English translation of Vegetius’ . BL, MS Royal 18 A xii, f. 1.

Fig. 36

The hermit-knight instructing the squire in the duties of knighthood. BL, MS Royal 14 E ii, f. 338.

Fig. 37

Two pages from William Worcester’s . BL, MS Royal 18 B xxii, ff. 14v–15.

Fig. 38

A tournament, from the romance of . Ghent, University Library, MS 470, f. 66v. Flemish, 1450s.

Fig. 39

Frontinus teaching young knights. The Hague, Royal Library, MS 73 J 22, f. 93.

Fig. 40

Letter from Richard of Gloucester to Louis XI, 16 June [1480]. Paris, BN, MS fr. 2908, f. 13, item 1.

Fig. 41

A typical presentation scene. BL, MS Royal 16 G ix, f. 7.

Fig. 42

Woodcut from Caxton’s translation of James de Cessolis’ .

Fig. 43

The first two pages of the only surviving one of Pietro Carmeliano’s autograph copies of the Latin translation of the . Dublin, Trinity College, MS 429, ff. 3v–4.

Fig. 44

Part of a page from Richard’s copy of Giles of Rome’s . Sion College, MS Arc. L 40.2/ L 26, f. 27v.

Fig. 45

Aristotle instructing King Alexander. Oxford, University College, MS 85, p. 70.

Fig. 46

A Burgundian ‘mirror for princes’, the . Cambridge, Fitzwilliam Museum, MS 1816/165, f. 10v.

Fig. 47

A teacher and his pupils. John Rylands University Library of Manchester, 3469, f. 3.

Fig. 48

The beginning of the family tree showing the descent of Edward IV. Philadelphia, Free Library, MS Lewis E 201.

Fig. 49

The end section of a roll showing the succession of the kings of England. Oxford, Bodleian Library Bodley Roll 5.

Fig. 50

End section of the Clare Roll. London, College of Arms, MS 3/16.

Fig. 51

The last page of the Beauchamp Pageant. BL, MS Cotton Julius B iv.

Fig. 52

The heralds of France and of England debate the merits of their respective countries. Paris, BN, MS fr. 5837, f. 1.

Fig. 53

The first page of Guido delle Colonna’s . St Petersburg, Saltykov-Shchedrin State Public Library, MS Lat. F IV 74, f....