Book: BL Royal MS 18 D II (Troy Book; Siege of Thebes)

Created c. 1457-60, c. 1490-1530


John

Format: Parchment, illuminated, two columns

Texts:

  • Troy Book
  • Siege of Thebes
  • Ownership Details

    Anne Devereux, countess of Pembroke, Ownership Confirmed (c. 1457) by Patron Portrait.

    William Herbert, Ownership Confirmed (c. 1457) by Patron Portrait.

    Maud Herbert, lady of Northumberland, Ownership Possible (c. 1473-pre-1485) by Other.

    Henry Percy, Ownership Confirmed (c. 1473-1489) by Other.

    Henry Algernon Percy, Ownership Confirmed (1489?-1527) by Other.

    Catherine Spencer, lady of Northumberland, Ownership Confirmed (1489?-1542?) by Other.



    Bibliography

    Drimmer, Sonja. "73 John Lydgate, Troy Book and Siege of Thebes, with Verses by William Cornish, John Skelton, William Peeris and Others." In Royal Manuscripts: The Genius of Illumination, ed. Scot McKendrick et al. (London: British Library, 2011), 248-49: 249