A Lancastrian mirror for princes : the Yale Law School new statutes of England / Rosemarie McGerr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

McGerr, Rosemarie, 1953-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Law--England--History--To 1500--Manuscripts.

Law.

Great Britain--Politics and government--1399-1485--Sources.

Great Britain.

England. Nova statuta.

England.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (311 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington : Indiana University Press, c2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This seminal study addresses one of the most beautifully decorated 15th-century copies of the New Statutes of England, uncovering how the manuscript's unique interweaving of legal, religious, and literary discourses frames the reader's perception of the work. Taking internal and external evidence into account, Rosemarie McGerr suggests that the manuscript was made for Prince Edward of Lancaster, transforming a legal reference work into a book of instruction in kingship, as well as a means of celebrating the Lancastrians' rightful claim to the English throne during the Wars of the Roses. A L

Contents:

The Yale New statutes manuscript and medieval English statute books : similarities and differences

Royal portraits and royal arms : the iconography of the Yale New statutes manuscript

The Queen and the Lancastrian cause : the Yale New statutes manuscript and Margaret of Anjou

Educating the prince : the Yale New statutes manuscript and Lancastrian mirrors for princes

"Grace be our guide" : the cultural significance of a medieval law book.

Notes:

Erratum slip inserted.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-196) and index.

ISBN:

9786613528100

9781280124242

1280124245

9780253001986

0253001986

OCLC:

768081760