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- Title
THE 'J' MANUSCRIPT OF WACE'S BRUT.
- Authors
BLISS, JANE; WEISS, JUDITH
- Abstract
The article discusses the J manuscript (MS), an Anglo-Norman manuscript containing fragments from the historical poem "Brut" by Wace. The author suggests that the manuscript was made for the Picardian household of the wife of King Edward I, Eleanor of Castile. Patronage, manuscript scribes, and Arthurian legends are discussed, as well as the inclusion of a passage in J on Saint Edward the Confessor.
- Subjects
ANGLO-Norman manuscripts; BRUT (Poem : Layamon); WACE, ca. 1100-ca. 1175; ENGLISH historical poetry; ELEANOR, Queen, consort of Edward I, King of England, d. 1290; SCRIBES; ARTHURIAN legend
- Publication
Medium Aevum, 2012, Vol 81, Issue 2, p222
- ISSN
0025-8385
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/43632931