Description and Genealogy of the Manuscripts and Prints of Lydgate's Troy Book

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Excerpt from Description and Genealogy of the Manuscripts and Prints of Lydgate's Troy Book: Inaugural-DissertationIn the first miniature, fol. 38 a, a kneeling monk presents a book to a king, robed in blue, and seated on a throne under a canopy, with attendants standing by (comp. C, D 2, and Cr). The miniature at the beginning of Book I., fol. 40 a, represents Peleus in ermine and blue, kneeling in prayer before a tree behind him are his dead subjects, and in the foreground are two new ones, who have evidently just been transformed from ants into men. To the left is a red figure with a ¿aming sword, personifying the pestilence, and to the right a hand emanates from a cloud. In the background a castle, trees, etc. For the other miniatures, which occur at fols. 107 verso, 137 verso, and 172 recto (at the beginning of Books III., IV., and V.) see the description in J ames, p. 300.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.