Copy of a letter from "Pantesilia Queen of Persia" to "Florippe, Queen of France", [after 1349]
Part
Identifier: MS 183/f. 95v - 96r
Scope and Contents
Copy of a letter in French, allegedly sent by "Pantesilia queen of Persia" to "Florippe queen of France and Flanders", regarding a "joust of peace".
Date: [after 1349].
Place: "Chastel de Pucelles".
Subject: "de Calengis pacis"; a joust; Henry Braybrooke.
Mention of a seal? No.
Dates
- Creation: [after 1349]
Creator
- Penthesilea (mythical queen) (Person)
Language of Materials
French
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to all. The manuscripts can be consulted in the Centre for Research Collections, Edinburgh University Main Library.
Full Extent
1 letter
Bibliography
Sarah Carpenter, Philip E. Bennett, Louise Gardiner, 'Chivalric games at the court of Edward III: The jousting letters of EUL MS 183', Medium Ævum, LXXXVII.No. 2, (2018), pp. 304-342.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk