A Lancastrian Mirror for Princes

The Yale Law School New Statutes of England

Rosemarie McGerr

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Indiana University Press
15 November 2011

Crusades; English Civil War

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.

By: Rosemarie McGerr
Imprint: Indiana University Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 28mm
Weight: 635g
ISBN: 9780253356413
ISBN 10: 0253356415
Pages: 232
Publication Date: 15 November 2011
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Rosemarie McGerr is Professor of Comparative Literature and Director of the Medieval Studies Institute at Indiana University Bloomington. She is author of Chaucer's Open Books: Resistance to Closure in Medieval Discourse and The Pilgrimage of the Soul: A Critical Edition of the Middle English Dream Vision.

Reviews for A Lancastrian Mirror for Princes: The Yale Law School New Statutes of England

<p> The study presents an original and a highly important reading of theimagery of this distinctively illustrated copy of the 'New Statutes.'... ProfessorMcGerr skillfully interweaves the study of codicology, iconography, history andliterature offering fresh and expansive interpretations of the interaction of itsvisual and verbal discourses. -- James H. Marrow, Professor Emeritus of Art HistoryPrinceton University<br>--James H. Marrow, Professor Emeritus of Art History Princeton University