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Date
1573-1575

Title
Lucas De Heere, Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland

Content
The manuscript includes two works by Lucas De Heere written and illustrated by the author:ff. 1r-27v: Corte Beschryvinghe van Engheland, Schotland, ende Irland, a short description of England, Scotland and Ireland; preceded by f. 1r: a title page; ff. 2v-3r: a printed map of the British Isles, by the cartographer Abraham Ortelius (b. 1527, d. 1598) and, f. 5r: the author's preface 'L. D. tot den lezen', incipit: 'Onder ander bysondere oorsaecken die mij verwect hebben'; f. 5v: a list of authorities used; incipit (text): 'Het Eiyland van Britanien heeft alder eerst Albis ghenaemt.'ff. 35r-55r: Coerte beschryvinghe van D'enghelandsche gheschiedenissen, incipit: 'Men weet niet wel van waer d'eerste jnwoonders van Britanien.'Decoration:11 illustrations in ink and watercolour of historical and contemporary dress including a portrait of Queen Elizabeth I of England (b. 1533, d. 1603) (f. 4r), with her royal arms (f. 1r).The subjects of the drawings are:f. 1r: The royal arms of England, Scotland and Ireland at the time of Elizabeth I.f. 4r: Portrait of Elizabeth I of England.f. 8v: Two Ancient Britons.f. 28r: Three men: an aristocrat, a knight and a baron in dress of the 15th century. f. 29r: Two barons in dress of the 16th century. f. 30r: Three men in robes of the Elizabethan era: a Lord Mayor, an Alderman and a liveryman.f. 31r: Three man in robes of the Elizabethan era: a member of the Parliament, a knight of the Order of the Garter and a guardsman.f. 32r: Three Englishwomen in dress of the 15th century: a rich burgher’s wife, a devout burgher’s wife, a noblewoman. f. 33r: Four Englishwomen in dress of the Elizabethan era: a wife of a citizen of London, a wife of a wealthy citizen of London, a daughter of the London's citizen wife, and a country-woman.f. 34r: Four inhabitants of Ireland in dress of the 16th century: a noblewoman, a burgher's wife, and two wild Irishmen.f. 36r: Stonehenge.
 
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Languages
Dutch

Physical Description
  • Materials: Paper.
  • Dimensions: 315 x 205 mm.
  • Foliation: ff. 55 (+ 4 unfoliated original paper flyleaves: 2 at the beginning and 2 at the end).
  • Script: Italic.
  • Binding: Post 1600. Parchment binding.

Ownership
Origin: England (London).Provenance: Lucas de Heere (b. 1534, d. 1584), painter and poet, written by him during his exile in England (perhaps from 1566, documented between 1571 and 1576): his initials 'L. D.' (ff. 5r, 34r).Purchased by the British Museum on 9 July 1870 from L. Daniell: inscription: 'Purchased of L Daniell 9 July 1870' (f. [i]r). L. Daniell.

Bibliography
  • Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum 1861-1875 (London: British Museum, 1877), 2 vol, p. 471.
  • T. M. Chotzen and A. A. E. Draak, Beschrijving der Britsche Eilanden, door Lucas de Heere (Corte beschryvinghe van England, Scotland, ende Irland.) with a summary in English [With plates] (Antwerpen, 1937).
  • G. Gerard, 'De Heere (Lucas). Beschrijving der Britshe eilanden', Revue Belge de Philologie et d' Histoire, 19 (1940), pp. 225-26.
  • The Growth of London. AD 43-1964. Catalogue of an exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, 17July- 30 August 1964 (London: 20th International Geographical Congress, 1964), pp. 40, 193. n. D.34.
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  • Jonathan Bate and Dora Thornton, Shakespeare: Staging the World (London: British Museum, 2012), p. 116, fig. 27. [exhibition catalogue].
  • S. Bracken, ‘Heere, Lucas de (1534–1584)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/7424, accessed 22 Aug 2012].
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