Did John Lydgate Write the Original for the “Scotch Copy of a Poem on Heraldry”?
Evidence is presented, from heraldic, linguistic and political–historical evidence, that the original author of the “Scotch Copy of a Poem on Heraldry” was not Adam Loutfut ca. 1494 but the earlier English writer John Lydgate, possibly drawing from French heraldic sources. A new transcription from t...
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| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-02-01
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| Series: | Genealogy |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/8/1/17 |
| Summary: | Evidence is presented, from heraldic, linguistic and political–historical evidence, that the original author of the “Scotch Copy of a Poem on Heraldry” was not Adam Loutfut ca. 1494 but the earlier English writer John Lydgate, possibly drawing from French heraldic sources. A new transcription from the Harleian MS 6149 is given with a comparison to the text from a copy in Queen’s MS. 161, plus a modern-language “translation” and critical commentary. |
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| ISSN: | 2313-5778 |