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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| description | 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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| spelling | doaj.art-a4368a2252aa443387fb0b5467ebbea92024-03-27T13:42:48ZengMDPI AGGenealogy2313-57782024-02-01811710.3390/genealogy8010017Did John Lydgate Write the Original for the “Scotch Copy of a Poem on Heraldry”?Bruce Durie0Independent Researcher, Angus, Scotland, UKEvidence 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.https://www.mdpi.com/2313-5778/8/1/17HeraldryScotsScotlandLydgateLoutfutpoem |
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| title | Did John Lydgate Write the Original for the “Scotch Copy of a Poem on Heraldry”? |
| title_full | Did John Lydgate Write the Original for the “Scotch Copy of a Poem on Heraldry”? |
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| title_short | Did John Lydgate Write the Original for the “Scotch Copy of a Poem on Heraldry”? |
| title_sort | did john lydgate write the original for the scotch copy of a poem on heraldry |
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