Beauchamp Pageants

Beauchamp Pageants Facsimile Edition

Beauchamp Pageant, London, British Library, MS Cotton Julius E IV, article 6 − Photo 1

The Beauchamp Pageant is an illustrated biography of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick, an important figure at the height of the Hundred Years War. Made in England, it was most likely commissioned in the 1480s by Richard's daughter, Anne Beauchamp. The artist, known as the Caxton Master, was either Flemish or trained in Flanders. The manuscript features fifty-three detailed drawings (or "pageants") that chronicle the earl's life and two pictorial genealogies, all accompanied by captions in Middle English. The illustrations provide insight into late medieval European court culture, including dress and ritual.

We have 1 facsimile edition of the manuscript "Beauchamp Pageants": Beauchamp Pageants facsimile edition, published by The Richard III and Yorkist History Trust, 2003

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Alternative Titles: Pageants of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick
Physical Features: Manuscript book on parchment − 28 × 24 cm − 28 fols.
Origin: ca. 1483-1485 − England
Genre(s): Chronicles / History / Laws
Style: Northern Renaissance
Language(s): English
Script(s): Gothic Cursiva
Patron(s): Anne Beauchamp, Countess of Warwick (?)
Artist(s) / School(s): Caxton Master
Content: Picture biography of Richard Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick
Illumination: 55 large illustrations

Manuscript book description compiled by Dongwon Esther Kim.

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Beauchamp Pageants

Commentary (English) by Sinclair, Alexandra

Full-size color reproduction of the entire original document, Beauchamp Pageants: the facsimile attempts to replicate the look-and-feel and physical features of the original document; pages are trimmed according to the original format; the binding might not be consistent with the current document binding.

Beauchamp Pageants Facsimile Edition