Pearl Manuscript (British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Pearl_Manuscript_(British_Library_MS_Cotton_Nero_A.x)
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:manuscript
gptkbp:access gptkb:British_Library_online_catalogue
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:British_Library_MS_Cotton_Nero_A.x
gptkbp:conservationStatus well-preserved
gptkbp:containsWorkBy gptkb:Pearl
gptkb:Sir_Gawain_and_the_Green_Knight
Patience
Cleanness
gptkbp:date late 14th century
gptkbp:decorations miniatures
illuminated initials
gptkbp:digitizedBy yes
gptkbp:dimensions approximately 180 x 130 mm
gptkbp:genre alliterative poetry
gptkbp:hasDialects Northwest Midlands dialect
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Pearl Manuscript (British Library MS Cotton Nero A.x)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Middle_English
gptkbp:leafType 84
gptkbp:location gptkb:British_Library
gptkbp:material parchment
gptkbp:notableCollection gptkb:Cotton_Library
gptkbp:regionOfOrigin gptkb:Northwest_Midlands,_England
gptkbp:scribe unknown
gptkbp:script Gothic
gptkbp:shelfmark gptkb:Cotton_Nero_A.x
gptkbp:significance primary source for Pearl, Cleanness, Patience
only extant manuscript of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pearl_Poet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6