Roman de Brut (BL Egerton MS 3028)

Octa and Eosa ravage Northumberland, f. 36r.

Colloquial name(s): Roman de Brut

Official name(s): British Library, Egerton MS 3028

Date: 2nd quarter of the 14th C (source)

Origin: England (source)

Online facsimile available via: British Library Digitised Manuscripts

This manuscripts consists of an abridged version of Wace's Roman de Brut, beginning at line 4883 of the longer version and with a continuation to Edward III (1338-39) (source). This is followed in ff. 64r-83r by La Destruction de Rome, an introductory poem describing the siege and sack of Rome by the Sultan Laban and his son Fierabras (source). This is followed in ff. 84r-118v by a short version of the Chanson de Fierabras (source).

The manuscript is illustrated with numerous coloured pen drawings and two full-page miniatures (source).

Basic descriptions of the illustrations are provided by the British Library with the facsimile.