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Harley Roll Y.6
Life of Guthlac
Half roundel of Guthlac deciding to devote himself to the religious life and a full roundel of him leaving military service.
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Title: Life of Guthlac (the 'Guthlac Roll')
Origin: England (possibly The Benedictine abbey of Crowland, Lincolnshire as it has images of its benefactors, including king Ęthelbald of Mercia.)
Date: Last quarter of the 12th century or 1st quarter of the 13th century
Language: Latin
Script: Protogothic
Decoration: 18 tinted drawings in roundels (16 cm in diameter), with Latin captions; the first roundel has been trimmed and only the right half remains.
Dimensions in mm: 285 x 17
Notes: The Guthlac Roll is about 17cm wide and nearly 3m long, composed of four and a half pieces of parchment attached end-to-end, on which are drawn a series of scenes of the life of his life in roundels. Some scholars have suggested that the roundels are designs for stained-glass windows.
British Library Harley Roll Y.6
