The Portraits in the Bedford Psalter Hours (B.M. MS Add. 42131) and the Lancastrian Literary Affinity

Author / Editor
Fisher, John H.

Title
The Portraits in the Bedford Psalter Hours (B.M. MS Add. 42131) and the Lancastrian Literary Affinity

Published
Nancy M. Reale and Ruth E. Sternglantz, eds. Satura: Studies in Medieval Literature in Honour of Robert R. Raymo (Donington: Shaun Tyas, 2001), 239-47; 36 b&w illus.

Description
Fisher comments on the series of faces or portraits depicted in the historiated initials of the Bedford Psalter, arguing that they depict members of the affinities of Richard II and Henry IV: the kings themselves and the future Henry V, Gower, Chaucer, Hoccleve, Lydgate, Henry Beaufort, and Thomas Chaucer. Suggests that the portraits follow the "doodles" of a court clerk.

Alternative Title
Satura: Studies in Medieval Literature in Honour of Robert R. Raymo.

Chaucer Subjects
Background and General Criticism.