这项开创性的研究涉及到15世纪装饰最精美的《英格兰新法》副本之一，揭示了手稿独特的法律、宗教和文学论述交织在一起如何构建读者对作品的感知。考虑到内部和外部证据，罗斯玛丽·麦吉尔认为，手稿是为兰开斯特的爱德华王子制作的，将一本法律参考书转化为一本王权指导书，也是庆祝兰开斯特人在玫瑰战争期间对英国王位的合法要求的一种手段。
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A Lancastrian Mirror for Princes: The Yale Law School New Statutes of England
This seminal study addresses one of the most beautifully decorated 15th-century copies of the New Statutes of England, uncovering how the manuscript’s unique interweaving of legal, religious, and literary discourses frames the reader’s perception of the work. Taking internal and external evidence into account, Rosemarie McGerr suggests that the manuscript was made for Prince Edward of Lancaster, transforming a legal reference work into a book of instruction in kingship, as well as a means of celebrating the Lancastrians’ rightful claim to the English throne during the Wars of the Roses.
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