Jean de Courcy in a boat from BL Royal 14 E II, f. 218

Detail of a miniature of the author, Jean de Courcy, in a boat with other men, following a rubric, 'L'acteur parle icy de soy et de ses dix naguers', a lozenge bearing a white rose of the York family, with the Yorkist badge 'Dieu et mon droit' in the margin. Image taken from f. 218 of Le chemin de Vaillance, and other texts (see Notes below for contents). Written in French.

The BL Royal Manuscript Collection, also known as the Royal Collection, consists of over 2,000 manuscripts that were once owned by the British monarchs, including English and later British kings and queens from the late 12th to the 19th centuries. These manuscripts are notable for their historical and artistic value.

The collection was initially stored in various royal libraries and palaces, such as the Tower of London and Westminster Palace. During the English Civil War in the 17th century and the subsequent Interregnum, many royal treasures, including manuscripts, were dispersed and sold. Some manuscripts were lost, destroyed, or ended up in private hands.

In 1757, King George II donated the Old Royal Library to the British Museum (which later became the British Library), where the manuscripts were integrated into the museum's collections. This marked the formal establishment of the Royal Manuscript Collection within the British Museum.

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