new illustrations

In my copy of Illustrated Letters of the Paston Family edited by Roger Virgoe, there are a couple of illustrations that may be of interest.
1. An illustration showing Edward IV and party landing in Calais 1475 which alludes to the Treaty of Picquigny. The reference is MS 18, f.109, Nantes/Giraudon, Paris, LAC 45112.
The second illustration, reference MS Harl.7353. fig 10, British Library shows Edward wearing a crown but the date given is for 1459. The accompanying text refers to Edward escaping to Calais with the Earls of Warwick and Salisbury. Does anyone have any more information?

BTW the book is subtitled Private Life in the 15th Century and has a wealth of information apart from letters from the Paston family as well as all the glorious illustrations which are in colour.
Elaine

Hi,
 
Helen Castor includes the first one in her book on the Pastons called 'Blood and Roses' and says the Pastons (Johns I & II and Edmund)were among the expedition.
Sean Gillingham includes the other one in his R3 souce book and dates it as depicting that scene in Calais from 1459, but does not quote the source
 
Don't think this helps much but they are gloriously detailed pictures. By the way in the same book is an illustration of the Office of the Dead. For those who have asked this before the mourners are all men.   H.  

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In my copy of Illustrated Letters of the Paston Family edited by Roger Virgoe, there are a couple of illustrations that may be of interest.
1. An illustration showing Edward IV and party landing in Calais 1475 which alludes to the Treaty of Picquigny. The reference is MS 18, f.109, Nantes/Giraudon, Paris, LAC 45112.
The second illustration, reference MS Harl.7353. fig 10, British Library shows Edward wearing a crown but the date given is for 1459. The accompanying text refers to Edward escaping to Calais with the Earls of Warwick and Salisbury. Does anyone have any more information?

BTW the book is subtitled Private Life in the 15th Century and has a wealth of information apart from letters from the Paston family as well as all the glorious illustrations which are in colour.
Elaine