COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Medieval Collection
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Image Number:
Bookreader Latin MS 53
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Bookreader Latin MS 53
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Reference Number:
Latin MS 53
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Latin MS 53
Reference Number
false
Parent Work Title:
Astronomia
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Astronomia
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Joachinus de Gigantibus (?)
creator
Joachinus de Gigantibus (?)
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Illuminator
creator_role
Illuminator
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Christianus Prolianus
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Christianus Prolianus
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
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Author
Creator Role
false
Display Creator:
Christianus Prolianus
display_creator
Christianus Prolianus
Display Creator
false
Date Created:
1478
date_created
1478
Date Created
false
Description:
Manuscript of Christianus Prolianus's 'Astronomia'. This manuscript is the study of the solar system and eclipses. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and decorative borders, including details of birds, animals and fauna. There are 24 lines to a page. Written in the 15th century in a very fine Roman hand. Modern binding in blue Moroccan (goatskin). Formerly the property of William Morris.
description
Manuscript of Christianus Prolianus's 'Astronomia'. This manuscript is the study of the solar system and eclipses. Illustrated throughout with diagrams and decorative borders, including details of birds, animals and fauna. There are 24 lines to a page. Written in the 15th century in a very fine Roman hand. Modern binding in blue Moroccan (goatskin). Formerly the property of William Morris.
Description
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Language Code:
lat
language
lat
Language Code
false
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Astronomy--1530-1550
subject
Astronomy--1530-1550
Subject
false
Subject:
Astronomy, Medieval--Early works to 1800
subject
Astronomy, Medieval--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Planets--Orbits--Charts, diagrams, etc.
subject
Planets--Orbits--Charts, diagrams, etc.
Subject
false
Subject:
Solar system--Motion in space
subject
Solar system--Motion in space
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
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Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
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Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique_used
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Goatskin
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Goatskin
Support
false
Support:
Vellum
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Vellum
Support
false
Creation Site:
Italy: Naples
creation_site
Italy: Naples
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
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1200 - 1500 CE
Time Period Covered
false
Item Height:
212 mm
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212 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
140 mm
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140 mm
Item Width
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Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
provenance
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
provenance
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
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The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false
References:
James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
references
James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
References
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-11-23
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
educational_notes
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Educational Notes
false
Collection Code:
Medieval
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Medieval
Collection Code
false