Detail View: Medieval Collection: Illuminated initial 'B'
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Image Number:
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JRL1204471
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 98
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Previous Accession Number:
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Crawford 110
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Image Title:
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Illuminated initial 'B'
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Parent Work Title:
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Evangelia Ottonis
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Gospels
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Ottonian Gospel Book
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Creator:
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Master of the Registrum Gregorii
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Creator Role:
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Scribe
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Date Created:
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996-1002
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Page:
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1v
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Image Sequence Number:
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001v
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Description:
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Illuminated zoomorphic initial 'B'. Outer frame gold, edged with red; four small leaves in gold at the angles. Inner frame of three main bands, separated by red lines. The outermost and broadest is of acanthus-foliage, in white on dark blue: the next, narrow plain gold: the innermost, gold scroll work on light purple. At the angles, four squares of light red, with a four petalled flower in white and gold. The main ground purple, with some small ornaments of white occupied by the initial 'B' of minuscule form, of gold edged with red, containing panels of white and green. It has knots of plaited work and a dragon's head. round the letter 'B' are the letters: 'E', 'A', 'Ti', 'S' (Beatis) in gold - some filled with green. Below, two lines of gold unicials: 'Simo papae Damaso Hieronimus'. Gospel book commissioned by Otto II [955-983] or Otto III [983-1002].
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Language Code:
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lat
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Religion
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Support:
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Vellum
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Creation Site:
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Germany: Trier
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Item Height:
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240 mm
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Item Width:
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193 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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Provenance:
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Bibliotheca Bollandiana Bruxellensis
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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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)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2011-10-20
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Multi Page Number:
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40
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-04
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Medieval
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