COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
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Man4MedievalVC~4~4
Medieval Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL0803384dc
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JRL0803384dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
French MS 99
reference_number
French MS 99
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Destruction of Jerusalem
image_title
Destruction of Jerusalem
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Histoire Universelle
parent_work_title
Histoire Universelle
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Chronicle Roll
alternative_parent_work_title
Chronicle Roll
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Translated Parent Work Title:
Universal history
translated_parent_work_title
Universal history
Translated Parent Work Title
false
Date Created:
15th century
date_created
15th century
Date Created
false
Page:
Frame 7
page
Frame 7
Page
false
Image Sequence Number:
007
image_sequence_number
007
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Vellum roll depicting a chronological history from the creation to 15th century France. It contains 65 painted medallions. The first column relates to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. The second column tells of the Syrians conquering part of Israel and the Babylonian Kings before the invasion of Cyrus the Persian. The third column relates the story of Romulus and Remus, the founding of Rome and the rape of the Sabine women. The fourth column tells how Brutus the Trojan founded the city of London. The medallions depict events from the text, including the founding of the cities of Sincambre (23) and Lutesse [Paris] (31), Sedechias (24), Nabuchodonosor [Nebuchadnezzar] (25), Samarie (26), Brutus conquering the native Britons (27), Romulus and Remus founding the city of Rome (28), the rape of the Sabine women (29), and the killing of Balthazar (30).
description
Vellum roll depicting a chronological history from the creation to 15th century France. It contains 65 painted medallions. The first column relates to the destruction of Jerusalem by the Babylonians. The second column tells of the Syrians conquering part of Israel and the Babylonian Kings before the invasion of Cyrus the Persian. The third column relates the story of Romulus and Remus, the founding of Rome and the rape of the Sabine women. The fourth column tells how Brutus the Trojan founded the city of London. The medallions depict events from the text, including the founding of the cities of Sincambre (23) and Lutesse [Paris] (31), Sedechias (24), Nabuchodonosor [Nebuchadnezzar] (25), Samarie (26), Brutus conquering the native Britons (27), Romulus and Remus founding the city of Rome (28), the rape of the Sabine women (29), and the killing of Balthazar (30).
Description
false
Language Code:
fre-FR
language
fre-FR
Language Code
false
Language:
French
Subject:
Religion
subject
Religion
Subject
false
Subject:
Bible. Old Testament
subject
Bible. Old Testament
Subject
false
Subject:
Great Britain--Folklore
subject
Great Britain--Folklore
Subject
false
Subject:
France--History
subject
France--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Israel--History
subject
Israel--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Iraq--History
subject
Iraq--History
Subject
false
Subject:
Roman history
subject
Roman history
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category_of_material
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
sub_category
Miniatures (paintings)
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique_used
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique_used
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
750-1 BCE
time_period_covered
750-1 BCE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Greater London: London
places_covered
England: Greater London: London
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
France: Paris
places_covered
France: Paris
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
places_covered
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Israel: Jerusalem
places_covered
Israel: Jerusalem
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Iraq: Babylon
places_covered
Iraq: Babylon
Places Covered
false
People Covered:
Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylonia, -562 B.C.
people_covered
Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylonia, -562 B.C.
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Brutus the Trojan (Legendary character)
people_covered
Brutus the Trojan (Legendary character)
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Cyrus, King of Persia, -529 B.C.
people_covered
Cyrus, King of Persia, -529 B.C.
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Romulus, King of Rome
people_covered
Romulus, King of Rome
People Covered
false
People Covered:
Remus (Twin of Romulus, King of Rome)
people_covered
Remus (Twin of Romulus, King of Rome)
People Covered
false
Item Height:
17230 mm (roll)
item_height
17230 mm (roll)
Item Height
false
Item Width:
686 mm (roll)
item_width
686 mm (roll)
Item Width
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
current_repository
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Current Repository
false
Provenance:
Coppock, Mrs, former owner
provenance
Coppock, Mrs, former owner
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
rights_holder___image
The University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
rights_holder___work
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:
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
references
Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
References
false
Notes:
Bought from Mrs Coppock of Newquay in January 1908.
notes
Bought from Mrs Coppock of Newquay in January 1908.
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-01-28
Multi Page Number:
35
multi_page_number
35
Multi Page Number
false
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-06
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
collection_code
Medieval
Collection Code
false