Detail View: Medieval Collection: Destruction of Jerusalem
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Image Number:
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JRL0803384dc
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Reference Number:
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French MS 99
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Image Title:
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Destruction of Jerusalem
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Parent Work Title:
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Histoire Universelle
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Chronicle Roll
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Universal history
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Date Created:
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15th century
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Page:
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Frame 7
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Image Sequence Number:
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007
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Description:
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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).
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Language Code:
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fre-FR
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Language:
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French
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Bible. Old Testament
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Folklore
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Subject:
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France--History
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Subject:
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Israel--History
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Subject:
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Iraq--History
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Subject:
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Roman history
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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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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Time Period Covered:
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750-1 BCE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater London: London
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Places Covered:
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France: Paris
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Places Covered:
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Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
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Places Covered:
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Israel: Jerusalem
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Places Covered:
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Iraq: Babylon
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People Covered:
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Nebuchadnezzar II, King of Babylonia, -562 B.C.
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People Covered:
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Brutus the Trojan (Legendary character)
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People Covered:
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Cyrus, King of Persia, -529 B.C.
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People Covered:
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Romulus, King of Rome
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People Covered:
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Remus (Twin of Romulus, King of Rome)
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Item Height:
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17230 mm (roll)
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Item Width:
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686 mm (roll)
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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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Coppock, Mrs, former owner
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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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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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p.7.
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Notes:
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Bought from Mrs Coppock of Newquay in January 1908.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-01-28
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Multi Page Number:
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35
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2008-06
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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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