COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL230800003
Reference Number:
Latin MS 53
Image Title:
Armorial - Processed image
Parent Work Title:
Astronomia
Creator:
Gioacchino, di Giovanni
Creator Role:
Illuminator
Creator:
Christianus Prolianus
Creator Role:
Author
Display Creator:
Christianus Prolianus
Date Created:
1478
Page:
1r
Description:
Cropped image of the lower border, a shield supported by genii, surmounted by a crown, possibly the shield for Naples. The text is written in a very fine Roman hand.
Language Code:
lat
Subject:
Astronomy
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
Italy: Naples
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
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)
Notes:
Processed image of JRL230800001 & JRL230800002
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2023-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Medieval
Armorial - Processed image
