COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL050412dc
image_number
JRL050412dc
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Latin MS 118
reference_number
Latin MS 118
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Illuminated Initial 'Q'
title
Illuminated Initial 'Q'
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Gregorii Moralium, Libri XI-XVI
title_larger_entity
Gregorii Moralium, Libri XI-XVI
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
creator
Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
10th-11th century
date_created
10th-11th century
Date Created
false
Page/Sheet:
2r
page
2r
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
002r
image_sequence_number
002r
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Full page of manuscript with an IIIuminated Initial 'Q'. The Initial follows an intricate knotwork design, and is edged with green. The interstices are filled with red. The style of the initials shows the Celtic influence on the continent. Written in Germany or Switzerland.
description
Full page of manuscript with an IIIuminated Initial 'Q'. The Initial follows an intricate knotwork design, and is edged with green. The interstices are filled with red. The style of the initials shows the Celtic influence on the continent. Written in Germany or Switzerland.
Description
false
Language Code:
lat
language
lat
Language Code
false
Subject:
Christianity
subject
Christianity
Subject
false
Subject:
Bible
subject
Bible
Subject
false
Subject:
Religion
subject
Religion
Subject
false
Subject:
Alphabet
subject
Alphabet
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Codex
class
Codex
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Places Covered:
Germany
spatial_coverage
Germany
Places Covered
false
Places Covered:
Switzerland
spatial_coverage
Switzerland
Places Covered
false
Item Height:
361 mm
item_height
361 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
271 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
former_repository
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Notes:
Finding aids: M.R. James, 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 (München, 1980); M. Tyson, `Handlist of Additions to the Collection of Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1908-28', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, vol. 12 (1928), pp. 581-609; F. Taylor, Supplementary Handlist of Western Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library (Manchester, 1937), pp. 7-21; N.R. Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, III, Lampeter - Oxford (Oxford, 1983), pp. 464-8.
notes
Finding aids: M.R. James, 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 (München, 1980); M. Tyson, `Handlist of Additions to the Collection of Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library, 1908-28', Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, vol. 12 (1928), pp. 581-609; F. Taylor, Supplementary Handlist of Western Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library (Manchester, 1937), pp. 7-21; N.R. Ker, Medieval Manuscripts in British Libraries, III, Lampeter - Oxford (Oxford, 1983), pp. 464-8.
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2005-04-04
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Gten
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false