Detail View: Rylands Collection: John the Baptist
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Image Number:
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JRL17050577
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 164
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Image Title:
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John the Baptist
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Parent Work Title:
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Horae [Paris]
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Book of Hours
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Date Created:
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c1430
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Page/Sheet:
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225r
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Image Sequence Number:
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225r
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Description:
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Fifteenth century. Fine Gothic hand. Illuminated: John the Baptist, his body leans from a window in the castle wall; a swordsman puts St John's head into silver dish held by Salome on the left; Herod and others are to the right. Decorated border: flora. The manuscript has been digitised in its entirety and can be viewed here
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Language Code:
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lat-FR
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Catholic Church
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Subject:
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Books of hours
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Subject:
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Bible. New Testament
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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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Sub-Category:
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Medium:
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Gold leaf
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Support:
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Vellum
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Creation Site:
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France: Île-de-France: Paris
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Time Period Covered:
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15th Century
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Item Height:
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220 mm
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Item Width:
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155 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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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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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 (Munich, 1980)
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2017-05-10
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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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2017-12
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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