COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17050635
Reference Number:
Latin MS 164
Image Title:
St Genevieve
Parent Work Title:
Horae [Paris]
Translated Parent Work Title:
Book of Hours
Date Created:
c1430
Page/Sheet:
254r
Image Sequence Number:
254r
Description:
Fifteenth century. Fine Gothic hand. Illuminated: Paris, two bridges over the Seine to Ile de Notre-Dame; the church of Notre-Dame & the Sainte Chapelle; above, St Genevieve in red with a candle; a devil with bellows on the left, an angel on the right. Decorated border: flora. The manuscript has been digitised in its entirety and can be viewed here
Language Code:
lat-FR
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Catholic Church
Subject:
Books of hours
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Gold leaf
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
France: Île-de-France: Paris
Time Period Covered:
15th Century
Item Height:
220 mm
Item Width:
155 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
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)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-05-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
St Genevieve
