COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL022673tr
Reference Number:
Latin MS 5
Image Title:
Jewelled binding
Parent Work Title:
Novum Testamentum
Translated Parent Work Title:
New Testament
Date Created:
12th century
Page/Sheet:
Upper cover
Description:
Twelfth century. Jewelled binding: four repousse medallions with half-length figures of Virtues; thirty-two stones, including eight crystals; central ivory of the crucifixion.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Medium:
Ivory (material)
Medium:
Gemstone
Creation Site:
Germany
Item Height:
290 mm
Item Width:
195 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, October 2003
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Collection Code:
Rylands
Jewelled binding
