Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Homer
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Image Number:
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JRL1212219
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Image Title:
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Homer
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Creator:
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Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
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Creator:
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Robert Bridgeman & Sons Ltd
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Creator Role:
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Sculptor
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Date Created:
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1895-1897
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Description:
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Statue of Homer in the Reading Room of the John Rylands Library. Homer is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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Library buildings
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Subject:
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John Rylands Library
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Sub-Category:
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Sculpture
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Technique Used:
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Sculpting
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Support:
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Stone
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Creation Site:
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England: Manchester
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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People Covered:
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Homer
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Current Site:
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The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
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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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-02-13
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2015-11
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Collection Code:
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JRL
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