Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Cupboard in Spencer Room
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Image Number:
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JRL19120395
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Image Title:
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Cupboard in Spencer Room
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Date Created:
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2019-12-03
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Description:
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Cupboard in the Spencer Room in the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. Cupboard contains statuette of John Wesley, portrait bust of Dante Alighieri, portrait bust of Norman Nicholson, portrait bust of Isabella Banks and portrait bust of Lord Byron. The woodwork is Polish oak. The Library was built by Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her husband John, a Manchester cotton millionaire. It opened to the public on 1st January 1900. The room is named after the second Earl of Spencer. The Spencer collection of printed books was one of the finest collections in private ownership. It was purchased by Mrs Rylands from the fifth Earl in 1892 and formed the core of her Library. Basil Champneys 1842-1935, architect.
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Keyword:
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Sculpture; Portraits; Author; Poet; Methodism
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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John Rylands Library
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Subject:
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Library buildings
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Digital photography
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Time Period Covered:
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21st 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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Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824
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People Covered:
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Banks, G. Linnaeus (George Linnaeus) Mrs., 1821-1897
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People Covered:
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Wesley, John, 1703-1791
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People Covered:
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Nicholson, Norman, 1914-1987
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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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University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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Copyright restrictions may apply
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2019-12-03
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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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2020-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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JRL
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