Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Thales of Miletus
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Image Number:
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JRL030020tr
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Reference Number:
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VFA.22
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Image Title:
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Thales of Miletus
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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 Thales of Miletus, philosopher of Ancient Greece, in the Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate.
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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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Subject:
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Architecture
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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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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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Thales, approximately 634 B.C.-approximately 546 B.C.
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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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Access Rights:
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Image Creation Technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, June 2003
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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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