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Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Dragon

Image Number: 
JRL022136tr
Image Title: 
Dragon
Creator: 
Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
Creator: 
Robert Bridgeman & Sons Ltd
Creator Role: 
Sculptor
Date Created: 
1895-1897
Description: 
Stone carving of a dragon (mythological creature); entrance to main reading room in the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester.
Subject: 
Architecture
Subject: 
John Rylands Library
Subject: 
Library buildings
Sub-Category: 
Sculpture
Technique Used: 
Carving (processes)
Technique Used: 
Sculpting
Support: 
Stone
Places Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Current Site: 
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, 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, July 2004
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
JRL