COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
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The John Rylands Library
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0710108dc
image_number
JRL0710108dc
Image Number
false
Image Title:
Vaulted ceiling in the Historic Reading Room
title
Vaulted ceiling in the Historic Reading Room
Image Title
false
Date Created:
2007
date_created
2007
Date Created
false
Description:
Vaulted ceiling in the Historic Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The shawk (sandstone) was cleaned as part of a major refurbishment to the original building during 2004-2006, revealing the subtle colours of the sandstone blocks. 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. Basil Champneys 1842-1935, architect.
description
Vaulted ceiling in the Historic Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The shawk (sandstone) was cleaned as part of a major refurbishment to the original building during 2004-2006, revealing the subtle colours of the sandstone blocks. 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. Basil Champneys 1842-1935, architect.
Description
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Subject:
Architecture
subject
Architecture
Subject
false
Subject:
John Rylands Library
subject
John Rylands Library
Subject
false
Subject:
Library buildings
subject
Library buildings
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Photography
category
Photography
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Digital photography
class
Digital photography
Sub-Category
false
Time Period Covered:
21st Century CE
temporal_coverage
21st Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
spatial_coverage
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Places Covered
false
Current Site:
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
current_site
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
Current Site
false
Rights Holder - Image:
University of Manchester Library
image_rights
University of Manchester Library
Rights Holder - Image
false
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false
References:
The John Rylands Library: A Souvenir Guide (Fetherstonhaugh, 2007)
references
The John Rylands Library: A Souvenir Guide (Fetherstonhaugh, 2007)
References
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2007
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Fetherstonhaugh
technique_image
Digital capture by Fetherstonhaugh
Image Creation Technique
false
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2007-06
date_issued
2007-06
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm)
false
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
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eng-GB
Metadata Language
false
Collection Code:
JRL
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JRL
Collection Code
false