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Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Theology directing the labours of Science and Art

Image Number: 
JRL0710111dc
Reference Number: 
VFA.38
Image Title: 
Theology directing the labours of Science and Art
Date Created: 
1898
Description: 
Stone figures representing Theology directing the labours of Science and Art in the entrance hall of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. 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.
Subject: 
Architecture
Subject: 
John Rylands Library
Subject: 
Library buildings
Category of Material: 
Visual
Sub-Category: 
Fine Art
Sub-Category: 
Sculpture
Technique Used: 
Sculpting
Support: 
Stone
Time Period Covered: 
19th Century CE
Places Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
Current Site: 
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
References: 
The John Rylands Library: A Souvenir Guide (Fetherstonhaugh, 2007)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2007
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Fetherstonhaugh
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
JRL