COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
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lib1~1~1
The John Rylands Library
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL0710112dc
image_number
JRL0710112dc
Image Number
false
Image Title:
Main Staircase
title
Main Staircase
Image Title
false
Date Created:
2007
date_created
2007
Date Created
false
Description:
View of the Main Staircase leading to the Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The stonework is shawk (sandstone) and the original Art Nouveau light fittings are cast in bronze and gunmetal. The Lantern Gallery is just visible. A new stair rail was added in 2007 to improve access to the Historic Reading Room. 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
View of the Main Staircase leading to the Reading Room of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester. The stonework is shawk (sandstone) and the original Art Nouveau light fittings are cast in bronze and gunmetal. The Lantern Gallery is just visible. A new stair rail was added in 2007 to improve access to the Historic Reading Room. 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
false
Subject:
Architecture
subject
Architecture
Subject
false
Subject:
John Rylands Library
subject
John Rylands Library
Subject
false
Subject:
Library buildings
subject
Library buildings
Subject
false
Subject:
Electric lighting
subject
Electric lighting
Subject
false
Subject:
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
subject
Lighting, Architectural and decorative
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
metadata_language
eng-GB
Metadata Language
false
Collection Code:
JRL
collection_code
JRL
Collection Code
false