Detail View: Medieval Collection: 2 Kings 1 : 1
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Image Number:
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JRL0930817dc
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Reference Number:
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English MS 82
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Previous Accession Number:
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R4996
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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2 Kings 1 : 1
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Parent Work Title:
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Old Testament
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Later Version Wycliffe Old Testament
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Creator Attribution:
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Wycliffe, John, -1384
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Display Creator:
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Wycliffe, John, d. 1384
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Date Created:
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15th century
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Page:
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5r
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Image Sequence Number:
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005r
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Description:
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2 Kings 1 : 1 - 10 ' that was in his heed '. The running title ' secunde book of kingis ' appears in red rubrication at the top of the folio. Red rubrication and an illuminated initial ' F ', beautifully and lavishly decorated with different coloured inks, introduce the first chapter of the second book of Kings. The written space is 160 x 108 mm. There are two columns of text, each having 24 lines, which are surrounded by stylised floral decorations and curlicues in different coloured inks and gold illumination.
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Language Code:
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enm-GB
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Bible--Manuscripts, English
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Subject:
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Bible. English (Middle English)--Versions--Wycliffe
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Subject:
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Bible. O.T.--Versions
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Subject:
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Bible. O.T.
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum
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People Covered:
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Wycliffe, John, -1384
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Item Height:
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257 mm
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Item Width:
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175 mm
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Current Repository:
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John Rylands University Library, The University of Manchester, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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References:
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Parts of this catalogue have been reproduced from Ker, N.R., 'Medieval manuscripts in British libraries, vol. III, Lampeter-Oxford' (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983), p. 407. By kind permission of Oxford University Press.
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References:
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Tyson, Moses, 'Hand-List of the Collection of English Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library' (1928), p. 19.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2009-08-04
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Multi Section Number:
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75
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2010-11
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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