Detail View: Medieval Collection: Tree of Salvation

Image Number: 
JRL1120260
Reference Number: 
Latin MS 18
Link to Catalogue: 
Latin manuscripts
Image Title: 
Tree of Salvation
Parent Work Title: 
Arbor Caritatis et Misercordiae
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Tree of Salvation
Date Created: 
14th century [late]
Page: 
Frame two
Image Sequence Number: 
002
Description: 
Vellum roll on mounted cloth. The subject is the Tree of Salvation, and the sequence runs from the bottom to the top of the tree. At the bottom is text of thirty nine long lines. At the top of the text is a half length figure of a bishop. On the left of this figure is a shield: two black keys crossed over, on a red background. On the right of the figure is another shield: a star of eight points on a blue background. Enlarged capital 'A'. Much of the text is difficult to read.
Language Code: 
lat-DE
Subject: 
Christianity
Subject: 
Religion
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Rolls
Sub-Category: 
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used: 
Handwriting
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Vellum mounted on cloth
Creation Site: 
Germany
Item Height: 
Roll: 6401 mm
Item Width: 
Roll: 850 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance: 
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
References: 
James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
Notes: 
Given measurements are for the entire roll and are an approximation.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2011-04-21
Multi Page Number: 
10
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2013-09
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB