Detail View: Medieval Collection: Tree of Salvation
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Image Number:
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JRL1120267
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 18
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Link to Catalogue:
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Latin manuscripts
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Image Title:
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Tree of Salvation
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Parent Work Title:
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Arbor Caritatis et Misercordiae
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Tree of Salvation
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Date Created:
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14th century [late]
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Page:
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Frame nine
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Image Sequence Number:
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009
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Description:
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Vellum roll on mounted cloth. The subject is the Tree of Salvation, and the sequence runs from the bottom to top of the tree. This section of the Tree of Salvation has suffered considerable damage and is not complete. On the left a damaged section (circular) has been placed. This section contains medallions depicting various scenes including the Jews stoning Jesus and David being drive from Jerusalem. (19) To the right of the central stem are two medallions: (c) Christ at Bethany with Martha and Mary, and (d) Jacob with Leah and Rachel. (20) In the central stem of the tree the ancestor is missing. To the right of the central stem are two medallions: (c) the call of the seventy-two disciples, and (d) Moses appoints seventy elders. (21) In the central stem of the tree the ancestor is missing. To the right of the central stem are two medallions: (c) Peter walking on the sea, and (d) the dove returning to the Ark.
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Language Code:
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lat-DE
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Rolls
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Sub-Category:
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum mounted on cloth
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Creation Site:
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Germany
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Item Height:
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Roll: 6401 mm
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Item Width:
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Roll: 850 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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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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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)
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Notes:
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Given measurements are for the entire roll and are an approximation.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2011-04-21
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Multi Page Number:
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45
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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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2013-09
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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