Detail View: Medieval Collection: Line of David
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Image Number:
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JRL0803383dc
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Reference Number:
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French MS 99
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Image Title:
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Line of David
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Parent Work Title:
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Histoire Universelle
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Chronicle Roll
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Universal history
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Date Created:
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15th century
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Page:
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Frame six
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Image Sequence Number:
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006
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Description:
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Vellum roll depicting a chronological history from the creation to 15th century France. It contains 65 painted medallions. The left column relates to the line of David. The right column tells of the outcome of the Trojan War and how Brutus, a descendent of Aeneas, left Troy and settled in Great Britain. The medallions show David in armour (21) and Brutus conquering Albion (22).
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Language Code:
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fre-FR
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Language:
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French
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Bible. Old Testament
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Subject:
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Troy (Extinct city)--History
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Subject:
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Trojan War
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Subject:
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Mythology, Greek
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Folklore
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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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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Support:
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Vellum
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Places Covered:
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Israel
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Places Covered:
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Great Britain
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People Covered:
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David, King of Israel
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People Covered:
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Brutus the Trojan (Legendary character)
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Item Height:
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17230 mm (roll)
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Item Width:
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686 mm (roll)
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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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Coppock, Mrs, former owner
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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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Access Rights:
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 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester |
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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.7.
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Notes:
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Bought from Mrs Coppock of Newquay in January 1908.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-01-28
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Multi Page Number:
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30
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2008-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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