Detail View: Medieval Collection: Roman Empire
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Image Number:
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JRL0803387dc
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Reference Number:
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French MS 99
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Image Title:
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Roman Empire
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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 ten
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Image Sequence Number:
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010
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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 first column relates to the Annunciation, the births of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, the Wise Men and the founding of the Christian Church in Rome. The second column tells of the Ptolomeys in Egypt, Pompey in Rome, the Roman conquest of Egypt, Herod and the Massacre of the Innocents, his descendants and the founding of the Roman Empire with Julius Caesar. The third column relates the story of the Roman Republic, Hannibal and the Punic Wars, the line of consuls in Rome, how Gaul became France, the fifteen signs which will precede the Day of Judgment, and Pilate in Jerusalem. The fourth column gives an account of the populating of Ireland and the early British kings, the invasion of the Romans under Julius Caesar and the ensuing line of Roman governors. The medallions depict events from the text, including the Crucifixion (36), the fifteen signs of Judgment Day (37), how new Troy was named London (38), the death of Julius Caesar (39), and Jesus seated in the form of the first Pope (40). Part of this section is badly discoloured.
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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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Bible. New Testament
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Folklore
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Subject:
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Ireland--Folklore
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Subject:
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Great Britain--History
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Subject:
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France--History
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Subject:
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Egypt--History
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Subject:
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Israel--History
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Subject:
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Roman history
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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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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Support:
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Vellum
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Time Period Covered:
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750-1 BCE; 1 BCE-500 CE
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Places Covered:
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Great Britain
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Places Covered:
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Ireland
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Places Covered:
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France
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Places Covered:
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Italy
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Places Covered:
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Egypt
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Places Covered:
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Israel
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People Covered:
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Jesus Christ
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People Covered:
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Caesar, Julius
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People Covered:
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John, the Baptist, Saint
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People Covered:
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Peter, the Apostle, Saint
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People Covered:
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Hannibal, 247 B.C.-182 B.C.
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People Covered:
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Herod I, King of Judea, 73 B.C.-4 B.C.
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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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50
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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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