Detail View: Rylands Collection: Canopy of Heaven
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Image Number:
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JRL0806492dc
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Reference Number:
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Crawford Chinese 3
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Canopy of Heaven
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Parent Work Title:
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Liu jing tu : er shi si juan / Zheng Zhiqiao bian ji
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Lou King Thou Graphic Illustrations of the Six Classical Books / by Tchou Hi
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Creator:
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Zheng, Zhiqiao, jin shi 1737
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1743
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Publication Details:
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Ehu : Zheng Zhiqiao Shu tang, Qing Qianlong 8 nian
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Description:
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Double page opening showing the 'Canopy of Heaven'. The earth, represented by 64 hexagrams formed in a rectangle, is surrounded by heaven comprising the same 64 hexagrams. Six volumes of chinese double leaves in one western binding with six individual names: Yi jing; Shu jing; Shi jing; Li ji; Zhou li; Chun qiu.
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Language Code:
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chi
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Subject:
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Chinese classics
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Subject:
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Divination
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Subject:
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Charts, diagrams, etc.
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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18th Century CE
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Item Height:
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250 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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2008-03-28
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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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2008-08
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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