COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL0811823dc
Reference Number:
Latin MS 447
Image Title:
Fragments from Louvain Library
Date Created:
13th century
Description:
Collection of fragments, collected from the remains of the Louvain Library in Belgium, and presented to Henry Guppy, Librarian of the John Rylands Library, Manchester, in 1924. The Louvain Library had been destroyed by the German army in August, 1914.
Language Code:
lat
Subject:
Academic libraries
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Fragments
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Discovery Site:
Belgium: Louvain
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Louvain Library, Belgium, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2008-07-31
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2008-12
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Fragments from Louvain Library
