Detail View: Rylands Collection: Fragments from Louvain Library
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Image Number:
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JRL0811823dc
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 447
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Image Title:
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Fragments from Louvain Library
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Date Created:
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13th century
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Description:
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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.
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Language Code:
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lat
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Subject:
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Academic libraries
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Subject:
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World War, 1914-1918
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Fragments
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Discovery Site:
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Belgium: Louvain
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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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Louvain Library, Belgium, 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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2008-07-31
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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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2008-12
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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