Detail View: Rylands Collection: Speckled beast

Image Number: 
JRL021721tr
Reference Number: 
Latin MS 162
Image Title: 
Speckled beast
Parent Work Title: 
Horae (Paris)
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Book of Hours
Date Created: 
15th century [mid]
Page/Sheet: 
169v
Image Sequence Number: 
169v
Description: 
Illustrated: elaborate decorated borders: a curious white speckled beast resembling a kangeroo plays what appear to be bagpipes. Text: good Gothic hand. Fifteenth century.
Language Code: 
lat
Subject: 
Books of hours
Subject: 
Musical instruments
Subject: 
Christianity
Subject: 
Catholic Church
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Codex
Support: 
Vellum
Creation Site: 
France
Item Height: 
172 mm
Item Width: 
135 mm
Current Repository: 
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Image Creation Technique: 
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, April 2004
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB