COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1200026
Reference Number:
Latin MS 165
Image Title:
O intemerata
Parent Work Title:
Abbot Islip. Devotions.
Date Created:
15th century [late]
Page/Sheet:
47v
Image Sequence Number:
047v
Description:
Illustration: Pink ground with gold hatching. The Virgin Mary to the left holding the child Jesus, with another figure facing right; which ought to be St. John but seems to be a woman. John Islip, the abbot of Westminster from 1500 to 1532, was the original maker and owner. He has introduced the rebus of his own name into the border, which consists of a human eye and a slip or branch of a tree.
Language Code:
lat
Subject:
Catholic Church--Prayer-books and devotions--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Christianity
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Support:
Vellum
People Covered:
John, the Apostle, Saint
People Covered:
Jesus Christ
People Covered:
Islip, John, 1464-1532
People Covered:
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Item Height:
115 mm
Item Width:
80 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
References:
M.R. James, A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-08-09
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2011-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
O intemerata
