Detail View: Rylands Collection: The Life of William Blake: cover
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Image Number:
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JRL1310918
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Reference Number:
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R202071
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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The Life of William Blake: cover
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Parent Work Title:
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Life of William Blake, "Pictor ignotus": With selections from his poems and other writings; Vol.1
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Creator:
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Gilchrist, Alexander, 1828-1861
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Date Created:
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1863
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Volume:
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1
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Page/Sheet:
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Front cover
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Description:
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Maroon cover with gilt blocked decoration. It depicts the title, Blake's head and the Morning Stars' .
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Literature
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Bindings
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Technique Used:
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Blind tooling
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Medium:
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Gilt paint
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Support:
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Cloth
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Current Site:
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John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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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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2013-05-20
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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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2013-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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