Detail View: Rylands Collection: Calendar: April
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Image Number:
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JRL050532dc
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 136
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Image Title:
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Calendar: April
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Parent Work Title:
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Breviary [Paris: Notre-dame]
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Creator:
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Remiet, Pierre
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Date Created:
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14th-15th century
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Page/Sheet:
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2v
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Image Sequence Number:
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002v-a
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Description:
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The Calendar has a decorative border. Each month heading has two small pictures, one of an occupation and one of the zodiacal sign. April: Youth in a tunic, and Taurus, the bull.
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Language Code:
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lat
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Subject:
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Catholic Church
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Calendars
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Subject:
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Astrology
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Codex
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Support:
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Vellum
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Creation Site:
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France: Île-de-France: Paris
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Item Height:
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185 mm
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Item Width:
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133 mm
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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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References:
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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)
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Notes:
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Black morocco binding [Early 19th century]. This is the Summer portion, the Winter portion resides in the Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris [MS Latin 1024, Winter portion, 445 folios, 194 x 445 mm, 58 miniatures by Remiet].
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2005-07-21
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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