Detail View: Rylands Collection: December: detail
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Image Number:
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JRL050592dc
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 136
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Image Title:
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December: detail
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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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6v
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Image Sequence Number:
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006v-b
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Description:
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Detail of the initials 'K' and 'L' of the Calendar which head each month, in which are two small pictures, one of an occupation and one of the zodiacal sign. December: Killing a pig, and Capricorn, a goat issuing from a cornucopiae.
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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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Astrology
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Subject:
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Calendars
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Subject:
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Christianity
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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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Handwriting
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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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 (full page)
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Item Width:
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133 mm (full page)
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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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