COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1120526
Reference Number:
Latin MS 51
Image Title:
Upper cover
Parent Work Title:
Horae (Rome: Rodez)
Date Created:
15th century
Page/Sheet:
Upper cover
Image Sequence Number:
1
Description:
Upper cover binding: bound in dark red velvet with an ivory relief in the style of the 14th century (French) measuring 112 mm x 74 mm. At the top of each is a band of architectural ornament consisting mainly of four canopied ands crocketted arches each with a rosette in the head, and below this, two trefoil arches. The relief is divided by a band representing hilly ground into two areas. In the first area is the Betrayal; the second is the Bearing of the Cross.
Subject:
Bookbinding
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Bindings
Technique Used:
Carving (processes)
Medium:
Ivory (material)
Support:
Velvet
Places Covered:
Israel: Jerusalem
People Covered:
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint
Item Height:
120 mm
Item Width:
85 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
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
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):
2011-05-27
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Upper cover
