COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL1118053
image_number
JRL1118053
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
Book-covers 1
reference_number
Book-covers 1
Reference Number
false
Image Title:
Crucifixion panel: close-up
title
Crucifixion panel: close-up
Image Title
false
Alternative Image Title:
Enamel panel
title_variant
Enamel panel
Alternative Image Title
false
Date Created:
13th century
date_created
13th century
Date Created
false
Description:
Panel from a book-cover. The Crucifixion, between the Virgin and St John.The lower extremity, from which the Cross rises, is occupied by imbrications of blue and white and green and yellow, with red centres. The Cross itself, which is ornamented with scroll-work, is green having on its upper limb a Titulus Crucis (Title of the Cross) bearing IHS XPS, on each side of which is half-length figure of an angel holding a book. On the lower limb, beneath the suppedaneum of lapis blue on which Jesus' feet rest, a smaller beardless figure is represented rising from a tomb of lapis blue and relief. The Christ is uncrowned; his nimbus is of concentric circles of metal, incised. The background of the panel is of lapis blue enriched with blue and white and green and yellow rosettes and discs; with two horizontal bands of turquoise in the lower half. The border (25 mm wide) comprises 15 small medallions of angels, on lavender ground, in incised metal with the heads applied and in relief; the medallions are separated by scroll-work on a lapis blue ground.
description
Panel from a book-cover. The Crucifixion, between the Virgin and St John.The lower extremity, from which the Cross rises, is occupied by imbrications of blue and white and green and yellow, with red centres. The Cross itself, which is ornamented with scroll-work, is green having on its upper limb a Titulus Crucis (Title of the Cross) bearing IHS XPS, on each side of which is half-length figure of an angel holding a book. On the lower limb, beneath the suppedaneum of lapis blue on which Jesus' feet rest, a smaller beardless figure is represented rising from a tomb of lapis blue and relief. The Christ is uncrowned; his nimbus is of concentric circles of metal, incised. The background of the panel is of lapis blue enriched with blue and white and green and yellow rosettes and discs; with two horizontal bands of turquoise in the lower half. The border (25 mm wide) comprises 15 small medallions of angels, on lavender ground, in incised metal with the heads applied and in relief; the medallions are separated by scroll-work on a lapis blue ground.
Description
false
Subject:
Bookbinding
subject
Bookbinding
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
category
Manuscripts
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Bindings
class
Bindings
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Metalwork
technique
Metalwork
Technique Used
false
Creation Site:
France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Limoges
location_creation_site
France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Limoges
Creation Site
false
Item Height:
302 mm
item_height
302 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
172 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
former_repository
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-02-09
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB