COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17092511
Reference Number:
English MS 4
Image Title:
Earle Boythwell coat of arms
Parent Work Title:
Scottish Armorial
Date Created:
16th century
Page/Sheet:
6r
Image Sequence Number:
006r
Description:
Coat of arms of the Earl of Bothwell (Hepburn): Gules, on a chevron Argent two lions pulling at a rose. The manuscript has been partially destroyed by fire. The red pigment on this heraldic design is Vermilion. In heraldry, red is called Gules. This fire-damaged coat of arms belongs to ‘Earle Boythwell’, better known as James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell, abductor and subsequent husband of Mary, Queen of Scots.
Subject:
Nobility--Europe--Heraldry
Subject:
Nobility--Scotland--Genealogy
Subject:
Heraldry--Scotland--Early works to 1839
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
16th Century CE
Places Covered:
Scotland
Item Height:
320 mm
Item Width:
180 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-09-25
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Academic Project Lead:
Carol Burrows
Academic Project Lead:
Elaine Sheldon
Earle Boythwell coat of arms
