Detail View: Rylands Collection: St John

Image Number: 
JRL17050169
Reference Number: 
Latin MS 164
Image Title: 
St John
Parent Work Title: 
Horae [Paris]
Translated Parent Work Title: 
Book of Hours
Date Created: 
c1430
Page/Sheet: 
21r
Description: 
Fifteenth century. Fine Gothic hand. Illuminated: St John, in red, sat writing on the island; the devil is about to steal ink bottle on right; eagle excited; deer, bear & birds on island; in air, Christ of the vision. Decorated border: flora & fauna. The manuscript has been digitised in its entirety and can be viewed here
Language Code: 
lat-FR
Language: 
Latin
Subject: 
Catholic Church
Subject: 
Christianity
Subject: 
Books of hours
Category of Material: 
Manuscripts
Sub-Category: 
Illustrated works
Technique Used: 
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium: 
Ink
Support: 
Vellum
Creation Site: 
France: Île-de-France: Paris
Style Period: 
Medieval
Item Height: 
220 mm
Item Width: 
155 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: 
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
References: 
John Rylands University Library of Manchester. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands University Library.1, MSS 1-183 with Plates, Comprising a Reprint of M.R. James's 1921 Catalogue with Introduction and Additional Notes by F. Taylor.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2016-08-17
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2016-10
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Educational Notes: 
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Academic Project Lead: 
Carol Burrows
Academic Project Lead: 
Elaine Sheldon