Image Number:
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JRL022773tr
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Reference Number:
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Book-covers 13
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Image Title:
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Enamel Plaque
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Date Created:
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13th century
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Description:
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Crucifix, previously centrepiece of a book cover. Figure of Christ, in relief, attached to green cross. Backgound enamel is lapis blue, enriched with coloured rosettes & discs. Thirteenth century.
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Bookbinding
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Bindings
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Technique Used:
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Metalwork
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Support:
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Enamel
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Creation Site:
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France: Nouvelle-Aquitaine: Limoges
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Item Height:
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260 mm
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Item Width:
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160 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
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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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Access Rights:
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Image Creation Technique:
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Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, October 2003
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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