Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Thales

Image Number: 
JRL1212268
Image Title: 
Thales
Alternative Image Title: 
Thales of Miletus
Creator: 
Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
Creator Role: 
Architect
Creator: 
Robert Bridgeman & Sons Ltd
Creator Role: 
Sculptor
Date Created: 
1895-1897
Description: 
Wide angle view looking up at Thales of Miletus placed above the bay arcades in the Reading Room of the John Rylands Library. architect:
Subject: 
Architecture
Subject: 
Library buildings
Subject: 
John Rylands Library
Sub-Category: 
Sculpture
Technique Used: 
Sculpting
Support: 
Shawk stone
Creation Site: 
England: Manchester
Places Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
People Covered: 
Thales, approximately 634 B.C.-approximately 546 B.C.
Current Site: 
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image: 
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work: 
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2012-02-13
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm): 
2015-11
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB