Detail View: The John Rylands Library: 1920 extension - Octagon
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Image Number:
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JRL1412506
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Image Title:
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1920 extension - Octagon
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Date Created:
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1920
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Description:
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View of the octagon, an eight-sided landing with a vaulted, timber-framed ceiling in the1920's extension designed by Basil Champneys and his son Amian.Central to the image is a portrait bust of Elizabeth Gaskell is also (see notes).
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Subject:
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John Rylands Library
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Subject:
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Library buildings
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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Sculpture
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Digital photography
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Time Period Covered:
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20th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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People Covered:
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Gaskell, Elizabeth Cleghorn, 1810-1865
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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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Notes:
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Portrait bust of Elizabeth Gaskell by the artist William Hamo Thornycroft (1850-1925) - Ref. no.: VFA.1
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2014-04-24
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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