Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Principal staircase
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Image Number:
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JRL021811bw
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Reference Number:
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R15240
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Image Title:
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Principal staircase
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Parent Work Title:
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John Rylands Library, Manchester, 1900
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Creator:
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Bedford Lemere and Co.
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Creator Role:
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Photographer
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Date Created:
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1900
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Publication Details:
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London
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Page/Sheet:
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Print 11
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Image Sequence Number:
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011
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Description:
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Print 11: Principal staircase of the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, leading up to the Reading Room. The Library was the first public building in Manchester to be totally lit by electricity, and the elaborate Art Nouveau standard, mounted on the sandstone newel, is a focal point of the staircase. The Library opened to the public on 1st January 1900.
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Subject:
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Library buildings
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Subject:
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John Rylands Library
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Subject:
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Architecture
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Subject:
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Lighting, Architectural and decorative
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Category of Material:
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Photography
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Sub-Category:
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Analogue 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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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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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 black/white negative by Gten, January 2006
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2006-01
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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