COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL022157tr
Image Title:
Griffin
Creator:
Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
Creator Role:
Architect
Creator:
Robert Bridgeman & Sons Ltd
Creator Role:
Sculptor
Date Created:
1895-1897
Description:
Detail of griffin or bird (mythological creature) in leaves, set in a square; at entrance to main reading room in the John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester.
Subject:
Library buildings
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
John Rylands Library
Sub-Category:
Sculpture
Technique Used:
Carving (processes)
Technique Used:
Sculpting
Support:
Shawk stone
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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
Image Creation Technique:
Scanned from colour transparency by Gten, July 2004
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Griffin
