Detail View: Medieval Collection: Tree of Salvation
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Image Number:
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JRL1120266
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 18
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Link to Catalogue:
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Latin manuscripts
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Image Title:
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Tree of Salvation
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Parent Work Title:
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Arbor Caritatis et Misercordiae
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Translated Parent Work Title:
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Tree of Salvation
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Date Created:
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14th century [late]
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Page:
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Frame eight
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Image Sequence Number:
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008
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Description:
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Vellum roll on mounted cloth. The subject is the Tree of Salvation, and the sequence runs from the bottom to top of the tree. (16) In the central stem of the tree is Salomon holding a scroll. To the left of the central stem are two medallions: (a) Tobias catching fish, and (b) the miraculous draught of fishes. On the right of the central stem are two medallions: (c) a nobleman's son being healed, and (d) Hezekiah healed: sun and sundial above. (17) In the central stem of the tree is Roboam holding a scroll. To the left of the central stem are two medallions: (a) Elisha casting salt in to the wells at Jericho, and (b) Jesus healing the sick and casting out the devils. On the right of the central stem are two medallions: (c) the daughter of Jairus being raised from the dead, and (d) Elijah raising the widow's son from the dead. (18) In the central stem of the tree the ancestor is missing. To the left of the central stem are two medallions: (a) Abigail meeting David and kneeling before him, and (b) Mary Magadelene washing Christ's feet. On the right of the central stem (c) one medallion is missing, and (d) is the spies returning to Moses.
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Language Code:
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lat-DE
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Subject:
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Religion
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Rolls
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Sub-Category:
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Miniatures (paintings)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Vellum mounted on cloth
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Creation Site:
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Germany
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Item Height:
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Roll: 6401 mm
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Item Width:
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Roll: 850 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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References:
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James, M.R., A Descriptive Catalogue of the Latin Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library at Manchester (Manchester, 1921), reprinted with an introduction and additional notes and corrections by F. Taylor (Munich, 1980)
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Notes:
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Given measurements are for the entire roll and are an approximation.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2011-04-21
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Multi Page Number:
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40
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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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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2013-09
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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