COLLECTION NAME:
Medieval Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1207120
Reference Number:
Latin MS 53
Image Title:
Part 5. Tabulae eclipsium
Parent Work Title:
Astronomia
Creator:
Joachinus de Gigantibus (?)
Creator Role:
Illuminator
Creator:
Christianus Prolianus
Creator Role:
Author
Display Creator:
Christianus Prolianus
Date Created:
1478
Page:
71v
Image Sequence Number:
071v
Description:
Part 5. Tabulae eclipsium for the years 1489 - 1491, with diagrams in gold, silver and blue. The text is written in a very fine Roman hand.
Language Code:
lat
Subject:
Astronomy
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
Italy: Naples
Time Period Covered:
1200 - 1500 CE
Item Height:
212 mm
Item Width:
140 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Morris, William, 1834-1896
Provenance:
Lindsay family Earls of Crawford and Balcarres, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
References:
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)
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2011-11-23
Multi Page Number:
730
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-02
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Part 5. Tabulae eclipsium
