COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL17020969
Reference Number:
English MS 1552
Image Title:
Description of dyed fabric
Parent Work Title:
Edward Schunck's Analysis Book
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Volume of Textile Samples
Creator:
Schunck, Edward, 1820-1903
Creator Role:
Compiler
Description:
Description of a fragment of fabric from an Egyptian tomb, Flinders Petrie, the leading Egyptologist of the time, gave Edward Schunck fabric samples he had excavated at Lahun, Egypt in the late 1880s, which Petrie dated to the 7th century BCE.
Keyword:
Egyptology; Archaeology; Preservation; Chemistry; Dyes; Textiles; Petrie.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
Egypt--Antiquities
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Places Covered:
Egypt
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2017-02-02
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2017-03
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Description of dyed fabric
