COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18027715
Reference Number:
Latin MS 87
Image Title:
St Matthew
Parent Work Title:
Evangelia [Bremen]
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Gospel Book of Bremen Cathedral
Date Created:
10th century [late]
Page/Sheet:
6r
Image Sequence Number:
006r
Description:
Full page illustration framed in red, silver and gold. St Matthew, bearded, with gold nimbus, sits almost full face, robed in yellow and brown. He holds a roll in his left hand and is writing on a scroll at a desk with his right hand: Liber generotionis ... dauid. A white dove with silver nimbus, flies down from the top right. Behind it is the Divine Hand.
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Christianity
Subject:
Religion
Subject:
Bible. New Testament
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Miniatures (paintings)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Support:
Vellum
People Covered:
Matthew, the Apostle, Saint
Item Height:
242 mm
Item Width:
192 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Bateman of Middleton Hall, Youlgrave, Derbyshire, former owner
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
Access Rights:
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Copyright of The University of Manchester
References:
M.R. James, 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):
2018-02-22
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-02
Educational Notes:
Exhibition: The Alchemy of Colour
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Carol Burrows
Academic Project Lead:
Elaine Sheldon
St Matthew
