COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
Bookreader German MS 2
Reference Number:
German MS 2
Parent Work Title:
Deutsches Stammbuch
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Armorial
Creator:
Cranach, Lucas, 1515-1586
Creator Role:
Artist
Date Created:
1565
Description:
Deutsches Stammbuch, sixteenth-century manuscript with over 1,800 emblazoned coats of arms of nobilities and dignities of the Empire. Written on paper and bound in vellum, gold tooled. Artist: Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop.
Language Code:
ger
Language:
German
Subject:
Nobility--Germany--Heraldry
Subject:
Nobility--Germany--Genealogy
Subject:
Heraldry--Germany
Category of Material:
Manuscripts
Sub-Category:
Codex
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used:
Gold tooling
Medium:
Ink
Medium:
Paint
Support:
Paper
Support:
Vellum
Creation Site:
Germany
Item Height:
440 mm
Item Width:
290 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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:
F. Taylor, Supplementary Handlist of Western Manuscripts in the John Rylands Library (Manchester, 1937), pp. 37-43
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-08-14
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-09
Metadata Language:
eng-GB