Detail View: Rylands Collection: Ivory tablet
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Image Number:
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JRL060095dc
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Reference Number:
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Latin MS 172
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Image Title:
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Ivory tablet
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Parent Work Title:
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Evangelia (Rolinkhusen)
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Creator:
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Murton, C.
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Creator Role:
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Binder
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Page/Sheet:
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Upper cover
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Description:
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Binding is modern red velvet inlaid with a twelfth century style ivory plaque depicting the crucifixion (75 x 58 mm). Christ is nailed to the cross with four nails and stands on a suppedaneum. The Virgin's hands are slightly extended, St John is holding a book.
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Subject:
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Christianity
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Subject:
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Bookbinding
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Subject:
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Capital punishment
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Subject:
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Religion
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Category of Material:
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Manuscripts
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Sub-Category:
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Bindings
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Technique Used:
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Carving (processes)
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Support:
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Ivory
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Item Height:
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158 mm
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Item Width:
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120 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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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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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2005-09-29
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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