Detail View: Rylands Collection: Art Treasures Exhibition
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Image Number:
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JRL0800076dc
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Reference Number:
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R48168
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Art Treasures Exhibition
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Parent Work Title:
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The Manchester handbook: an authentic account of the place and its people
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Creator:
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Perrin, Joseph
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Measom, George
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Creator Role:
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Illustrator
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Date Created:
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1857
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Publication Details:
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Manchester : Hale and Roworth
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Page/Sheet:
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Frontispiece
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Image Sequence Number:
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000a
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Description:
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Illustration of the "Art Treasures Palace, Manchester". The palace was built at Old Trafford in Manchester to house the Art Treasures Exhibition of 1857. The exhbition was the largest of its kind ever held, and brought together some of the greatest works of art, borrowed from the country's private collections. A special railway line was laid to transport visitors from the city centre. After the exhibition the palace was dismantled.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Art--History
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Subject:
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Great Britain--Social history
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Subject:
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Exhibitions
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Places Covered:
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England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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Item Height:
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179 mm
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Item Width:
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110 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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2007-08-21
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Gten
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2007-09
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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