COLLECTION NAME:
The John Rylands Library
Record
Image Number:
JRL1212219
Image Title:
Homer
Creator:
Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
Creator Role:
Architect
Creator:
Robert Bridgeman & Sons Ltd
Creator Role:
Sculptor
Date Created:
1895-1897
Description:
Statue of Homer in the Reading Room of the John Rylands Library. Homer is best known as the author of the Iliad and the Odyssey. He was believed by the ancient Greeks to have been the first and greatest of the epic poets. Author of the first known literature of Europe, he is central to the Western canon.
Subject:
Architecture
Subject:
Library buildings
Subject:
John Rylands Library
Sub-Category:
Sculpture
Technique Used:
Sculpting
Support:
Shawk stone
Creation Site:
England: Manchester
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Places Covered:
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
People Covered:
Homer
Current Site:
The John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, 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):
2012-02-13
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2015-11
Homer
