Detail View: The John Rylands Library: Main Staircase: a dragon

Image Number: 
JRL1212374
Image Title: 
Main Staircase: a dragon
Creator: 
Champneys, Basil, 1842-1935
Creator: 
Robert Bridgeman & Sons Ltd
Creator Role: 
Sculptor
Date Created: 
1895-1897
Description: 
Stone carving of a dragon (mythological creature); main staircase leading to the Historic Reading Room in the John Rylands Library.
Subject: 
Architecture
Subject: 
Library buildings
Subject: 
John Rylands Library
Sub-Category: 
Sculpture
Technique Used: 
Carving (processes)
Technique Used: 
Sculpting
Creation Site: 
England: Manchester
Places Covered: 
England: Greater Manchester: Manchester
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: 
Creative Commons License
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd): 
2012-02-13
Image Creation Technique: 
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Metadata Language: 
eng-GB
Collection Code: 
JRL