[Josua-rolle]

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Photograph of the scroll "Josua-rolle," held by UNT Special Collections. The scroll is rolled out from a box, containing an illustration of several armored soldiers. with shields and helmets. The original Josua-Rolle was crafted at the Imperial Court School of Byzantium in the 10th century, and is now preserved in the vaults of the Vatican Apostolic Library. It was created to celebrate the success of the Byzantine armies in the Holy Land, after a struggle to free Jerusalem. It contains the Old Testament book of the prophet Joshua with various additions, painted in one long strip to form a scroll.

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1 photograph : col. ill. ; 3189 x 1845 px.

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Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery December 5, 2017.

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This photograph is part of the collection entitled: University Photography Collection and was provided by the UNT Libraries Special Collections to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 67 times. More information about this photograph can be viewed below.

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Description

Photograph of the scroll "Josua-rolle," held by UNT Special Collections. The scroll is rolled out from a box, containing an illustration of several armored soldiers. with shields and helmets. The original Josua-Rolle was crafted at the Imperial Court School of Byzantium in the 10th century, and is now preserved in the vaults of the Vatican Apostolic Library. It was created to celebrate the success of the Byzantine armies in the Holy Land, after a struggle to free Jerusalem. It contains the Old Testament book of the prophet Joshua with various additions, painted in one long strip to form a scroll.

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1 photograph : col. ill. ; 3189 x 1845 px.

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This image was taken for use in the digital version of UNT Special Collections' Spring 2018 exhibit "Destination: Special Collections."

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  • Preferred Citation: University Photography Collection (U0458), University of North Texas Special Collections

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University Photography Collection

Drawn from the UNT Archives, these photographs depict images of University of North Texas football, UNT alumni and alumni events, and images of the changing and growing University of North Texas campus.

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  • December 5, 2017

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  • April 9, 2020, 3:10 p.m.

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Sylve, Joshua & Merrill, Jeffery. [Josua-rolle], photograph, December 5, 2017; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1633830/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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