COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL17061567
image_number
JRL17061567
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
23021
reference_number
23021
Reference Number
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Link to Catalogue:
Parent Work Title:
St Bridget of Sweden
title_larger_entity
St Bridget of Sweden
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Michil, woodblock cutter of Ulm, active 1476
creator
Michil, woodblock cutter of Ulm, active 1476
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Woodcutter
creator_role
Woodcutter
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1470-1480?
date_created
1470-1480?
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Ulm?: Publisher not identified
imprint
Ulm?: Publisher not identified
Publication Details
false
Description:
Impression on paper depicting Saint Bridget of Sweden, wearing the habit of the Brigittine order, which she founded, seated at a desk surmounted by a cross, writing her book of Revelations. In the upper left corner an apparition of the Virgin and Child; in the upper right corner a shield with SPQR; in the lower right corner a shield with the rampant lion of Sweden; at the bottom, to the left, a crown. Behind the Saint are a pilgrim's staff, hat, and wallet. Over her head is the inscription : o brigita bit fir ins and near her feet the name michil.
description
Impression on paper depicting Saint Bridget of Sweden, wearing the habit of the Brigittine order, which she founded, seated at a desk surmounted by a cross, writing her book of Revelations. In the upper left corner an apparition of the Virgin and Child; in the upper right corner a shield with SPQR; in the lower right corner a shield with the rampant lion of Sweden; at the bottom, to the left, a crown. Behind the Saint are a pilgrim's staff, hat, and wallet. Over her head is the inscription : o brigita bit fir ins and near her feet the name michil.
Description
false
Language:
English, Middle (1100-1500)
language_name
English, Middle (1100-1500)
Language
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
class
Incunabula
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
technique
Woodcut (process)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Hand colouring
technique
Hand colouring
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
Germany: Baden-Württemberg: Ulm
location_creation_site
Germany: Baden-Württemberg: Ulm
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
14th Century CE
temporal_coverage
14th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
People Covered:
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373
people_covered
Bridget, of Sweden, Saint, approximately 1303-1373
People Covered
false
Item Height:
183 mm
item_height
183 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
122 mm
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false