COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL22314745
image_number
JRL22314745
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
14877
reference_number
14877
Reference Number
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Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Illuminated page of text with coat of arms of the Boldieri family
title
Illuminated page of text with coat of arms of the Boldieri family
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
[B]eati Hieronymi epistolas ad eruditionem christiana[m] pernecessarias re[rum] ac materiarum varietate confusas & sine ullo ordine descriptas agnouimus ...
title_larger_entity
[B]eati Hieronymi epistolas ad eruditionem christiana[m] pernecessarias re[rum] ac materiarum varietate confusas & sine ullo ordine descriptas agnouimus ...
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Correspondence. 1468
title_l_e_variant
Correspondence. 1468
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420
creator
Jerome, Saint, -419 or 420
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Aristeas
creator
Aristeas
Creator
false
Creator:
Laelius, Theodorus, 1427-1466
creator
Laelius, Theodorus, 1427-1466
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Editor
creator_role
Editor
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Palmieri, Matteo, 1406-1475
creator
Palmieri, Matteo, 1406-1475
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Translator
creator_role
Translator
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Riessinger, Sixtus
creator
Riessinger, Sixtus
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
Not before 1468
date_created
Not before 1468
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Rome: Sixtus Riessinger
imprint
Rome: Sixtus Riessinger
Publication Details
false
Volume:
2
volume
2
Volume
false
Page/Sheet:
[b1r]
page
[b1r]
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
b001r
image_sequence_number
b001r
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Decoration: illuminated 7-line initial 'P' supplied in pink and yellow on a silver ground (now oxidised to a dull grey), the body of the initial with blue and green foliate decoration with white pen-work; foliate and floral extension with black pen-work into the inner margin in green, pink, blue, red, and silver (oxidised); large green laurel wreath with red ribbons in lower margin, enclosing a painted heraldic device of the Boldieri family of Verona consisting of a shield gules a chevron argent in base a fleur-de-lis argent, with a cherub with green wings, clothed, holding a scroll with the motto 'Bene facite', with red and green foliate decoration, on a blue ground with black pen-work, with floral and black pen-work extensions in blue, green, pink, yellow, and silver dots (oxidised) on either side.
description
Decoration: illuminated 7-line initial 'P' supplied in pink and yellow on a silver ground (now oxidised to a dull grey), the body of the initial with blue and green foliate decoration with white pen-work; foliate and floral extension with black pen-work into the inner margin in green, pink, blue, red, and silver (oxidised); large green laurel wreath with red ribbons in lower margin, enclosing a painted heraldic device of the Boldieri family of Verona consisting of a shield gules a chevron argent in base a fleur-de-lis argent, with a cherub with green wings, clothed, holding a scroll with the motto 'Bene facite', with red and green foliate decoration, on a blue ground with black pen-work, with floral and black pen-work extensions in blue, green, pink, yellow, and silver dots (oxidised) on either side.
Description
false
Language:
Latin
language_name
Latin
Language
false
Subject:
Books--Provenance
subject
Books--Provenance
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
class
Incunabula
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Coats of arms
class
Coats of arms
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
technique
Printing (process)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
location_creation_site
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
Creation Site
false
People Covered:
Boldieri family
people_covered
Boldieri family
People Covered
false
Item Height:
330 mm
item_height
330 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
335 mm
Provenance:
Boldieri family (Verona, Italy), former owner.
former_repository
Boldieri family (Verona, Italy), former owner.
Provenance
false
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:
Educational Notes:
Incunabula Cataloguing Project (Provenance), 2021-2025
educational_notes
Incunabula Cataloguing Project (Provenance), 2021-2025
Educational Notes
false
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
academic_project_lead
Julianne Simpson
Academic Project Lead
false
Academic Project Lead:
John Gandy
academic_project_lead
John Gandy
Academic Project Lead
false
Academic Project Lead:
Ed Potten
academic_project_lead
Ed Potten
Academic Project Lead
false