COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
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Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL1118044
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JRL1118044
Image Number
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Reference Number:
15386
reference_number
15386
Reference Number
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Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Page of text with illustration
title
Page of text with illustration
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
The play of chess
title_larger_entity
The play of chess
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
De ludo scachorum. English (Middle English)
title_l_e_variant
De ludo scachorum. English (Middle English)
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322
creator
Jacobus, de Cessolis, active 1288-1322
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
creator
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Translator
creator_role
Translator
Creator Role
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
c1483
date_created
c1483
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Westminster: Explicit per Caxton
imprint
Westminster: Explicit per Caxton
Publication Details
false
Page/Sheet:
b8r
page
b8r
Page/Sheet
false
Description:
Page of text from the third chapter of the second section of 'The Play of Chess'. Woodcut illustration: two men are shown sitting opposite each other with an open book. Initial 'T' in red ink.
description
Page of text from the third chapter of the second section of 'The Play of Chess'. Woodcut illustration: two men are shown sitting opposite each other with an open book. Initial 'T' in red ink.
Description
false
Language:
English, Middle (1100-1500)
language_name
English, Middle (1100-1500)
Language
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Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
class
Incunabula
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
class
Illustrated works
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
technique
Woodcut (process)
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false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
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Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
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Creation Site:
England: Greater London: London: City of Westminster: Westminster
location_creation_site
England: Greater London: London: City of Westminster: Westminster
Creation Site
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:
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>
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