COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
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Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL1411388
image_number
JRL1411388
Image Number
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Reference Number:
15011
reference_number
15011
Reference Number
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Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Gerard Leeu's printer's mark
title
Gerard Leeu's printer's mark
Image Title
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Parent Work Title:
Cronycles of the londe of Englo[n]d
title_larger_entity
Cronycles of the londe of Englo[n]d
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Chronicles of England
title_l_e_variant
Chronicles of England
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Leeu, Gerard, approximately 1445-1493
creator
Leeu, Gerard, approximately 1445-1493
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
creator
Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1489
date_created
1489
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Enprentyd in the Duchye of Braband. In the towne of Andewarpe in the yere of owr Lord. M.cccc.xciij. : By maistir Gerard de Leew. a man of grete wysedom in all maner of kunnyng: whych nowe is come from lyfe vnto the deth, ...
imprint
Enprentyd in the Duchye of Braband. In the towne of Andewarpe in the yere of owr Lord. M.cccc.xciij. : By maistir Gerard de Leew. a man of grete wysedom in all maner of kunnyng: whych nowe is come from lyfe vnto the deth, ...
Publication Details
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Page/Sheet:
Z8v
page
Z8v
Page/Sheet
false
Description:
Gerard Leeu (between 1445 and 1450-1492) was the most notable printer in Antwerp. This mark contains the coat of arms of the town of Gouda and the the Castle of Antwerp. The flags are those of the German Empire and the Archduke Maximilian of Austria.
description
Gerard Leeu (between 1445 and 1450-1492) was the most notable printer in Antwerp. This mark contains the coat of arms of the town of Gouda and the the Castle of Antwerp. The flags are those of the German Empire and the Archduke Maximilian of Austria.
Description
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Language:
English
language_name
English
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:
Coats of arms
class
Coats of arms
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
technique
Woodcut (process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
Belgium: Flanders: Antwerp
location_creation_site
Belgium: Flanders: Antwerp
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>
Access Rights
false
References:
Roberts, William. Printers' Marks a chapter in the history of typography. London New York: G. Bell and sons, 1893. 184-185
references
Roberts, William. Printers' Marks a chapter in the history of typography. London New York: G. Bell and sons, 1893. 184-185
References
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