Detail View: Early Printing Collection: JRL1411388
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Image Number:
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JRL1411388
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Reference Number:
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15011
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Gerard Leeu's printer's mark
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Parent Work Title:
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Cronycles of the londe of Englo[n]d
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Chronicles of England
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Creator:
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Leeu, Gerard, approximately 1445-1493
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Creator:
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Caxton, William, approximately 1422-1491 or 1492
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Date Created:
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1489
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Publication Details:
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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, ...
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Page/Sheet:
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Z8v
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Description:
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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.
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Language:
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English
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Incunabula
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Sub-Category:
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Coats of arms
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Technique Used:
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Woodcut (process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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Belgium: Flanders: Antwerp
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Provenance:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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Roberts, William. Printers' Marks a chapter in the history of typography. London New York: G. Bell and sons, 1893. 184-185
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