COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
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Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
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Image Number:
JRL22317969
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JRL22317969
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Reference Number:
3222
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3222
Reference Number
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Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Illuminated page of text with coat of arms
title
Illuminated page of text with coat of arms
Image Title
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Parent Work Title:
C. Plynius Secundus Nouocomensis. Domitiano suo salutem. [L]ibros Naturalis Historiae nouitium Camenis Quiritiu[m] tuoru[m] opus natu[m] apud me proxima foetura ...
title_larger_entity
C. Plynius Secundus Nouocomensis. Domitiano suo salutem. [L]ibros Naturalis Historiae nouitium Camenis Quiritiu[m] tuoru[m] opus natu[m] apud me proxima foetura ...
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false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Naturalis historia. 1470
title_l_e_variant
Naturalis historia. 1470
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Pliny, the Elder
creator
Pliny, the Elder
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Pliny, the Younger
creator
Pliny, the Younger
Creator
false
Creator:
Suetonius, approximately 69-approximately 122.
creator
Suetonius, approximately 69-approximately 122.
Creator
false
Creator:
Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230.
creator
Tertullian, approximately 160-approximately 230.
Creator
false
Creator:
Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340.
creator
Eusebius, of Caesarea, Bishop of Caesarea, approximately 260-approximately 340.
Creator
false
Creator:
Bussi, Giovanni Andrea, 1417-1475
creator
Bussi, Giovanni Andrea, 1417-1475
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Editor
creator_role
Editor
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Gazēs, Theodōros, approximately 1400-approximately 1475
creator
Gazēs, Theodōros, approximately 1400-approximately 1475
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Editor
creator_role
Editor
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Sweynheim, Konrad, -1477
creator
Sweynheim, Konrad, -1477
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Pannartz, Arnold, -approximately 1478
creator
Pannartz, Arnold, -approximately 1478
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
[Between 8 April and 30 August] 1470
date_created
[Between 8 April and 30 August] 1470
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Rome: Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz
imprint
Rome: Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz
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false
Page/Sheet:
[a4]v
page
[a4]v
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
a004v
image_sequence_number
a004v
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Decoration: Italian (Roman?), illuminated 3-sided border of white vine-stems defined in blue, green, and red, incorporating a gold initial letter 'L', a portrait of the author[?] (in a red robe and holding a green book) in a roundel, birds, a butterfly, a deer, and putti, within gold lines outlined in black, with black pen-work and gold dots, and in the lower margin a green wreath containing a coat of arms (scraped but possibly a barry of six) surmounted by a Bishop's mitre (Michiel?) on a purple ground.
description
Decoration: Italian (Roman?), illuminated 3-sided border of white vine-stems defined in blue, green, and red, incorporating a gold initial letter 'L', a portrait of the author[?] (in a red robe and holding a green book) in a roundel, birds, a butterfly, a deer, and putti, within gold lines outlined in black, with black pen-work and gold dots, and in the lower margin a green wreath containing a coat of arms (scraped but possibly a barry of six) surmounted by a Bishop's mitre (Michiel?) on a purple ground.
Description
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Language:
Latin
language_name
Latin
Language
false
Subject:
Geography, Ancient--Early works to 1800
subject
Geography, Ancient--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Natural history--Pre-Linnean works
subject
Natural history--Pre-Linnean works
Subject
false
Subject:
Science, Ancient--Early works to 1800
subject
Science, Ancient--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
class
Incunabula
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Illuminations [paintings]
class
Illuminations [paintings]
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:
Illumination (image-making process)
technique
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Medium:
Gold leaf
medium
Gold leaf
Medium
false
Support:
Vellum
support
Vellum
Support
false
Creation Site:
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
location_creation_site
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
Creation Site
false
Item Height:
405 mm
item_height
405 mm
Item Height
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Item Width:
300 mm
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Convento di Santa Anastasia (Verona, Italy), former owner
former_repository
Convento di Santa Anastasia (Verona, Italy), 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