COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL22318004
Reference Number:
7915
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Manuscript inscription on page of text
Parent Work Title:
M. Tul. Ciceronis in dialogu[m] de natura deorum ad Brutum : Prefatio..
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Philosophical works. 1471
Creator:
Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Sweynheim, Konrad, -1477
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Pannartz, Arnold, -approximately 1478
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
1471
Publication Details:
Rome: Conradus Sweynheym and Arnoldus Pannartz
Volume:
1
Page/Sheet:
[²a1]r
Image Sequence Number:
²a001r
Description:
Manuscript inscription at foot of leaf (De officiis): "Ex libris Societatis Jesu Trevirensis[?] Clas 2 ord L" [possibly the Jesuits of Trier, Germany]. Decoration: initial 'Q' is supplied in red with reserved white decoration on a blue ground filled with white vine-stems and green and red foliage, with purple and red pen-work extending into the inner border with dots and foliage.
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Philosophy, Ancient--Early works to 1800
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Sub-Category:
Inscriptions
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Italy: Lazio: Roma: Rome
Item Height:
345 mm
Item Width:
250 mm
Provenance:
Collegium Societatis Jesu (Trier, Germany), former owner
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance:
Manzoni, Giacomo, 1816-1889, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
Educational Notes:
Incunabula Cataloguing Project (Provenance), 2021-2025
Academic Project Lead:
Julianne Simpson
Academic Project Lead:
John Gandy
Academic Project Lead:
Ed Potten
JRL22318004
