COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL22312263
image_number
JRL22312263
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
3071
reference_number
3071
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Illuminated page of text with coats of arms
title
Illuminated page of text with coats of arms
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Tabula de ilibri de tuto il testamento uechio
title_larger_entity
Tabula de ilibri de tuto il testamento uechio
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Bible. Italian. 1471.
title_l_e_variant
Bible. Italian. 1471.
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Malermi, Niccolò, 1422
creator
Malermi, Niccolò, 1422
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Translator
creator_role
Translator
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Ambergau, Adam de, active 1471-1472
creator
Ambergau, Adam de, active 1471-1472
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Master of the Putti
creator
Master of the Putti
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Illustrator
creator_role
Illustrator
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1471-10-01
date_created
1471-10-01
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Venice: Adam de Ambergau
imprint
Venice: Adam de Ambergau
Publication Details
false
Volume:
2
volume
2
Volume
false
Page/Sheet:
[a3]r
page
[a3]r
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
a003r
image_sequence_number
a003r
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Illuminated coat of arms possibly of the Nieri family of Lucca or the Angeli Nieri family of Bevagna. Azure a lion rampant or overall on a bend of the same three roses gules (3 rose di rosso su banda di oro su - leone rampante di oro su azzurro). Decoration: two illuminated initials ('I' in gold on a maroon ground and 'Q' in blue on a gold ground with blue, green and maroon flowers), in the inner margin a bar border outlined in gold of laurel leaves coloured green and maroon with red ribbons, in the upper margin 'PROVERBI' in blue letters on a white scroll shaded in pink and blue, green, and maroon flowers with gold dots and black pen-work, in the outer margin curling boughs of laurel leaves with red ribbons, a roundel outlined in gold containing the upper half of a man holding a book (St. Jerome) in maroon, and white and blue, green, and maroon flowers with gold dots and black pen-work; the lower margin has been removed and replaced with a different illuminated border containing a green laurel wreath with a coat of arms (a blue shield with a gold lion rampant, overall a gold bar with three red roses), and blue, green, and maroon flowers with gold dots and black pen-work in a similar manner as the rest.
description
Illuminated coat of arms possibly of the Nieri family of Lucca or the Angeli Nieri family of Bevagna. Azure a lion rampant or overall on a bend of the same three roses gules (3 rose di rosso su banda di oro su - leone rampante di oro su azzurro). Decoration: two illuminated initials ('I' in gold on a maroon ground and 'Q' in blue on a gold ground with blue, green and maroon flowers), in the inner margin a bar border outlined in gold of laurel leaves coloured green and maroon with red ribbons, in the upper margin 'PROVERBI' in blue letters on a white scroll shaded in pink and blue, green, and maroon flowers with gold dots and black pen-work, in the outer margin curling boughs of laurel leaves with red ribbons, a roundel outlined in gold containing the upper half of a man holding a book (St. Jerome) in maroon, and white and blue, green, and maroon flowers with gold dots and black pen-work; the lower margin has been removed and replaced with a different illuminated border containing a green laurel wreath with a coat of arms (a blue shield with a gold lion rampant, overall a gold bar with three red roses), and blue, green, and maroon flowers with gold dots and black pen-work in a similar manner as the rest.
Description
false
Language:
Italian
language_name
Italian
Language
false
Subject:
Bible
subject
Bible
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
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:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
Italy: Veneto: Venezia: Venice
location_creation_site
Italy: Veneto: Venezia: Venice
Creation Site
false
Item Height:
427 mm
item_height
427 mm
Item Height
false
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:
Nieri family, former owner
former_repository
Nieri family, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Angeli Nieri family, former owner
former_repository
Angeli Nieri family, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590, former owner
former_repository
Sixtus V, Pope, 1520-1590, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Pinelli, Maffeo, 1736-1785, former owner
former_repository
Pinelli, Maffeo, 1736-1785, 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