COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL233101317
Reference Number:
18320
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Illuminated page of text
Parent Work Title:
Francisci Philelfi Epistolarum liber primus.
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Correspondence. Selections. 1473
Creator:
Filelfo, Francesco, 1398-1481
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
before 1473-10-06
Publication Details:
Venice: Vindelinus de Spira
Page/Sheet:
[a2]r
Image Sequence Number:
a002r
Description:
Erased ownership inscription at head of leaf. Decoration: illuminated 8-line initial 'Q' in burgundy with white decoration and lined with gold and green, the body of the letter filled with blue, green and gold foliate decoration on red, the whole in a square ground of silver (oxidised) lined in black; silver dots (oxidised) with black penwork rays in the inner margin; green wreath in lower margin with painted coat of arms of Stefano Nardini (ca. 1420-1484), Cardinal and Archbishop of Milan, with cardinal's hat (three rows of tassels), and on either side two smaller circles within which are painted views of the walls of a city in red (on the left) and a countryside scene with trees (on the right), and silver dots (oxidised) with black penwork rays.
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Books--Provenance
Subject:
Filelfo, Francesco, 1398-1481--Correspondence
Subject:
Latin letters, Medieval and modern--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Humanists--Italy--Correspondence--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Italy--Intellectual life--1268-1559--Sources
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Sub-Category:
Inscriptions
Sub-Category:
Coats of arms
Sub-Category:
Illuminations [paintings]
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
Italy: Veneto: Venezia: Venice
Item Height:
310 mm
Item Width:
220 mm
Provenance:
Nardini, Stefano, -1484, former owner
Provenance:
Cassano, Luigi Cassano Serra, duca di, 1747-1825, former owner
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, 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
JRL233101317
