COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL233101317
image_number
JRL233101317
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
18320
reference_number
18320
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Illuminated page of text
title
Illuminated page of text
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Francisci Philelfi Epistolarum liber primus.
title_larger_entity
Francisci Philelfi Epistolarum liber primus.
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Correspondence. Selections. 1473
title_l_e_variant
Correspondence. Selections. 1473
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Filelfo, Francesco, 1398-1481
creator
Filelfo, Francesco, 1398-1481
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?
creator
Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
before 1473-10-06
date_created
before 1473-10-06
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Venice: Vindelinus de Spira
imprint
Venice: Vindelinus de Spira
Publication Details
false
Page/Sheet:
[a2]r
page
[a2]r
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
a002r
image_sequence_number
a002r
Image Sequence Number
false
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.
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.
Description
false
Language:
Latin
language_name
Latin
Language
false
Subject:
Books--Provenance
subject
Books--Provenance
Subject
false
Subject:
Filelfo, Francesco, 1398-1481--Correspondence
subject
Filelfo, Francesco, 1398-1481--Correspondence
Subject
false
Subject:
Latin letters, Medieval and modern--Early works to 1800
subject
Latin letters, Medieval and modern--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Humanists--Italy--Correspondence--Early works to 1800
subject
Humanists--Italy--Correspondence--Early works to 1800
Subject
false
Subject:
Italy--Intellectual life--1268-1559--Sources
subject
Italy--Intellectual life--1268-1559--Sources
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
class
Incunabula
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Inscriptions
class
Inscriptions
Sub-Category
false
Sub-Category:
Coats of arms
class
Coats of arms
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
Technique Used:
Painting (image-making)
technique
Painting (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
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:
310 mm
item_height
310 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
220 mm
Provenance:
Nardini, Stefano, -1484, former owner
former_repository
Nardini, Stefano, -1484, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Cassano, Luigi Cassano Serra, duca di, 1747-1825, former owner
former_repository
Cassano, Luigi Cassano Serra, duca di, 1747-1825, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, 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