Detail View: Early Printing Collection: JRL233101317
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Image Number:
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JRL233101317
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Reference Number:
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18320
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Illuminated page of text
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Parent Work Title:
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Francisci Philelfi Epistolarum liber primus.
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Alternative Parent Work Title:
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Correspondence. Selections. 1473
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Creator:
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Filelfo, Francesco, 1398-1481
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator:
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Wendelin, of Speier, -1477?
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Date Created:
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before 1473-10-06
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Publication Details:
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Venice: Vindelinus de Spira
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Page/Sheet:
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[a2]r
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Image Sequence Number:
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a002r
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Description:
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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.
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Books--Provenance
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Subject:
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Filelfo, Francesco, 1398-1481--Correspondence
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Subject:
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Latin letters, Medieval and modern--Early works to 1800
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Subject:
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Humanists--Italy--Correspondence--Early works to 1800
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Subject:
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Italy--Intellectual life--1268-1559--Sources
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Incunabula
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Sub-Category:
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Inscriptions
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Sub-Category:
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Coats of arms
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Sub-Category:
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Illuminations [paintings]
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Technique Used:
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Printing (process)
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Technique Used:
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Illumination (image-making process)
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Technique Used:
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Painting (image-making)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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Italy: Veneto: Venezia: Venice
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Item Height:
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310 mm
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Item Width:
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220 mm
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Provenance:
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Nardini, Stefano, -1484, former owner
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Provenance:
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Cassano, Luigi Cassano Serra, duca di, 1747-1825, former owner
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Provenance:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Educational Notes:
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Incunabula Cataloguing Project (Provenance), 2021-2025
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Academic Project Lead:
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Julianne Simpson
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Academic Project Lead:
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John Gandy
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Academic Project Lead:
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Ed Potten
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