COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL233101853
Reference Number:
18497
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Illuminated page of text
Parent Work Title:
Incipit officiu[m] beate marie virginis secu[n]dum co[n]suetudine[m] romane curie..
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Book of hours (Usus Romanus). Latin. 1474
Creator:
Catholic Church
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Jenson, Nicolas, approximately 1420-1480
Creator Role:
Printer
Creator:
Pico Master, active 1460-1505
Creator Role:
Illuminator
Date Created:
1474
Publication Details:
Venice: Nicolaus Jenson
Page/Sheet:
[r1]r
Image Sequence Number:
r001r
Description:
Decoration: contemporary Venetian illumination, in the style of the Pico Master who was active in Venice and Ferrara ca. 1460-ca. 1505 (continuously in Venice 1469-1495). Main initials are supplied in green, pink, and blue intertwined acanthus leaves, sometimes resembling ribbons, on a gold ground, with extensions to form a border of floral pink, blue, and green within circular gold vine stems. On leaf 5-line initial with a skull.
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Catholic Church--Liturgy--Texts--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Catholic Church--Prayers and devotions--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Books of hours--Texts--Early works to 1800
Subject:
Primers (Prayer books)--Catholic Church--Early works to 1800
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Incunabula
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
Technique Used:
Illumination (image-making process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Parchment
Creation Site:
Italy: Veneto: Venezia: Venice
Item Height:
90 mm
Item Width:
60 mm
Provenance:
Passerotti, Tiburzio, 1444-1524?, former owner
Provenance:
Rossi, Jacobus Antonius, active 1700-1760, former owner
Provenance:
Del Mayno, Carlo, -1829, 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:
JRL233101853
