COLLECTION NAME:
Early Printing Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~20~20
Early Printing Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL243100100
image_number
JRL243100100
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
3383
reference_number
3383
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Manuscript inscription on leaf
title
Manuscript inscription on leaf
Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
[I]ncipit summa que uocat[ur] catholicon
title_larger_entity
[I]ncipit summa que uocat[ur] catholicon
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Catholicon
title_l_e_variant
Catholicon
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Balbi, Giovanni, -1298
creator
Balbi, Giovanni, -1298
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Creator:
Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468
creator
Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1460
date_created
1460
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
Mainz: Epon Press Johann Gutenberg?
imprint
Mainz: Epon Press Johann Gutenberg?
Publication Details
false
Volume:
1
volume
1
Volume
false
Page/Sheet:
[a1]v
page
[a1]v
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
a001v
image_sequence_number
a001v
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Partially erased manuscript inscription at head of leaf: "Recessi Con[vent]us f[rat]ri Min[orum] R... [illegible] Con... [illegible] ...onaons[?] R [illegible] D Jacobi [illegible] 1696 2 apr..." (the rest trimmed off). On leaf a twelve-line puzzle initial 'P' in interlocked red and blue, with decorative maiblumen infill in purple, blue and green, and purple maiblumen surround, the tail of the initial extending down the entire inner margin with maiblumen surround including a grotesque (upper half of a human figure blowing from its mouth and holding an apple) and pen-flourished in purple; nine-line puzzle initial 'P' on the same page in interlocked red and blue, with purple and blue foliate infill in an alternate tile pattern, and purple maiblumen surround extending down the entire length of the middle margin.
description
Partially erased manuscript inscription at head of leaf: "Recessi Con[vent]us f[rat]ri Min[orum] R... [illegible] Con... [illegible] ...onaons[?] R [illegible] D Jacobi [illegible] 1696 2 apr..." (the rest trimmed off). On leaf a twelve-line puzzle initial 'P' in interlocked red and blue, with decorative maiblumen infill in purple, blue and green, and purple maiblumen surround, the tail of the initial extending down the entire inner margin with maiblumen surround including a grotesque (upper half of a human figure blowing from its mouth and holding an apple) and pen-flourished in purple; nine-line puzzle initial 'P' on the same page in interlocked red and blue, with purple and blue foliate infill in an alternate tile pattern, and purple maiblumen surround extending down the entire length of the middle margin.
Description
false
Language:
Latin
language_name
Latin
Language
false
Subject:
Latin language--Dictionaries--Early works to 1700
subject
Latin language--Dictionaries--Early works to 1700
Subject
false
Subject:
Latin language--Grammar--Early works to 1500
subject
Latin language--Grammar--Early works to 1500
Subject
false
Subject:
Latin language, Medieval and modern--Dictionaries--Early works to 1800
subject
Latin language, Medieval and modern--Dictionaries--Early works to 1800
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
Technique Used:
Printing (process)
technique
Printing (process)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Drawing (image-making)
technique
Drawing (image-making)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
Germany: Rhineland Palatinate: Mainz
location_creation_site
Germany: Rhineland Palatinate: Mainz
Creation Site
false
Item Height:
410 mm
item_height
410 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
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
access_rights
<a rel="license" href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/"><img alt="Creative Commons License" style="border-width:0" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by-nc-sa/4.0/88x31.png"></a>
Access Rights
false
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