Detail View: Rylands Collection: Preface
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Image Number:
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JRL1310972
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Reference Number:
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R83356
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Preface
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Parent Work Title:
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Songs of Innocence
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Creator:
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Creator Role:
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Artist
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Creator:
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Muir, William
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1894
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Publication Details:
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London: Edmonton: William Muir
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Page/Sheet:
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20
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Description:
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Preface page from 'Songs of Innocence'. The text printed in brown ink is addressed to 'His Serene Highness Prince Victor Hohenlohe-Langenburg, Count Gleichen &c. The text explains how the book came to be printed and explains that the original from which this copy is taken belongs to John Pearson Esq Redgate, Exmouth.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Subject:
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Poetry
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: London: Edmonton
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Item Height:
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270 mm
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Item Width:
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210 mm
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Current Site:
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John Rylands Library, Deansgate, Manchester, U.K.
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2013-05-22
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2013-06
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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