COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
mediaCollectionId
Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
true
Image Number:
JRL16040738
image_number
JRL16040738
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
R150649.20
reference_number
R150649.20
Reference Number
false
Series Title:
Street Literature Collection
title_series
Street Literature Collection
Series Title
false
Parent Work Title:
A old ballad of Whittington and his cat
title_larger_entity
A old ballad of Whittington and his cat
Parent Work Title
false
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Whittington and his cat
title_l_e_variant
Whittington and his cat
Alternative Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Pitts, John, 1765-1844
creator
Pitts, John, 1765-1844
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Printer
creator_role
Printer
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
c1810
date_created
c1810
Date Created
false
Publication Details:
London: Printed and sold by J. Pitts, No. 14, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 dials
imprint
London: Printed and sold by J. Pitts, No. 14, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 dials
Publication Details
false
Description:
Printed in four columns, with the title above the first two. There are five woodcuts: The first woodcut is above the first 2 columns depicting Whittington with his cat and a sailing boat. Second woodcut illustration of a cat and third of a ruler and his subjects in column 3. Fourth woodcut of royal festive activity and a fifth woodcut of a rider approaching a country house are in column 4. Verse - "Here I must tell the praise of worthy Whittington".
description
Printed in four columns, with the title above the first two. There are five woodcuts: The first woodcut is above the first 2 columns depicting Whittington with his cat and a sailing boat. Second woodcut illustration of a cat and third of a ruler and his subjects in column 3. Fourth woodcut of royal festive activity and a fifth woodcut of a rider approaching a country house are in column 4. Verse - "Here I must tell the praise of worthy Whittington".
Description
false
Language Code:
eng-GB
language
eng-GB
Language Code
false
Language:
English
language_name
English
Language
false
Subject:
English literature
subject
English literature
Subject
false
Subject:
Street Literature
subject
Street Literature
Subject
false
Subject:
Ballads, English--Great Britain
subject
Ballads, English--Great Britain
Subject
false
Subject:
Songs
subject
Songs
Subject
false
Subject:
Poetry
subject
Poetry
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Printed
category
Printed
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Broadsides
class
Broadsides
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
technique
Woodcut (process)
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Creation Site:
England: London
location_creation_site
England: London
Creation Site
false
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
temporal_coverage
19th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
Item Height:
225 mm
item_height
225 mm
Item Height
false
Item Width:
345 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
Notes:
Ballad No. 20 in a bound collection of 250 ballads and broadsides.
notes
Ballad No. 20 in a bound collection of 250 ballads and broadsides.
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2016-04-20
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2016-08
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Educational Notes:
British Woodcut Printing in Transition Project
educational_notes
British Woodcut Printing in Transition Project
Educational Notes
false
Academic Project Lead:
Giles Bergel
academic_project_lead
Giles Bergel
Academic Project Lead
false
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false