COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL16040738
Reference Number:
R150649.20
Series Title:
Street Literature Collection
Parent Work Title:
A old ballad of Whittington and his cat
Alternative Parent Work Title:
Whittington and his cat
Creator:
Pitts, John, 1765-1844
Creator Role:
Printer
Date Created:
c1810
Publication Details:
London: Printed and sold by J. Pitts, No. 14, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 dials
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".
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Street Literature
Subject:
Ballads, English--Great Britain
Subject:
Songs
Subject:
Poetry
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Broadsides
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: London
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Item Height:
225 mm
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
Access Rights:
Notes:
Ballad No. 20 in a bound collection of 250 ballads and broadsides.
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
Academic Project Lead:
Giles Bergel
Collection Code:
Rylands
