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Detail View: Rylands Collection:

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: 
Creative Commons License
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