Detail View: Rylands Collection:
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Image Number:
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JRL16040757
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Reference Number:
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R150649.104
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Series Title:
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Street Literature Collection
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Parent Work Title:
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The Wanton Wife of Bath
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Creator:
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Pitts, John, 1765-1844
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Creator Role:
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Printer
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Publication Details:
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London: Printed and sold by J. Pitts, No. 14, Great St. Andrew Street, 7 dials
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Description:
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"The Wanton Wife of Bath" is a retelling ballad of Chaucer's tale. In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the woodcut depicts a man holding the hands of a woman in landscape setting. Annotated copy.
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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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Street Literature
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Subject:
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Ballads, English--Great Britain
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Subject:
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Songs
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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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Broadsides
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Technique Used:
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Woodcut (process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Creation Site:
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England: London
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Time Period Covered:
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19th Century CE
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Item Height:
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225 mm
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Item Width:
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340 mm
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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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Notes:
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Ballad No. 104 in a bound collection of 250 ballads and broadsides.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2016-04-20
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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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2016-08
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Educational Notes:
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British Woodcut Printing in Transition Project
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Academic Project Lead:
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Giles Bergel
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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