COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL16040778
Reference Number:
R199345.15
Link to Catalogue:
Series Title:
Street Literature Collection
Parent Work Title:
The great messenger of mortality; or, Death and the lady: To which are added, Meditations on death
Creator:
Marshall, John, 1756-1824
Creator Role:
Author
Creator:
Thomas, à Kempis, 1380-1471
Date Created:
c1810
Publication Details:
Newcastle upon Tyne: J. Marshall
Page/Sheet:
Title page
Description:
Title page of 'The great messenger of mortality; or, Death and the lady: To which are added, Meditations on death'. Includes a woodcut illustration of a person lying in bed, attended by another. Bound with 14 other chapbooks - possibly bound together by or for J. Marshall.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Subject:
English literature
Subject:
Street Literature
Subject:
Chapbooks, English
Subject:
Chapbooks, Scottish
Subject:
Songs
Subject:
Poetry
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Chapbooks
Technique Used:
Woodcut (process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Creation Site:
England: Newcastle upon Tyne
Time Period Covered:
19th Century CE
Item Height:
160 mm
Item Width:
105 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:
Bibliographic Citation:
Marshall, J., and Thomas, A? Kempis. The Great Messenger of Mortality; Or, Death and the Lady: To which are added, Meditations on Death. Newcastle: Printed by J. Marshall, 1810.
Notes:
Chapbook No. 15 in a bound collection of 15 chapbooks.
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
